Symptoms of dying cat with jaundice

The typical symptoms of jaundice are lethargy and depression, severe weakness, and intolerance to exercise, which are markers of anemia.同时，along with changes in the color of the skin and urine, abnormal pigmentation can be seen on the ear, sclera, mucous membranes, and relatively bald skin. At the critical stage, the sick cat becomes extremely weak, has a lowered body temperature, and experiences incontinence.

Jaundice is a tissue yellowing phenomenon caused by cholestasis, which occurs when the serum bilirubin concentration is higher than normal due to disorders of bilirubin metabolism.

The typical symptoms of jaundice are lethargy, weakness, and intolerance to exercise. simultaneous with changes in the color of the skin and urine, abnormally colored areas can be seen on the ear, tympanic membrane, mucous membranes, and the abdomen. Yellow staining can be detected early in the soft palate area of cats. Cats in the critical period are often extremely weak, with a lowered body temperature, etc. Jaundice can be detected by performing a blood count or hemoglobinometry. The total bilirubin concentration can indicate the presence of jaundice and reflect its severity. Additionally, urine analysis can also confirm jaundice. If there is a large amount of bilirubin in the urine, it suggests the occurrence of jaundice.

Jaundice includes prehepatic jaundice and posthepatic jaundice. The causes of prehepatic jaundice include toxic hemolysis, infectious diseases that cause hemolysis, and immune-mediated hemolysis. Toxins such as propylene glycol, benzocaine, and paracetamol can cause cats to experience hemolysis due to poisoning. Feline bartonellosis also causes hemolysis. The causes of posthepatic jaundice mainly include biliary obstruction, biliary tumors, and gallstones. The treatment principles for prehepatic jaundice caused by hemolytic reasons include removing toxins, treating infectious diseases that cause hemolysis, and applying immunosuppressive drugs to treat immune-mediated anemia. Sometimes, symptomatic treatments such as blood transfusions may be necessary.