People shed tears are generally because they are happy or sad, while cats are different, according to different reasons, cat tears can be divided into the following 4 types:
(1) Pathological type of tearing
As the name suggests, this is because of the cat's illness and lead to tears, such as colds, blerush, conjunctivitis, etc., the cat's eyes are relatively fragile, it is easy to be infected with bacterial viruses, resulting in redness and swelling of the eyes, increased secretions, the shoveler usually pays more attention to observe the health status of the cat, whether the eyes are inflamed, and treat the cat in time.
(2) Stress-type tearing
That is, the daily so-called cat stress response, when the cat is subjected to some external stimuli and influences, the body will make some excessive response, such as the cat who has just arrived in the new environment, will be afraid to hide in the corner, do not eat or drink, which is a normal "overreactive". If the stress factors are more serious, the cat overreacts, and the body is prone to some lesions, such as constant tears in the eyes.
(3) Congenital lacrimation
If you are raising Garfield, then pay attention to the cat congenital type of tears, its nasal tear pipe is naturally blocked, so the daily care of the shoveling officer is to wipe it clean with more tissues or cotton swabs, the general congenital tears will not have any impact on the health of the cat, the shoveling officer can do daily care, avoid residual eye droppings, resulting in serious tear marks, and affect the cat's vision! In addition, the shoveler can prepare cotton swabs, Pointe eye drops and paper towels at home to help cats clean up their eye secretions and not be lazy.
(4) Stimulating lacrimation
When the cat is stimulated by food, smell or dust, it may cause the cat's eyes to be uncomfortable, and in order to alleviate it, the cat shed tears, and it may be a result of the stimulation of the eyes. This stimulus can be food, smell, dust, etc., these stimuli make the cat's eyes become very uncomfortable, and in order to alleviate this uncomfortable feeling, the cat will naturally produce tears, making the eyes more comfortable.
To alleviate the irritating tears of cats, the shoveler needs to keep the living environment clean, avoid too much dust, bacteria aggravate the situation of cats, and pay attention to cleaning cat daily necessities!