If there are scabs on the cat's head, it is usually fine. It may be that the cat has an external trauma on its head, causing the skin to be damaged, and then slowly heal and form a scab. As long as there is no problem with the surrounding skin, you don’t have to worry too much, and you can generally recover by yourself. However, if the cat is also accompanied by symptoms such as hair loss, dander, redness, and itching, itching, and skin, itching, and skin disease or ectopic parasite infection. If the cat constantly scratches the skin, it is necessary to go to the pet hospital for further examination before the diagnosis can be confirmed.
1. Trauma
If a cat has suffered trauma on the head, such as accidentally hitting or being scratched with other animals, if the owner does not discover it in time, a black-brown scab will form when the trauma is recovered. This situation generally does not have much problem. The owner can check the cat's head to see if there is any obvious wound. If there is any, you need to use local scrubbing and disinfection, and then wait for the wound to recover slowly.
2. Skin disease
If a cat not only has scabs on the top of its head, but also has symptoms such as redness in the skin, increased dandruff, itching, etc., then it is necessary to consider skin diseases caused by bacterial or fungal infections. Because itchy cats frequently scratch their skin, it causes ulceration, and then scabs will form on the skin. Since the drugs used for infection with different pathogens are different, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for skin scraping examination in time, and then treat it accordingly.
3. Eutectic parasite infection
If the cat has not dewormed for a long time, after being bitten by ectopic parasites such as fleas and lice, the cat will frequently scratch the skin due to itching, causing the skin to ulcerate and scab. At this time, the owner can open the cat's hair and check it carefully. If you find flea feces in the hair or you can see the insect body, it is probably infected with extracorporeal parasites. At this time, you need to consult a pet doctor in time and choose appropriate anti-worming medicines to deworm.
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