The cat is notorious as one of the cleanest animals and concerned about their health: going to a third of their waking time groom. During this abnormal sacrament pasting body washes. Keeps your skin in good condition and becomes soft, shiny and waterproof, extending her tongue fat secreted by skin glands.
A healthy cat should be clean and clear eyes, mouth and fresh breath, ears clean, soft and smooth skin free of lumps, shiny coat and no gaps. Besides his conduct should be playful and active, to eat and drink regularly and usual amounts, without impulsive changes in your appetite.Your cat, like any living being can experience a multitude of diseases, ranging from hereditary and inheritedatery infections to viruses, bacteria or fleas. It is useful if you know you know and recognize the various signs that your pet may have, in this way, you can choose whether it is suitable to go to the vet. If you're wondering how can I tell if my cat is sick?, Here I give you a clue:
The health of the cat includes all actions that prevent the occurrence of any disorder that compromises the health of your friend throughout his life, including: General Health, Parasite Control and Control of Infectious Diseases. Preventive veterinary medicine is to prevent or reduce the presence of pathogenic disorders thereby increase longevity and quality of life for your pet.
General hygiene is completely under your control and is most important to keep your cat healthy and involves daily cleaning of the facilities for accommodation and brushing, bathing, nail care and cleaning, ears, eyes and teeth. If we supplement this care with quality food and appropriate to their age, ensuring a long and healthy life.Below, I offer brief descriptions of some health problems that can affect your cat, and characteristic symptoms. It is very important, if you detect any abnormal situation, that you consult your vet immediately. For practical purposes, we classify the cat health problems with parasitic diseases, infectious diseases, general diseases. In this post I will speak only of the problems caused by parasites.
The main symptoms of internal parasites are dull hair, anal itching, loss of appetite, inactivity, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, allergies, presence in the feces of small worms. All worms that can infect the cat belong to two main groups: drawings or tapeworms (cestodes) and roundworms (nematodes). Within the latter, can be distinguished from roundworms, hookworms and Trichuris. Although very often does cause serious problems, but be sure to give prompt attention.
Cestodes (Tapeworms): can be transmitted through fleas, mice eating, feces or soil. Symptoms: flatworms appearance of the size of a "grain of rice in the stool. .
Hookworms (hookworm) are hematophagous 20mm and whitish. They can become infected by ingesting the larvae or penetrate through the skin to finally stay in the small intestine. Rare in cats. Symptoms: diarrhea with traces of blood, drinks water, anemia, general weakness, internal bleeding, dermatitis.
Trichur (Tricuros): Also called three-headed are less frequent. The ingestion of microscopic eggs cause infection, adults are hematophagous. They are very hardy. Symptoms: diarrhea streaked with blood cyclical, ocher-yellow.
Coccidiosis: are transmitted by ingestion of their eggs, which are found in mice, birds or other prey once casual and hatch in the intestine. Symptoms: diarrhea, bleeding, anemia, dehydration, weight loss, vomiting, stomach pain with palpation.
Of the Common External Parasites Fleas have that feed on the blood of your pet and out of control when even humans, red, intermediate host of tapeworms in addition to transmitting the feline infectious anemia. Symptoms: intense itching around the eyes, ears and anus bald fur. Treatment: clean coal dust (blood sucking) combing your cat with a flea comb or by a bath with flea shampoo and external antiparasitic products used as collars, flea powder or pipettes. I suggest you read the post about flea control in dogs and cats.
Scabies and head common mite Sarcoptes gene, manifest in the head and areas where skin is thin and hairless as armpits, groin, belly, abdomen, base of the tail and the ends of the joints. Symptoms: loss of appetite, dermatitis, alopecia, small hemorrhagic crusts, peeling skin, the smell of rancid fat, intense itching and dandruff.
Tinea: Dermatophytosis is or infection with the fungus are located mainly in nose, ears, paws and tail, forming circular bald. Symptoms: biting, scratching, wiping excess hair, balding hair, skin problems and shedding.At the slightest suspicion that your pet may have any of these problems go to your vet, do not leave it for later because some of these problems can spread to humans. Remember that any time there are preventive measures that save you headaches and upset you and your pet.
Toxoplasmosis: protozoan infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, the cat always gets some time in their life without consequences to their health. Through the feces can be transmitted to humans, causing malformations in the fetus in pregnant women .
Sarna Otodectes: Otodectes cynotis, ear mite that feeds on epidermal and wax residue. Symptoms: Itching otitis, thick crusts reddish brown color mixed with wax, otohematoma, insistent movement of the head.
Ticks: Do not usually affect cats that do not go out. Are set primarily in the joints of the limbs, head and under parts. Symptoms: itching and discomfort. Treatment: mechanical removal with alcohol or oil and apply external ant parasitic products, some flea products also fight ticks.
Canine heartworm is a parasite-white 20-30cm, bloodsucking, transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is set in the heart and pulmonary arteries. It is typical of his warm and humid areas may be confused with symptoms of asthma are: cardiovascular disorders, fatigue, difficulty breathing, foaming at mouth, coughs and irregular breathing, ascites (fluid accumulation in abdomen), hepatitis, pulmonary edema and renal insufficiency. Preventive treatment is recommended as protection against mosquitoes and internal parasitic .
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