Feline IBD, also known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Can cause not only severe diarrhea in your cat, but severe vomiting as well. This can lead to a very rapid dehydration in your cat, and if it is not treated, could very quickly threaten your pet's life. Cats of all ages are subject to this disease but it most often affects middle aged or older cats.

This is a condition in your cat that may never be cured, but it can be controlled.
Feline IBD is also a very frustrating disease simply because there may be so many different causes and treating it involves a lot of trial and error. However, there are several natural remedies that can help with this inflammation until the correct cause can be found.

IBD is a condition in your cat where the stomach or the intestine is chronically attacked by inflammatory cells. In some cases in may be both. These cells are associated with inflammation and may be caused by an infection or in some cases, an injury. There may be four different inflammatory cells that may be causing this condition and all of them will have to be tested to find the actual cause.

The first set of cells include lymphocytes and plasmacytes, which are the cells that have the responsibly of protecting your cats immune system. It will be extremely important to have these tested very carefully, as they accumulate only in the gastrointestinal tract if the actual result is Feline IBD. However, if they spread to the liver, they can cause hepatitis and if spread to the pancreas, they cause pancreatitis.

Eosinophils are the second set of cells that may be producing the inflammation. If these cells are infected, the inflammation is usually more severe. This is a type of white blood cells that are most commonly associated with allergic reactions or with parasitism. If infected, they are especially dangerous as they circulate in the blood and can infiltrate your cat's tissues.

The next set of cells are called neutrophils and these cells hold the responsibility for destroying the attacks from bacteria and well as cleaning up any damaged tissues. Because of their role in fighting bacteria, they will have to be tested for and ruled out in finding the correct treatment. The final type of cell is a fibrous scar like tissue that will occur as a result of chronic inflammation. However, this is very rare in cats.

It will be very important to determine which type of cell is actually attacking your cat's intestine to properly identify the type of bowel disease that your cat has. However, what makes Feline IBD so frustrating is that the actual cause is unknown. It can be caused by hereditary issues, infections, or some type of weakness in your pet's immune system. But in the majority of cases it is your cat's diet.