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Acute gastroenteritis

Fast food changes, diet indiscretion or mild infection; cats tolerate fasting poorly, so prevent dehydration.

🔍 Related symptoms

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✅ Home-care checklist

  • ✓A short fast (no more than 12 hours), then small frequent meals
  • ✓Provide several water stations
  • ✓Log vomiting/diarrhea frequency and appearance

🏥 When to see a vet

  • ⚠No food or water for 24 hours
  • ⚠Kitten diarrhea (very high dehydration risk)

🐾 Predisposed breeds

Can occur in any breed — no specific predisposition

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