Did you know that taking care of your cat’s skin and fur not only helps them look beautiful but also protects the health of both Boss and Sen. However, there will be times when Boss gets skin and fur diseases that, if not treated promptly, will lead to many unfortunate consequences.
Let’s find out with Pet Like Park some common skin and fur diseases in cats so that you can easily recognize and have timely preventive or treatment measures for your beloved cats, everyone.
- Fungal diseases on the skin:
Cause: Caused by Trichophyton, Microsporum, Malassezia, …
Symptoms: Hair loss in round patches, red, peeling, scaly skin, making the cat itchy and uncomfortable
Treatment: Use topical or oral antifungal medications as prescribed by your veterinarian
2. Scabies caused by ticks
Cause: Caused by ear mites, fleas and ticks that parasitize the cat’s skin.
Symptoms: Cats are itchy, scratching constantly, losing hair in patches, skin has scaly lumps, pustules, etc.
Treatment: Use tick killer, bathe cats with anti-tick shampoo, clean cages regularly.
3. Allergic dermatitis:
Cause: Due to allergies to food, environment, pollen, chemicals, etc.
Symptoms: Cats are itchy, scratching constantly, losing hair, red skin, swelling, and may have blisters.
Treatment: Identify the cause of the allergy and eliminate it, use anti-allergy medication, bathe cats with mild shampoo
4. Demodex mange:
What is Demodex mange?
Demodectic mange in dogs (scabies, hairy mange or blood mange) has the scientific name Demodex Canis. This parasite will burrow and nest under the skin, causing pain, itching, and severe wounds. They specialize in burrowing, hiding deep in the fur to suck nutrients and sebum from the host’s fur.
Cause: Due to Demodex bacteria parasitizing the cat’s skin.
Symptoms: Hair loss in patches, red, peeling, scaly skin, pustules, itchy, uncomfortable cats.
Treatment: Use Demodex scabies medicine as prescribed by a veterinarian
5. Hair loss disease:
Cause: Due to many factors such as hormonal changes, diet, stress, parasites, dermatological diseases, etc.
Symptoms: Cats lose a lot of hair abnormally, can lose in patches or all over the body.
Treatment: Determine the cause of hair loss and take appropriate measures, supplement nutrition for cats, reduce stress
What should parents do when detecting these diseases?
Clean the cat’s cage and eating utensils regularly to prevent skin and fur diseases.
Feed your cat a nutritious diet, supplementing with vitamins and minerals to increase resistance.
Boss should take them to the vet for timely diagnosis and treatment.
If parents have not found a reputable address for examination, they can take their children to Pet Like Park. The team of doctors here are extremely dedicated and enthusiastic, loving the children like family members. We will try our best to give the children good health so that parents can rest assured when choosing to have their children treated here.
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