Itchy skin, hair loss, black chin, etc. are all signs of skin diseases in cats. There are many kinds of skin diseases in cats, and all have different onset, but no matter which skin disease it is, it is more troublesome to treat, and some fungal diseases can be transmitted to the owner, which is very dangerous. So, why do cats get skin diseases? How do we treat cats suffering from skin diseases? Symptoms 1. feline skin fungal infection symptoms manifest in a variety of ways, even in typical cases of fungal skin infection are rarely seen in the typical hair loss round spots. 2. itching, inflammation of the hair follicle and excessive combing and licking, so that a large number of hair loss. 3. pathogenic fungal infection causing ulcerative, nodular dermatitis. 4. adult cats may have minor patches or a small amount of broken hair. Type 1. bacterial skin disease: bacterial infection is the main cause and relatively easy to treat. 2. fungal skin disease: caused by skin fungal infections; skin fungi survive longer in nature, are more resistant and can survive for more than 1 year in a dry environment. There are also some fungi that have affinity for soil and can grow and reproduce in soil and survive for a long time. Fungal dermatoses are the most difficult to cure and are highly contagious to humans.3. Ectoparasitic dermatoses: caused by fleas, scabies mites, worm mites, ear mites, lice, ticks, etc. Single parasites are easily removed, but if they are more severe and accompanied by other symptoms, treatment is more difficult.4. Metabolic dermatoses: hormonal dermatoses, allergic dermatoses, which occur less frequently.5. Immune abnormalities Skin diseases: nutrition-related skin diseases, etc. Lack of nutrition also tends to make cats lose their hair. Treatment For skin diseases caused by bacteria, fungi or parasites, the treatment methods are no more than medicated baths, sprays, disinfection, collars, sunbathing, etc. Topical treatment: Topical medication is recommended for long-haired cats, while short-haired cats should shave the hair within six centimeters of the lesion diameter, taking special care not to shave the skin to avoid spreading the lesion. Topical medication is recommended to use ringworm mite net, terbinol (ringworm net), and in case of yeast, ketoconazole should be chosen. It is better to wash the local skin with sulfur soap before applying the medication. Wipe with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to remove the flakes and crusts from the diseased area, then apply topical antiseptic medication 2 to 3 times a day, extending 6 centimeters in diameter outside the diseased area, including the surrounding seemingly healthy skin, so that the medication can directly penetrate the affected skin. Systemic treatment: After 2 to 4 weeks of topical treatment, if there is still no significant improvement, it is recommended that oral medication be used instead. Prevention 1. Before the rainy season comes, give the cat a bath and must blow dry. 2. All cats live in south-facing rooms and have a fixed time every day for them to exercise in the yard in the sun, the sun’s ultraviolet rays sterilize. 3. Cats daily litter and litter box have time to often put in the sun. 4. rainy days are cloudy without sunlight, you can buy a reptile pet lamp with UV light to hang in the cat room to shine and find the right 5. often feed nutritional cream to increase the vitamins in their bodies and improve immunity. 6. after the kitten is born, wash the mucus off the body with warm water, blow the hair dryer into eight minutes dry, put back to the mother cat, this method can greatly reduce the chances of kittens getting milk moss. Note 1. cat skin disease is not only related to the environment, but also has a lot to do with the cat’s own resistance, when the cat resistance is low things, it is easy to suffer from skin disease. 2. the owner should strengthen the cat’s nutrition in general, more vitamins and other trace elements to ensure the cat’s health skin disease.
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