Charming fluffy creatures with sly eyes, soft treads and a charming purr. They gently wake us up in the morning, brighten up loneliness, and just give warmth and love. We are, of course, talking about cats - the most charming pets living in almost every family.
Sometimes, plunging our heads into everyday worries and affairs, we completely forget about our favorites, not even suspecting that they are capable of being sad and even seriously ill. Most people generally think that cats are the most tenacious creatures. However, this is not quite true. Fluffy homebodies can suffer not only from specific cat ailments, but also from diseases such as the common cold, obesity, pneumonia and much more.
Sick, the cat holds on, like a staunch tin soldier, trying to hide his affliction to the last. This is probably why they are considered the most viable creatures.
Diseases of cats and their symptoms are often very difficult to identify, so a caring owner should carefully monitor the behavior of the pet. The slightest deviations from the norm can indicate a serious illness and become the reason for an immediate appeal to the veterinarian.
A healthy animal has a good appetite, regular stools, shiny thick coat, wet tip of nose and clean eyes. Having become ill, a cat most often becomes lethargic and untidy, tries to hide in a quiet and dark corner, reluctantly responds to a call.
When suspicious symptoms appear, you need to measure the body temperature of the pet. Normally, it does not exceed 39 degrees. Raising the thermometer column above the 40 degree mark may indicate the onset of the development of the disease. But it should be borne in mind that the temperature in cats can increase after physical exertion, with fright or simply from overheating in the sun.
In order to immediately identify cats' diseases and their symptoms, it is necessary to measure and remember the body temperature of the animal in a calm state in advance.
His breathing can also tell about the malaise of a pet - in a healthy individual in an awake state it is smooth and noiseless.
Cat skin diseases and their symptoms are most easily diagnosed. The most common of them are: eczema, trichome, coltun and lichen. The latter ailment, characterized by hair loss and peeling of the skin, is dangerous not only for pets, but also for their owners. Moreover, some varieties of lichen are completely difficult to cure.
There are more dangerous diseases of cats and their symptoms, the deplorable result of which can be fatal. These include panleukopenia (distemper) and rabies. If the first disease is still treatable, then the second leads to imminent death. In order to protect the pet from such misfortunes, annual vaccination is necessary.
In addition to the aforementioned ailments, representatives of the cat family can suffer from diseases of the internal organs. So, in cats with liver disease, the stool becomes very light, the urine is dark, the eyes become yellowish. In addition, the body weight of the individual decreases sharply, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation appear. What kind of liver disease does the unfortunate murka suffer from, only a series of tests and examinations can reveal. Often this is hepatitis and fatty disease.
Another organ that is often exposed to dangerous ailments is the kidneys. With their disease, the animal exhibits symptoms such as blood in the urine, fever, and pain in the lower back. Kidney diseases in cats are very dangerous, since they are practically not treatable. Severe infections lead to the loss of the function of excretion of waste products from the body. The most common diseases of this organ are urolithiasis and inflammatory processes such as cystitis or pyelonephritis.