Among cat skin diseases, mite skin diseases are very common. We can usually only generally say that cats have "mites". However, there are many more types of mites than you think. They are very stubborn and can be mixed with pyoderma, fungi and other infections. Faced with such complex situations, shit shovelers are often helpless or blindly deal with them. How to avoid them?

Dorsal cat anal mite

Cat dorsal anal mites live on the body surface of cats and are highly contagious and can be transmitted to humans. They are good at "making holes" in the dermal layer of the cat's skin, secreting fluid, causing itching and pain to the cat.

It usually manifests as lichenified and thickened skin from the tips of the cat's ears to the face, limbs and tail end, forming a thick "steel helmet", scabs, hair loss, and severe itching. In severe cases, the kitten may die.

The chelicera mite lives by sucking body fluids. When its body is filled with fluid, it looks like "moving skin flakes." In the early stages of this mite infection, a large amount of dry dander will appear on the back of the cat. The coat will be knotted due to the attachment of the mite eggs. The early symptoms are difficult to detect. As the disease progresses, the dander will spread all over the cat's body and the cat will lose hair. and itching will gradually worsen.

Demodex

Demodex is usually infected by female cats after the kittens are born. Once infected, it will be carried for life. The affected cats will have erythema and dander on their eyelids, head and neck, etc., and generally will not itch. If Demodex mites parasitize in the epidermal dens in the cat's ear canal, it may cause otitis externa. The cat may scratch and cause trauma if it feels itchy

Mites have different shapes and are highly identifiable. Professional veterinarians can diagnose the cause through cat symptoms, skin manifestations, and skin scraping microscopy. The possibility of mixed infection with fungi or bacteria cannot be ruled out. Symptomatic treatment is required to solve the skin problem. question. ​​​​​​

Mites are not scary

As long as you do a few things, your cat will be safe and so will you.

　1 Do a good job of external deworming

All kinds of skin diseases are more common in the spring and summer humid seasons. If you have a feline scavenger at home, you need to apply external mite repellent at this time and keep the cat's bed and other supplies dry and hygienic to avoid "catching bugs".

　2 Avoid contact with strange cats

If your own cat is healthy, you should isolate it from the new cat.Leave. Mites are highly contagious, so you need to avoid contact with other cats. Free range breeding can also cause big problems.

　3 Strengthen the skin’s disease resistance

Malnutrition and weak constitution of cats can also lead to low disease resistance of the skin. The cat can be given appropriate nutritional supplements to strengthen their physical fitness, regular sun exposure, and feeding fish oil, lecithin, and vitamin A to enhance skin immunity. , maintaining healthy skin and coat is the most critical barrier against skin diseases.

Although mites are scary, they are not terrible. Treat it in the appropriate way and build a "protective shield" for your pet, and it will be safe!