There are many types of cat skin diseases, which clinically mainly include bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases. The main treatment method is to use related inhibitory drugs.

What types of cat skin diseases are there? How to deal with them?

There are many types of cat skin diseases, which clinically mainly include bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases. The main treatment method is to use related inhibitory drugs. First of all, folliculitis is caused by the direct invasion of bacteria and Staphylococcus infection, which is characterized by local skin redness, swelling, hair loss, formation of small pustules, ulcer formation, and oozing of pus and blood; eczema is caused by sensitizing substances of many different causes. Skin inflammatory stress reaction caused by epidermal and dermal epithelial cells, severe itching, often secondary to bacterial infection; pyoderma is local purulent inflammation of the skin, caused by Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Pseudomonas. It is mostly secondary to ectoparasites, folliculitis, eczema or canine distemper and metabolic disorders of the body. Bacterial skin diseases are mainly treated with topical sprays containing ingredients such as oxytetracycline and lysozyme.

Secondly, cats are commonly infected by fungi such as Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypsum and Trichophyton, which can cause various diseases. The incubation period of fungal infection ranges from 4 to 30 days, and the seasonal onset of different fungi varies. Fungi are spread through direct or indirect contact and cause skin infections, especially when the body's resistance and immunity are reduced, malnutrition and other conditions are more susceptible to infection. Fungal skin diseases are mainly treated with drugs containing ingredients such as terbinafine and itraconazole. Finally, parasitic skin diseases mainly use drugs containing ingredients such as doramectin and ivermectin. There are three main types of parasites in cats: one is fleas, which are very annoying and bite both cats and people. If there are any, in addition to deworming, you can often bathe them with cat-specific bath liquid, which can effectively avoid and remove them. flea. The second is ear mites, which are basically not contagious to humans, but can easily damage the cat's ear canal, causing the cat's ears to itch. Frequent scratching of the ears with claws can easily cause traumatic infection, thereby infecting the entire ear, leading to cat hearing loss. If you find that there is a lot of black discharge in your cat's ears, you should use cat ear drops to clean and treat it. The third is Toxoplasma gondii, which is often discussed by people. It is found in cat feces. After people come into contact with cat feces, it can be transmitted through the mouth, causing diseases in the human circulatory system. However, regular hand washing is enough.