Vitamin B1 is a coenzyme required for normal metabolism in cats. When humans are deficient in vitamin B1, they may suffer from insomnia, anorexia, beriberi, etc. When cats are severely deficient, they will have a series of neurocirculatory symptoms, as follows.

What are the symptoms of vitamin B1 deficiency in cats

If your cat often eats undercooked fish, it will also cause the cat to be deficient in vitamin B1, because raw fish will produce an enzyme that destroys vitamin B1, and the lack of vitamin B1 in cats may lead to cramps, heart disease, intermittent Shock

Loss of appetite, vomiting, poor energy, unsteady walking, weight loss, dehydration, ataxia, hind limb paralysis, dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, sometimes convulsions and falling to the ground, opisthotonus in the later stages. Cardiac dysfunction, leading to death from heart failure.

Treatment of vitamin B1 deficiency in cats

Cats suffer from vitamin B1 deficiency mainly because owners feed a single feed for a long time. Of course, these are not excluded. The food fed does not contain enough vitamin B1, and the cat’s ability to absorb vitamin B1 is poor. , cats have intestinal diseases that damage intestinal synthesis and absorption, resulting in cats lacking vitamin B1.

Vitamin B1 is an important intermediate product of sugar metabolism and an essential substance for the oxidative decarboxylation reaction of pyruvate. When vitamin B1 is lacking, sugar metabolism is disrupted and energy supply is reduced.

Treatment measures

Early oral administration of vitamin B1 tablets, 10 to 50 mg/day. Or vitamin B1 injection 8 mg/kg body weight, once a day.

Provide cats with fresh meat and high-quality full-price feed. Avoiding a single food for a long time can effectively prevent vitamin B deficiency. Prompt oral administration or injection of vitamin B preparations to sick cats also has good results.