Domestic cats suffer from various diseases. Including there are diseases of cats that are transmitted to humans. Therefore, if you are not indifferent to the health of your pet, as well as yours and your children, it is just necessary to know the symptoms of even the most common diseases. If you can notice the signs of the disease in time, the chances for the animal's recovery will increase several times, and the severity of the disease will decrease. Also, not always a cat can be treated independently, in some cases, specialist intervention is necessary.
Cat diseases can be divided into several groups:
- Infectious diseases of cats are a group of infectious diseases caused by pathogenic pathogens.
- Viral diseases of cats are diseases caused by various viruses.
- Diseases of old cats. With age, the animal's immunity weakens due to malnutrition and other factors. Also, old cats often suffer from diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease.
- Parasitic diseases of cats cause parasites that enter the animal's body through food, during contact with an already infected animal.
- Genetic diseases of cats are inherited, and in different breeds they are different.
The most common diseases of cats
Urinary tract infection
Symptoms: the cat meows while trying to go to the toilet, she does not get to urinate.
Treatment: sometimes the disease goes by itself and the owners do not even notice that the cat is sick. In some cases, the veterinarian is required to intervene, as the animal experiences severe pain, and the disease can give complications to the kidneys.
Upper respiratory tract infection
Symptoms: cough, runny nose, decreased appetite, fatigue.
Treatment: if the disease lasts more than 3 days, it is better to consult a specialist who will recommend the drugs for treatment. Do not give the cat "human" medicines.
Chumka or Panleikopenia
Symptoms: lethargy, refusal to eat, diarrhea, vomiting
Treatment: urgently it is necessary to address to the expert as soon as the first symptoms have appeared, each lost minute brings the animal to a lethal outcome. This disease is not transmitted to humans and other animals in the house, they are sick only by cats.
Peritonitis
Symptoms: constipation, weight loss, fever.
Treatment: unfortunately, this is a deadly disease of cats.
Worms
Symptoms: vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, poor hair condition, bloated stomach, weight loss.
Treatment: treated fairly quickly and effectively with special medications.
A cat can become a carrier of disease. For a person, cat diseases such as rabies, ringworm, helminthiases, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, etc. are dangerous. Toxoplasmosis, a disease transmitted from cats, is especially dangerous for pregnant women. Vaccines for this disease does not exist!
rules
A few rules that will help you avoid the disease:
- Observe hygiene when caring for a cat. Wash your hands after cleaning the pet tray, protect children from stray animals.
- Regularly give the cat anthelmintic drugs.
- Do not allow a cat to catch rodents - it's a reservoir for many dangerous diseases.
- Properly feed the animal.
- As soon as your cat has the first signs of this or that disease, contact, first of all, a specialist.
The veterinarian will select an effective treatment and help avoid complications. Diagnosis of diseases of cats is carried out in any veterinary clinic. Protect the animal and your family from illnesses by going through the examination and making appropriate vaccinations.