Everyone may have heard such a joke, there is a person who has been looking up at the sky, attracting a group of people who do not know the truth to look up at the sky together, in fact, people's noses are bleeding, and they are looking up to stop the bleeding. Human friends often encounter nosebleeds, we can lean back, take a paper ball to plug the nose, raise your hand, acupressure, cold compresses and other methods to stop the bleeding.
So, why do cats have nosebleeds? If you find that the cat's nose is bleeding, how to stop the bleeding?
Epistaxis refers to bleeding caused by rupture of blood vessels in the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses, which is one of the common clinical symptoms, most of which are caused by nasal lesions, may also be caused by systemic diseases, and occasionally bleeding from lesions near the nasal cavity through the nasal cavity occurs.
【Causes of nosebleeds in cats】
◆ Primary epistaxis, mainly mechanical damage to the nasal mucosa caused by bleeding, such as:
The nose suffers a blow
Stinging of insects
Nasal fly larvae parasitize, etc
■ Secondary epistaxis
Inflammation, necrosis, ulceration, tumors, etc. of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses.
Abnormally elevated pressure in the major circulating arteries, such as congestion of the systemic circulation during heart failure.
Elevated blood pressure during hyperthermia, solar and thermal stroke can cause excessive congestion and dilation of capillaries in the nasal mucosa, which can easily rupture and cause bleeding.
Diseases with hemorrhagic diathesis lead to nasal bleeding, such as vitamin C or vitamin K deficiency, hemophilia, and cases of poisoning with coumarin-based rodenticides such as sodium from enemy rats.
◆ Bleeding in the stomach, esophagus, throat, trachea and lungs, blood can also flow out of the nostrils.
【Symptoms of nosebleeds in cats】
◆ Primary nosebleeds are mostly unilateral, bright red in blood, do not contain bubbles or only a few bubbles, and flow out in a drip or line.
◆ If a large venous vessel or a small arterial vessel ruptures, the blood gushes out of the nostrils in a thin stream.
◆ Arterial bleeding, the blood flowing out is bright red.
◆ Venous bleeding, the blood flowing out is dark red.
◆ Inflammatory bleeding, the blood is often mixed with mucus or pus.
◆ A short period of small amount of bleeding, the systemic symptoms of the diseased cat are not obvious.
◆ Long-term massive bleeding, cats will have conjunctival pallor, difficulty breathing, fast and weak pulse, muscle tremor, skin temperature drop, severe can cause shock, coma, and even death.
【Diagnosis of nosebleeds in cats】
According to the different situations of the cat nosebleed, with various examinations, the specific cause of the cat nosebleed can be judged.
◆ Cat nostrils bleed without bubbles, the hemoglobin flowing out of the nose is reduced, brown, it may be a tumor rupture, you can use nasal fluid smear to check whether tumor cells are visible.
◆ Unilateral nosebleeds in cats, usually primary epistaxis.
◆ Bilateral nosebleeds in cats should be considered for pulmonary hemorrhage or gastric bleeding.
◆ Pulmonary hemorrhage, bright red blood, flowing from both nostrils, foamy, accompanied by dyspnea and coughing, auscultation of the lungs with wet rales.
◆ Stomach bleeding, blood is dirty brown, can be vomited from both nostrils, blood mixed with food particles, there is a sour smell.
【How to give first aid to cats with nosebleeds】
◆ When we find that the cat's nose is bleeding, it may be necessary to stop the bleeding first, and then decide whether to take the cat to the hospital for detailed examination and treatment according to the severity, the following first aid methods can be used:
1. Keep the cat quiet.
2. Raise the cat's head slightly.
3. Apply cold to the bridge of the nose with a towel or ice pack soaked in cold water.
◆ When there is mild bleeding, after a few minutes to half an hour, the bleeding can be stopped.
◆ If the operation of the above first aid methods still cannot help the cat stop the nosebleed, please take the cat to the hospital immediately.
【How to prevent nosebleeds in cats】
◆ Avoid trauma and insect bites.
◆ According to the situation of the cat, daily supplementation of nutrition, including iron agents (such as ferrous sulfate, iron gluconate, etc.), vitamin C and vitamin B, etc., to promote the body's hematopoietic function.
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