The skin of the animal plays a protective and restrictive function. It protects it from the negative effects of the environment. It prevents the penetration of various hostile microorganisms, maintains the balance of mineral salts and water in the body. In recent years, cat skin diseases are very common. Despite the fact that the symptoms of the disease are quite well expressed, identifying the source is still problematic. Most diseases are bacterial, allergic, viral, fungal or parasitic in nature.
Besides? damage can be physical or chemical in nature. The animal receives the bulk of information about the environment through the skin and coat. The health status of a cat can be judged by its appearance. If you feel unwell or sick, the coat looks scruffy, dull and even inanimate. With increased licking of certain areas of the hairline, scratching or nibbling of the skin, it can be assumed that skin diseases have appeared in cats. Hair loss and the formation of bald patches, inflammation or redness of the skin and other factors indicate their appearance.
Living things are constantly susceptible to various diseases. The most common skin diseases of cats: trichophytosis (lichen), scabies, fleas, bacterial infections. Lichen belongs to fungal diseases, it is usually characterized by severe itching. The animal with bitterness and persistently tries to lick the affected area. The disease causes a partial loss of coat in the form of an oval, spots combed to the blood appear on the body. Given that the signs of the disease are quite obvious, you need to contact the veterinarian and treat him under his guidance.
A bacterial infection is usually caused by bacteria entering the skin. As a result, the skin begins to become inflamed, redden, pus may be excreted. In some cases, hair loss in certain places is possible. In order for the animal not to lick them, it is urgent to solve this problem, for which the veterinarian will give the necessary antibiotics and ointments. Cat skin diseases are usually treated based on the cause of the disease. If bleeding scratches, abrasions or cuts from physical impact have appeared on the pet’s skin, do not try to treat them, a cat will do it competently.
One of the most common skin problems is flea damage. They live on the body of the animal and actively suck blood from it, lay eggs. Insect bites cause itching, causing the living creature to constantly itch, damaging the skin and forming wounds. In this situation, qualified help from a veterinarian is needed to prevent a bacterial infection or a more severe lesion. Although skin diseases of cats are diverse, they are usually manifested with approximately the same signs: itching, combing, hair loss, redness, pustules, crusts, etc.
Scabies provokes severe itching, damaged parts of the body do not completely lose their hair. Part of it remains, the hair becomes brittle and has a dull color. On the damaged area, small dots of a reddish color are visible, this is the path of the itch mite and the egg laying site. Painful areas are usually concentrated in the area of the head (ears, neck), the trunk is rarely affected. For all of the listed diseases, auxiliary means in the form of a bandage are needed in order to close the sore spot and prevent licking and combing.
Treatment of the disease should be started after a more accurate diagnosis, if necessary, additional studies are carried out (analysis of blood, feces, urine). If skin diseases of cats cannot be more accurately diagnosed, treatment is carried out by the method of exclusive therapy. It must be remembered that such diseases are often very difficult to treat, sometimes treatment takes a lot of time. In order to achieve the desired results, self-medication must be excluded.