Speaking of Lyme disease, there is news recently. The famous American singer Avril Lavigne contracted Lyme disease. She was recuperating for nine months until she recently returned. She recently appeared on a TV show and cried bitterly when talking about Lyme disease. He said that he was bedridden when he was sick and thought he was going to die, which made his fans feel distressed. The male fans wished they could not rush to the United States to help Avril Lavigne get sick, while the female fans had tears in their eyes and put their hands on their chests and mouths. She was muttering something, as if she wanted to use this ritual to tell Avril over the TV that she must take care of her body. ​​​​​​

We don’t need to pay too much attention to things about singers if we are not interested in them, but Lyme disease is something that requires our attention. When they first hear about Lyme disease, many people don’t know what kind of disease it is and feel that it is far away from them. But in fact, Lyme disease is very close to us. This disease affects people, cats, and dogs. Therefore, we should pay more attention when raising cats. Lyme disease is a name given by foreigners. This disease first occurred in the town of Lyme in the United States, so it was named this way. Its scientific name is borreliosis, and its infection range is wide. It is caused by a kind of tick. The tick is very small. In normal state, it is only as small as a sesame seed, but after sucking blood, it can be as big as a red bean or even larger. If you are interested in peeling off all the legs of a tick, you will think that it is a relative of a spider. It is indeed. It belongs to the class Arachnida and subclass Acarina. Ticks cannot fly and cannot fly. They will take the initiative to visit other people's homes, so although ticks are widely distributed, they have been little known.

Cats infected with Lyme disease mainly show anorexia, do not want to eat, and may also limp, suddenly become lame while walking, or lameness caused by joint abnormalities. If you don't pay attention to the ticks on the cat and infect people, nerve and joint diseases such as myocarditis will occur, and then like Avril, you will have to be hospitalized for treatment.

In our daily life, when we return home from a place where ticks may be present, we must first check whether there are ticks on the cat. Cats are more likely to be bitten by ticks than people. Be sure to give your cat a bath after you come back. When bathing, pay special attention to the wrinkles on the cat's body to see if there are any tick bites.

Once you find a tick biting a cat, you must not pinch, pull, use fire or other things to stimulate it, because doing so may cause the tick's mouthparts to break in the skin; secondly, it will stimulate the tick to secrete more Saliva carrying more pathogens increases the possibility of infection. We don’t need to panic. First, find a pair of pointed tweezers, clamp its mouthparts as close to the skin as possible, and then pull it out. Do not shake it left and right to avoid breaking the mouthparts. After removing the tick, clean the wound and hands with alcohol or soapy water. If possible, do not throw away the removed tick. Instead, place it in a sealed plastic bag or bottle and freeze it in the refrigerator. This will help doctors find the cause of the disease more easily if the cat unfortunately develops symptoms of a tick-borne disease in the future.

Secondly, mosquito repellentIt can also prevent tick bites. In the summer, especially around sunset, ticks are most likely to occur. In seasons when ticks reproduce frequently, try not to go to areas with a high incidence of tick disease. If it is unavoidable, you must do this. Effective protection.

Not only cats need to be protected from insects, we humans must also take corresponding measures. In normal times, the general public should pay attention to personal and household environmental hygiene, wash hands frequently, bathe frequently, and dry clothes and quilts frequently. When traveling or passing through forests and Before activities such as walking on the grass or outdoors in the mountains, you must tighten your trousers, and your upper body should also be protected to ensure that the skin is not exposed. By ensuring our own safety, on the other hand, the cat’s safety is also guaranteed.