Remember the first time I asked my mom to get a cat, how she refused? Is it because the cat has parasites on it? In fact, my mother is right, there are indeed many parasites on cats, but those are not easy to infect us, but will make cats uncomfortable, and even sick. Therefore, cats need the most intimate care of shovelers.
Many shovelers believe that as long as the cat is not free-range and does not have fleas on its body, it will not be infected with parasites, so there is no need to deworm the cat. In fact, there are many types of parasites on cats, and there are different hazards to the health of cats.
Today, let everyone follow the steps of Bang Mei and learn about several common parasites on cats!
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Features: Strong survival and fertility. Carpets, bathrooms, grass, parks can all be found. Once infected with cats, it will breed in large quantities.
Hazards: Cats scratching due to severe itching, which will lead to allergic dermatitis, local skin breakage and ulceration; due to the long-term blood sucking of fleas, it can lead to chronic anemia in cats, manifested as pallor of the visible mucosa, overall emaciation of cats, poor spirits, malnutrition, and symptoms of hair removal.
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Features: Prefer to hide in low vegetation such as grass and shrubs, or active in dark and humid environments.
Hazards: can make the cat local skin ulcer, pain; blood sucking volume is very large, after sucking cat blood before and after the tick weight difference can be up to 200 times, which will lead to cat blood loss and anemia, emaciation, stunted; and tick saliva is an antigen, will lead to local itching and secondary infection. More seriously, ticks may secrete some toxins while sucking blood, and the toxins in its saliva can paralyze the cat.
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Features: Carry a lot of viruses with you. Lice not only have blood-sucking hazards, but also make the host itchy and can infect many important human and animal diseases.
Hazards: Can cause itching, rash, dermatitis, dry coat color, anemia, malnutrition, and will transmit the virus to the host.
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Features: Scabies mites, ear mites and other types, parasitic and mammalian body surface. At the same time, bedding and other items will also be contaminated with mites when they are not frequently washed.
Hazards: It will cause the cat to be itchy and unbearable, suffer from severe itching ear diseases, become unpleasant, and the cat will scratch the face and reduce its appearance.
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Features: is a common cat intestinal parasite, tapeworm body like a train is a section, each section contains worm eggs, when the development of maturity of these segments will fall off, with feces excreted outside, if the cat litter box, sofa found milky white rice grains, it may be infected tapeworm.
Hazards: Causes cats to vomit, diarrhea, anemia, malnutrition, and like to rub their butts on the ground. At the same time, fleas are one of the vectors that transmit tapeworms, and when cats are found to be infected with tapeworms, not only taenia but also fleas must be expelled to prevent secondary infection. Cats with taeniasis will experience malnutrition, the intestines will also cause inflammation due to the damage and destruction of the parasite, and the toxins secreted by the insects will also affect the health of the body and even poisoning. And this tapeworm can also infect people, especially those with weakened immune systems.
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Features: Intestinal parasites that can be spread through cat items and hidden eggs in the park.
Harm: When the number of roundworm infections is small, cats generally do not have obvious abnormal performance, but when the number of infections is large enough, cats will show symptoms such as malnutrition, weakness, bloating, abdominal pain, intestinal blockage, vomiting, etc., and the larvae may also transfer to other organs, causing more damage.
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Features: A blood-sucking parasite that bites the intestines with its teeth. It can be transmitted through feces, fur, and supplies.
Hazards: diarrhea, inflammation and bleeding due to damage to the intestinal mucosa, severe cases can lead to cat anemia, weakness.
Finally, Bang Mei would like to say that cat deworming is really a big thing that cannot be ignored. When the cat is observed to have the above symptoms, it is necessary to consult the doctor in time and treat it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the back will be our beloved cat.
Of course, usually shovelers should also pay attention to the hygiene of the cat's living environment, keep it clean and tidy, and effectively prevent cat parasitic infections.
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