Skin diseases are the most hated thing among many Siamese cat owners because they are easy to relapse and difficult to eradicate. In particular, many cat lovers like to live in the same room with Siamese cats. Skin diseases are common between animals and animals, making them feel even more stressed because skin diseases can lurk. It takes a certain amount of time for symptoms to appear. So what are the skin diseases of Siamese cats? How to treat skin diseases? Let’s learn more with the editor today!

Skin diseases of Siamese cats:

1. Cat ringworm

Siamese cats often have round or oval ringworm spots on the face, trunk, limbs and tail, which are covered with gray scales. The coat color will become rough, and the hair on the ringworm spots will appear in bunches. The pinch breaks off or falls off. It is now found that there are 5 kinds of fungi that can cause skin diseases in dogs and cats, including Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum, Trichomonas mentagrophytes, Microsporum audouin and Microsporum mutans, among which Microsporum canis is the most common. , followed by Microsporum gypsum.

2. Flea allergic dermatitis

After Siamese cats are bitten by fleas, small red papules appear in the wound. After the cat scratches due to itching, the wound appears. Sometimes the wound is combined with fungal and bacterial infections, making the lesion area larger and larger.

3. Scabies

This is a type of scabies that first parasitizes Siamese cat ears, then attacks the head, and then the whole body. When this insect eats the animal's dander tissue, it will cause severe itching, so when you find a Siamese cat puppy If the cat keeps scratching its ears and shaking its head, you should pay attention. Even if scabs, ulcers, or pustules appear, you should treat it promptly. Continuing to "observe" will only make the condition worse, so send it to the hospital for treatment immediately.

4. Ringworm

Siamese cats under one year old are easily infected with ringworm, a special type of fungus. The typical symptoms are irregular round hair loss areas, mixed with scaly spots and scars, and sometimes allergic papules. This kind of Ringworm is highly contagious and is common to both humans and animals. Once discovered, it must be treated and controlled as soon as possible.