At present, the fast-paced lifestyle, pets have become the spiritual sustenance of many young people who are wandering outside. Although there are countless troubles and pits on the road to becoming a shoveler, after dragging home tired every night to see the cute "little cute", it seems that all this is worth it, and love and hate have become the norm for daily shovelers.
According to the "2019 China Pet Industry White Paper" released by dog people network, the number of urban pet dogs and cats in 2019 reached 99.15 million, the number of urban pet (dog and cat) owners reached 61.2 million, and the number of urban pet dogs in 2019 was 55.03 million, and the number of pet cats was 44.12 million. The urban pet (dog and cat) consumer market exceeded 200 billion.
Although the pet crowd is expanding, there are still many novice shovelers who do not know that there is a parasitic disease that may kill the "little cuties" when severe.
Image source from: Weibo
On Weibo, many friends' pets suffer from coccidiosis.
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Coccidiosis: A common parasitic infectious disease caused by isosporidium.
Mode of infection: It can be seriously endemic in places with poor environmental hygiene and high density of pets, and sick pets and adult pets with bacteria are the main source of infection of the disease.
Young pets are susceptible and have significant symptoms than adult pets. The onset of juvenile pets is mostly acute, and adult pets have strong resistance, and after infection with coccidiosis, they often appear chronic.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > what is a coccidiosis</h1>
Coccidioides are protozoal parasites, unlike tapeworms and roundworms, which are generally invisible to the naked eye and are distributed all over the world. Coccidiosis is generally infected by an infectious oocyst state into the digestive tract and is a common parasite in pets.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > what are the symptoms of coccidiosis in pets</h1>
Coccidiosis is a common canine cat parasite, generally difficult to heal itself, will not infect people, coccidioides infection mild case will not have any symptoms, not easy to detect, severe cases will lead to thinning or pulling blood, anemia appetite decline, etc., for kittens and puppies may also be fatal.
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Because coccidiosis is an animal parasitic disease, it only spreads from animal to animal, has a fixed host, and is not transmitted to humans. The relatively common coccidiosis in dogs and cats is a protozoa of the genus Cystaceae, which is species-specific. Coccidioides that infect dogs do not infect cats and humans, and coccidioides that infect cats do not infect dogs and people.
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Meat of unknown origin should be cooked
For the nutrition of pets, many shovelers will occasionally choose to feed raw meat, but for some raw meat of unknown origin, it should be cooked and then enjoyed by their babies.
Maintain pets and hygiene
Regularly cleaning your baby and paying attention to the hygiene of the active environment can also greatly reduce the chance of infection with coccidiosis.
Keep your pet's drinking water source clean
Pay attention to pet drinking water, and prevent pets from drinking wild water sources in time when going out.
Pet daily utensils are disinfected regularly
Regular cleaning and disinfection of pets' daily eating utensils and toys.