The difference between cat hernia and original bag:

1. When a cat suffers from hernia, it will appear to lie on its side, not dare to touch the abdomen, and have abnormal defecation. And there will be a bulge in the abdomen, and a round bulge of different sizes will appear in the umbilicus, which is soft, painless, and non-heat to the touch. The hernia hole can be felt when pressed, and the contents can be returned after squeezing the hernia sac or changing the posture. , the bulge increases when struggling, this is a reversible hernia.

2. The cat’s original bag refers to the excess skin and fat layer on the cat’s abdomen, which is the layer that looks like the belly. When the cat walks, the original bag will sway and will not Disappeared due to weight loss and neutering, the original bag was mainly used to protect the cat's abdominal internal organs, improve stretchability, and facilitate hunting.

Solutions to cat hernia:

1. When a cat has a hernia, conservative treatment is mainly suitable for hernias that can be returned to their original position and are not incarcerated. For example, umbilical hernia can generally be treated conservatively. If conservative treatment fails, surgery may be needed.

2. If the contents of the cat's hernia cannot be returned to their original position and pain occurs, surgical incision is required to find the hernia sac, return the contents, find the peritoneum and abdominal wall muscle layer, and make new ones. The incisions are aligned and continuously sutured, and then the excess skin in the skin layer is trimmed and the nodules are sutured.

Methods to determine a cat’s original bag:

1. Determine whether a cat is obese. Generally, a male cat weighs more than 11 kilograms as an adult, and a female cat weighs more than 9 kilograms as an adult. Except for Ragdoll Maine Coons, cats that are too obese may have accumulated fat in their belly and need to lose weight.

2. Observe the cat’s spirit, appetite and excretion. If the fat has not appeared suddenly before, and the cat’s spirit and appetite are not good, you need to go for B-ultrasound, biochemical and other further examinations.

3. Touch the belly fat with your hands to see if the cat resists and struggles fiercely. If it indicates pain, further examination is required.