The inspection of infectious diseases can include cat plague virus, calicivirus, herpes virus and so on.
If conditions permit, the shovel officer can also give the cat routine blood examination, biochemical examination, B-ultrasound, X-ray examination and so on.
Some of the above tests can be carried out in the later stage according to the cat system, and some physical examinations are necessary for young cats: blood routine, cat plague test, cat cup test and genetic test. Blood routine is the most basic examination, which can directly reflect the physical condition of young cats.
The death rate of cat plague is high, and the cup attack rate of cats is high, which is easy to cause complications such as stomatitis. Congenital heart disease is usually the number one killer of purebred cats.
routine blood test
Blood routine can check whether the cat is anemic and infected.
At the same time, according to erythroleukemia, it can also be judged whether the cat has parasitic infection, immune deficiency, digestive tract and respiratory tract infection.
First of all, the number of white blood cells and red blood cells should be routinely observed in the physical examination of young cats, and the data should be interpreted by professional veterinarians. However, in order to avoid stress reaction, it is not advisable to draw blood from kittens who have just changed to a new environment. If there are no special circumstances, it is recommended to observe for 3~7 days before doing routine blood examination.
Cat plague test
The death rate of cat plague is extremely high, which belongs to a severe infectious disease.
Therefore, the kitten that has just been picked up must be tested for cat plague. The shovel officer can take a little cat dung and put it into the test solution, stir it evenly and then drop it into the test tube.
Cat cup test
Cat calicivirus is a viral respiratory infection. Cats infected with calicivirus have low mortality, but high incidence and runny nose, which are easy to cause complications such as stomatitis and tracheitis. So the kitten must do the cat cup test.
Gene detection
Hereditary diseases such as congenital heart disease have always been the number one killer of purebred cats.
Therefore, when the kitten is bought, it must be tested for genetic diseases.
Cats with skeletal deformities such as folded ears, curly ears and short feet should also focus on rickets. For example, by carrying out genetic testing on folded-ear cats, it can be judged whether there is something wrong with the bones of folded-ear cats, so as to better care or improve treatment.
In any case, the first physical examination of the cat brought home must not be ignored.
Physical examination can help shovel officers to find potential diseases of cats as early as possible and improve the cure rate, which is also the guarantee for cats to accompany shovel officers for a long time.