Whether it is a cat or a dog, skin diseases are the biggest health killers that threaten them. You can often see cats shed hair. Many times we ignore or even disregard it. Over time, skin ulcers and dermatitis occur. We have to take the cat to a pet hospital to see a doctor. So what are the common skin diseases in cats? How should we prevent the attack of cat skin diseases?
[Common Skin Diseases]
1. Bacterial Skin Diseases: mainly bacterial infection;
2. Fungal Skin Diseases: caused by skin fungal infection; skin fungi survive in nature for a long time and have strong resistance, and can survive in a dry environment for more than 1 year. Some fungi have affinity for soil and can grow and reproduce in soil and survive for a long time. (According to more than 80% of the cases)
3. Epiparasite skin diseases: caused by fleas, scabies, demodex, ear mites, lice, ticks, etc.;
4. Metabolic skin diseases: hormonal skin diseases; allergic skin diseases;
5. Immune abnormal skin diseases: nutrition-related skin diseases, etc.
[Fungal Skin Disease] Focus on understanding
1. Symptoms
After the skin of a cat is infected with fungi, it is often found in the head, ears, limbs, toes, claws, and trunk. The skin on the affected area is deprivation, with annular scale spots, and damaged hair roots remain, and sometimes the affected area is completely deprivation. In severe cases, erythema or scab can form. When hair starts to grow in the middle of the ringworm spots, hair removal around them continues. If the affected area is itchy, some cats will exudate severely if scratched and have secondary bacterial infection, and may see that the affected area of the skin is red, swollen and eroded, and severely, it may become purulent. The development of skin fungal diseases generally spreads from the middle to the surroundings. If not treated in time, it will turn to a long course of chronic disease. After the above symptoms appear, parents must take the cat to the veterinary hospital for examination.
2. Treatment
(1) Local treatment: Long-haired cats are recommended to shave the whole body hair. Short-haired cats should shave their hair within six centimeters of the diameter of the lesion. Be careful not to shave the skin when shaving to avoid spreading the lesion. It is recommended to use tinea mite and tinea mite. If it is yeast, ketoconazole should be selected.
(2) Systemic treatment: After 2 to 4 weeks of local treatment, if there is still no significant improvement, it is recommended to change to oral medication.
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