Diseases of urinary system in cats
Urinary system disease is one of the most common diseases in cats. About 10 cats went to the hospital, 1 0 cats were due to urinary problems. Urinary disease refers to a kind of diseases related to cat urethra, including spontaneous cystitis, urinary calculi, urinary tract thrombosis, urinary tract infection and other urinary system diseases.
1) disease classification
1. Spontaneous cystitis: accounting for about 60%, with unknown etiology (spontaneity) and generally self-healing.
2. Urinary stones: about 20%, urinary stones commonly known as cat stones. Due to the carnivorous nature of cats, their urine PH is generally between 6.0 and 6.5. If the pH value is too high or too low, it is easy to cause alkaline stones or acidic stones.
3. Urinary embolus: about 10%-20%. This disease will occur when stones block the urethra.
4. Urinary tract infection: Urinary tract infection is generally caused by bacterial infection. Generally, young cats rarely appear, and old cats (over 8 years old) will have this disease.
2) Common symptoms
1. unable to urinate, easy to cry.
Pee everywhere
3. lick your ass or urethral orifice too much
urinate
If you find that your cat has the above symptoms, you need to be vigilant and go to the hospital for examination.
3) Common causes and preventive measures?
1. Eat less dry food. Low water content in dry food is the most common cause of urinary system diseases in cats. Cats need about 2.5 times the weight of dry food every day, and parents can observe for themselves whether cats drink enough water.
2. Reduce the stress response of cats. Cats are prone to urinary problems when they are overly nervous and frightened.
So try to reduce the cat's fright and reduce the cat's consignment transportation. A friend's cat peed blood because of the long delivery time.
3. Control the cat's weight. Obesity is also a common cause of urinary system diseases. There are many reasons for obesity.
For example, if you eat too much (obviously), the carbohydrate content in your diet is too high (cats are not easy to digest carbohydrates, the lower the carbohydrate, the better, and the carbohydrate content in plant foods is high).
4. Take care of older cats. Older cats are relatively more likely to get sick.
5. Choose an open trash can. Personally, I suggest shoveling shit manually every day, so that you can know the cat's urine and feces in time and intuitively.
infectious disease
Respiratory infection is one of the most common infectious diseases in cats. Symptoms of respiratory infection in cats include runny nose, runny eyes, sneezing, coughing and fever.
Most respiratory infections are caused by viruses, and there is no specific treatment drug at present, but cats need to be taken to the veterinarian for examination to ensure that they will not develop into other serious diseases.
periodontal disease
Teeth are very important to cats, and 85% of cats over three years old will have some oral problems.
Cat's mouth will produce dental plaque, which will easily produce dental plaque if it is not carefully cleaned, and eventually become cat's dental calculus and periodontal disease. Please don't believe that eating dry food can clean teeth.
Once you find that your cat begins to have symptoms such as eating difficulties, bad breath and changing chewing habits, you need to pay attention to your cat's oral health.
If you find obvious lumps (yellow or other colors) on your cat's teeth, you need to go to the hospital to wash your teeth.
preventive measure
1. Brush your teeth regularly. It is suggested that cats should adapt to brushing their teeth from an early age. No cat likes to brush his teeth, but it is the simplest and most effective way to protect his teeth.
2. Go to the hospital to check your teeth regularly and wash your teeth if necessary. Parents who really can't brush their cats' teeth can choose to take their cats to the hospital for dental examination and cleaning regularly.
parasite
1) Common cat parasites
1. In vivo: roundworm, heartworm, etc.
Cats infected with different parasites will have different phenomena. If the cat has vomiting, diarrhea, fever, screaming in pain and other abnormal conditions, it is recommended to send it to the hospital immediately.
2. In vitro: fleas, lice, etc
Cats infected with ectoparasites usually scratch frequently, start to lose their hair, and even appear bald spots on their skin. Cats have black particles on their bodies or where they sleep, and turn red when they meet water.
2) Preventive measures
Regular deworming in vivo and in vitro is an important means to prevent cat parasites. Don't think that cats eat food at home every day without the risk of parasites. They may accidentally catch flies or small flying insects.
Besides, I've heard that cats eat toilet water and get infected with parasites, so please close your toilet.
Cat moss
Cat tinea is also a common disease, mainly fungal skin disease, which mostly appears on the face, limbs and tail, with round or oval tinea spots.
The coat color is rough, ringworm spots fall off, itching badly, and repeated scratching forms alopecia areata. Because of the long treatment period, it is difficult to cure, easy to infect and relapse, and can also be transmitted to people, causing itching and peeling of human skin.
Cat tinea is more common in malnourished and sick cats.
preventive measure
1. Strengthening the nutrition of cats, especially increasing the intake of B vitamins, is conducive to improving the resistance of cats, thus speeding up the treatment of tinea felis.
2. Avoid putting cats in damp and dark places.
Ear mite
If the cat often shakes its head, try to scratch its ears with its hind legs. At this time, if you carefully observe its ears, you can observe brown and black dirt, some of which are oily and some are dry. Then you should pay attention. This is an ear mite fighting in your cat's ear.
1) processing method
For ear mites, the simplest and most effective way is to use anti-inflammatory ear lotion special for cats. There are a lot of tuberculosis. Carefully wipe the cat's external auditory canal with a cotton swab dipped in ear dew to clean up the dirt inside. If the ear mites are serious, they should be cleaned once every two or three days, and it usually takes about a month to get results.
2) Preventive measures
Cleaning the cat's ear canal regularly (every 1 to 2 weeks) can effectively prevent the occurrence of ear mites.