I don’t know if any of you cat owners out there have dandruff. If so, you must not take it lightly. If cats have dandruff, it has proven that there is something wrong with their bodies. If you don’t pay attention, it can be passed on to you.
Dandruff is mainly caused by cat skin inflammation. The most common symptoms are dermatitis caused by mites or fleas, ear ringworm, allergic dermatitis or other skin infection symptoms. These skin diseases are very contagious. If you don’t pay attention to them, everyone who lives with the cat will be infected.
Today, let’s talk to you about the causes and solutions of skin diseases in cats.
As mentioned above, dandruff in cats is mainly caused by dermatitis or allergic dermatitis caused by fleas, mites, etc. Once there is a skin problem, cats will not only have dander on their bodies, but they will also use their claws to scratch itches. However, in this case, cats are likely to scratch the skin too hard and cause secondary infections.
Ringworm of the ear is mainly caused by parasites that produce scabies mites around the ear pinna of cats, which in turn causes dermatitis. If you can see scabs on your cat’s ears that look like hardened skin flakes, it’s ringworm.
Tapeworms are mainly spread through fleas. Generally speaking, when cats lick their fur, they will eat fleas into their bodies, which may cause tapeworms. Tapeworms include cat tapeworms, Ouweidian tapeworms and other types. If they are parasitized by tapeworms, cats will have symptoms such as indigestion and vomiting, and they can also infect humans.
So how to prevent it?
First of all, you must keep your cat clean. Generally speaking, if you develop the habit of grooming your cat, you can prevent or detect skin problems in your cat early.
In order to keep cats clean, in addition to daily bathing, grooming and other operations, it is also necessary to reduce the contact between cats and stray cats and dogs outside.
Specifically, you can start from the following points:
1. Give cats a bath. After bathing, be sure to dry them gently and carefully.
2. Sunbathing can kill bacteria. Therefore, in addition to ensuring that cats have a certain amount of exercise every day, they must also be given a certain amount of time to bask in the sun. The issues you need to pay attention to when basking in the sun have been written before, and interested friends can read it.
3. Cat supplies need to be disinfected frequently, such as blankets, cat beds, litter boxes, etc.
4. Pay more attention to your diet and supplement your nutrition, especially vitamin B
5. If your cat gives birth to a baby cat, pay attention to wiping the baby’s body clean and keeping it clean and fresh. This can reduce the possibility of the cat getting cat moss.
So what should you do if you already have a skin disease?
Treatment needs to be based on the cause of the cat owner’s illness. If the skin disease is caused by insects or allergic dermatitis, it can be solved by taking medicinal baths, taking anthelmintics, etc. If the situation is serious, you need to go to a pet hospital to consult a doctor. If the skin disease is caused by malnutrition, the cat needs to be supplemented with more vitamins and trace elements. For the specific type of supplement, you need to consult a professional doctor.
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