The two main types of lice that cats are susceptible to are canine hair lice and canine longjaw lice. To remove cat lice, you need to boil the underwear in water, and the lice in the hair must be shaved and cleaned with drugs.

What are cat lice

The two main types of lice that cats are susceptible to infection are hairy canine lice and longjaw lice. The hairy canine lice are short and wide in appearance, about 2mm long, and are yellow with black spots. The longjaw lice have a conical body and are 1.5 to 2mm long.

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Symptoms of cat lice

It parasitizes the cat's skin, causing itching and restlessness, hair loss, secondary eczema, papules, blisters, pustules, etc. In severe cases, it causes poor appetite, affects sleep, and causes malnutrition and decreased resistance.

How to prevent and control cat lice

1. Eliminate lice in underwear and sheets. You can boil these items in water for about 10 minutes. If the clothes (such as woolen clothes) are not resistant to moisture and heat, they can also be dry cleaned.

2. Eliminate lice in the hair. Shave all the lice-infested hair and wash the skin thoroughly to completely remove the lice. When using drugs to kill lice in hair, you should choose drugs with high efficiency and low toxicity. You can use 1 gram of permethrin, 10 ml of ethanol (alcohol), and 90 ml of neutral shampoo to prepare a lice-killing liquid. When there are lice on the hair, dilute the medicinal solution 100 times with water, soak the hair with 30-50 ml of the diluent, and wash the hair with clean water after half an hour. Do this for 3 consecutive days. You can also wash your hair with 10% water decoction of Baibu, then wrap your hair with a towel soaked in the liquid overnight, and wash your hair with clean water the next morning. You can also wet your hair with 25% Rhizoma ethanol (alcohol) solution every week, and it will take effect after wiping it twice. Vinegar can dissolve the mucus on the lice eggs. If there are still lice eggs on the hair, you can apply vinegar on the hair. The dosage is 20-40 ml. The next day, comb your hair with a comb to remove the lice eggs. , then wash your hair with water. If there are pubic lice on the pubic hair, you can apply 25% ethanol (alcohol) solution on the pubic hair, or you can mix 10% acetic acid solution with an equal amount of kerosene and apply it on it. (There are ready-made medicines available on the market)

3. To eliminate lice on clothes, bedding, straw mats, and straw mats, you can use 4 ml of 50% dichlorvos emulsion and 500 ml of water, and then spray it on them. You can also use a brush dipped in 4 ml of 50% dichlorvos emulsion to draw lines vertically and horizontally on clothes and bedding with lice, with lines spaced 10 cm (3 inches) apart. Then roll up or fold the clothes and bedding and leave them for 2 hours to kill the lice inside.