If there are the following symptoms, we should be careful, oh, early detection of cat illness, for the treatment is quite good oh. In the process of illness, cats will often appear all kinds of abnormalities, medically known as clinical symptoms. As long as the cat owner often observe the cat’s daily habits, early detection of abnormalities, you will be able to know in time whether the cat is sick. Mental state of a sick cat is often characterized by lethargy, lying down, and eyes that are dull or half-closed. The more severe the disease, the weaker the response, and even coma and the disappearance of various reflexes (such as pupil-to-light reflex). Some may also have an opposite mental abnormality, i.e. the cat is excited, spinning, biting, barking, manic, etc. 2. Nutritional status The sick cat often has a coarse, dry, lackluster back coat, is thin and weak. Healthy cats usually have a smooth and lustrous coat and strong muscles. 3. Body temperature In addition to direct measurement with a thermometer, in general, the nasal end of the cat can be observed, and a dry nasal end is a sign of high body temperature. In addition, the ear root and body surface skin temperature changes can also be used as a reference basis for body temperature. The general body temperature of a healthy cat is 38.0-39.5°C. Once the cat has an elevated body temperature, it is often accompanied by thirst, lack of energy, sluggishness, loss of appetite, etc. 4. posture cat standing, lying, walking, jumping posture abnormalities is also a disease of the cat, such as cat limb pain often walking lame, standing posture is not correct cat abdominal pain is often curled up body, head under the abdomen and unnatural lying posture. 5. breathing cat normal number of breaths is 20 to 30 times per minute. If the number of breaths is increased or decreased, while out of breathing difficulties, nostrils open, or even open-mouth breathing, abdominal flapping, it may be suffering from respiratory disease or other systemic disorders. However, attention should be paid to distinguish between the season, temperature, and changes in the normal physiological breathing of the cat caused by changes in activity. 6. Of course, attention should be paid here to differentiate from the cat’s picky eating habits and pay attention to the cat’s water intake. If the cat has a fever or diarrhea and is dehydrated, the amount of water drunk will increase, but when the cat is seriously ill or exhausted, the amount of water drunk will decrease, or even no water will be drunk. 7. Eyes The cat’s eyes are gleaming. The third eye of the cat is also closely related to the condition. Under normal circumstances the third eye face is in the inner corner of the cat’s eye and normally cannot be seen. When a kitten is sick, the third eye will protrude and cover part of the eye, sometimes even blocking half of the eye. The more the third eye-face protrudes, the more serious the condition. In addition, when healthy, the cat’s eyes are clean and have little discharge. If it is diseased, the eyes will show purulent or pulpy secretions. When observing the cat’s eyes, you should also pay attention to the symmetry of both sides of the eye face, such as a case of swelling, often indicates that the eyes are locally diseased; if both sides are swollen at the same time, it is most likely caused by systemic diseases such as heart, kidney, severe malnutrition, etc. 8. When the cat has a fever, the mouth color becomes flushed, pale when anemic, burnt yellow when there is liver disease, and purple when seriously ill. In addition, attention should be paid to the cat’s oral secretions, tongue, gums, cheek mucosa, throat area for any abnormalities such as blisters, ulcers, swelling, etc. 9. Nose Normal cat nasal end is cool and moist. If the end of the cat’s nose is hot, dry, or even cracked it is not normal. In addition, cats rarely runny nose, if the increase in nasal discharge can be a sign of some kind of disease. 10. Ears Cats move freely in both ears and are responsive to sound. In contrast, a sick cat is the opposite. In addition, attention should be paid to whether the cat’s ears have secretions, hair loss and other abnormalities. 11. vomiting cat farewell easy to vomit. Vomiting in cats can be divided into pathological and physiological vomiting. Physiological vomiting is a normal phenomenon, but if it is caused by gastrointestinal disease, fever. The vomiting is not to be taken lightly if it is caused by gastrointestinal disease, fever, pneumonia, liver disease, food poisoning, foreign bodies in the stomach, parasites or stomach bleeding, ulcers, etc. 12. coughing and sneezing Cats sneezing is often a sign of cold or suffering from a cold. Coughing suggests the possibility of lung or respiratory infections. 13. If the stool is dry, hard, small, dark and with a small amount of mucus, it may be a sign of fever, constipation, or chronic gastroenteritis. If the stool is thin and soft, unshaped, or watery, or even mixed with mucus, pus, blood, bubbles, etc., it indicates a more serious condition. 14. abdominal cat abdominal circumference such as a significant increase, abdominal wall tension, percussion like a drumming sound, is a sign of flatulence. On the contrary, if the abdominal circumference decreases and is sensitive to touch, it may be a peritoneal infection or abdominal pain. 15. closed urine, frequent urination, urinary incontinence Once a cat, especially a male cat, has a problem with the urinary system, parents must immediately pay attention to it, because once a cat holds urine for more than 24 hours, it can cause azotemia or even renal failure and uremia, and the consequences are very serious. Cat urinary tract disease can be healthy if treated in time, but if the disease is delayed, it can be a great threat to the life of the cat, refer to the cat urinary tract disease treatment experience. Note that to identify whether the pet cat is healthy, you can also “look, smell and check” three methods. 1. look: mainly to observe the physical appearance and mental state of the cat. Sick cats have cloudy eyes, no luster, more secretion material at the corners of the eyes, like to weep, cats are afraid of the light or the whole eye is swollen and congested. The sick cat is mentally ill due to the disease and likes to hide in a quiet corner to avoid being disturbed by others. It does not like to move and shows an anorexic and picky attitude towards food. 2. Smell: The main thing is to smell whether the cat excrement odor is strong and whether the cat’s body emits a bad smell. The sick cat’s body function is low, the metabolism is slow, the cat’s excrement is sometimes green and odorous, and the cat’s mouth will also have bad breath. 3. check: mainly touch the cat, touch the cat’s limbs, body, back, tail and other symptoms such as fractures, turn over the cat’s hair to check whether there is bacterial growth and make the cat suffer from skin diseases.
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