In the message of the article on mosquito repellent, many readers expressed surprise: "Is it true that cats will also be bitten by mosquitoes?" ”
That's right! Although the cat has a body of hair, it still can't escape the poisonous hands of various insect pests. Especially as the weather becomes hotter, various pests become more and more rampant.
Pictured from: Giphy
In this issue, the Cat Research Institute has compiled several common pest atlases to help you easily identify and control insect pests.
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<h1>1. Fleas</h1>
Fleas are probably one of our most common pests, with more than 2,000 species of fleas distributed around the world, and our most common one is called the "cat fleas".
Fleas are native fleas. Image from: pests.org
Although named after cats, this fleas actually like to parasitize humans and dogs as well. When we see a cat with a small black dot the size of a grain of rice, it is probably a flea.
Pictured: thesprucepets
➤Symptoms: Itching, frequent scratching
➤ Common disease areas: may be present throughout the body, usually in the abdomen and joints
➤ Common sources of infection: carpets, shady and damp grass, trees
➤ Transmission route: Animals and humans infect each other
➤ Home Prevention:
Prophylaxis with external drug use.
Data from: @Little Golden Retriever Deer
Treatment can be treated with flea-repellent medications. If you do not have the relevant medicines on hand for a while, you can replace them with soapy water.
<h1>2. Ticks</h1>
Although ticks are also blood-sucking insects, they are more harmful.
Ticks carry bacteria and diseases that can cause symptoms such as epilepsy, muscle pain, respiratory failure, high fever, and in severe cases, death and paralysis.
It's real ticks! Image from: pests.org
➤ Discrimination: Ticks are slightly larger than fleas. Fleas have only six legs, while ticks have eight legs. Ticks can't jump.
Image from: pests.org
➤ Symptoms: Frequent scratching and licking
➤ Common sites of disease: may be present throughout the body, commonly in the abdomen.
➤ Common sources of infection: bushes, kennels, animal concentrations, ticks are mostly active in spring and summer.
External repellents may be used for prophylaxis.
Tick disease is treated according to the different bacteria/causes of ticks.
When a tick is found, mark the place where the tick appears, pour the medical alcohol into the bottle cap, and hold the tick to paralyze it. The tick's head and mouth are then clamped with forceps, and the tick's mouthparts are pulled out of the skin one by one, and the tick is drowned with alcohol.
Pictured from: Network
Over the next few days, pay close attention to the markings for redness, swelling, and suppuration.
<h1>3. Mites</h1>
Our most common mites are cat ear mites, but ear mites are actually only one of the common mites. In addition to coffee grounds-like ear mites:
This type of scabies mite like "armor":
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There are also many different species of mites.
But the mites are very small and are not very directly visible to the naked eye. Usually, after sampling, it is observed under the microscope, and the mites under the microscope look like this:
➤ Common disease sites: visible throughout the body, common in the ears, abdomen, joints.
➤ Common sources of infection: animals infect each other, unclean bedding, cat beds, etc., mostly active in spring and summer.
External drug prophylaxis:
Treating mites is mostly a long-term process. When a mite infection is found, the first thing to do should be clean bedding, cat beds and carpets.
After diagnosis in the hospital, the common treatment is bathing and rinsing with the appropriate insecticide. Long-haired cats may need to have their fur cut short.
<h1>4. Lice</h1>
Lice are uncommon in cats and can easily spread over large areas once they appear. Adult lice usually attach to the cat's hair and look like dandruff-like little white spots.
The lice under the microscope resemble moldy grains of rice:
➤ Common sites of disease: visible throughout the body, commonly found on the head.
➤ Common sources of infection: trash cans, other animals carrying lice.
Disinfect the whole environment, clean the cat nest and bedding. Bathe and spray accordingly.
Safe disinfection Please poke do not let the disinfection become poisoned, cat owners should be cautious about using disinfectant containing these 4 ingredients!
<h1>5. Worms</h1>
Worms are parasites lurking in the cat's body, if the owner observes that the cat has soft stools, emaciation, vomiting, it is necessary to consider the problem of parasites.
We usually see these worms in the feces and anus of cats:
The most common worms include tapeworms, heartworms, roundworms, hookworms, etc.
Heartworms and hookworms need to be observed under a microscope. Pictured from: Network
➤ Parasitic site: inside the cat's heart, intestines, and skin.
➤ Common sources of infection: raw meat, moldy cat food, unclean food.
➤ Home control: regular stool check, pest fighting.
<h1>6. Bees</h1>
Bees are insect pests that we can easily ignore, but in fact, every year many cats have serious consequences due to bee bites, such as allergies, irritation, shock and breathing difficulties.
Bee stung after swollen into a birthday male / snow boots / clown. Pictured from: Weibo - British newspaper sister
➤ Common sources of infection: spring and summer, near flowers.
➤ Home control: After the bee bite is found, the bee needle should be removed first, and then scrubbed with baking soda or calamine lotion.
<h1>7. Other insect pests
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➤ Spider:
Most small spiders are not poisonous to cats, but black widows, cellar spiders, and brown spiders are poisonous.
➤ Ants:
Most ants are harmless to cats, but ants such as carpenter ants and fire ants can cause pain and allergies if they bite a cat, and in severe cases even shock.
➤ Various hard-shell beetles:
Beetles are usually non-toxic to cats. However, their hard shell can cause drooling and gastrointestinal discomfort.
➤ Home control: For most non-toxic insects, cats can play with insects under the supervision of the shoveling officer, and even accidentally eat it is not a big problem.
Non-toxic insect → cat spit out half a cockroach in its mouth, how can I disinfect it, online and so on!
But if poisonous insects are found, the shoveler must eliminate them as soon as possible. If there are already signs of redness, swelling and drooling, you should be taken to the hospital immediately.
In the face of the grand situation of insects and insects and worms in spring and summer, although the shovelers have secret books in hand, there are still many insect diseases that need to be judged with the help of the professional equipment and knowledge of doctors.
If the situation is not right, you should still be sent to the hospital as soon as possible!
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