Under normal circumstances, the normal body temperature of a cat is between 38 and 39 degrees. When the cat’s body temperature rises to 39.5 degrees, it is an obvious fever, and if it exceeds 40 degrees, it is a more urgent situation. For low-grade fever caused by inflammation, cats with good constitution can rely on their own immunity and physical cooling to achieve self-healing. Cats with high fever or many concomitant diseases need to rely on drug treatment.
First, the cause of cat fever
The cause of cat fever is mostly inflammation in the body, for example, when the cat is injured, the wound is prolonged for a long time Bacterial infection caused by exposure to the air causes inflammation; viral infection reduces the immunity of cats and causes bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract and digestive tract; as well as arthritis, nephritis, liver inflammation, pancreatitis, blood diseases caused by bacterial infection Can cause a cat to have a fever.
II. How to diagnose cat fever
1. Symptoms
Fever The cat’s mental state will be very affected. Generally, if the cat is depressed, you must first measure the cat’s body temperature to see if it has a fever; secondly, the cat’s appetite will be affected, and the food will not eat more than usual. Because of the body heat, the cat will become dry mouth and reduce the number of licking; breathing will also become short and smooth; the nose will be dry and hot, etc. These are all common symptoms of fever in cats. If the cat has a fever and is accompanied by sneezing, runny nose, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., then it is necessary to suspect a cold or a viral bacterial infection.
2. Body temperature test
It is impossible to accurately determine whether a cat has a fever by relying on symptoms alone, and the degree of temperature measurement can accurately determine whether a cat has a fever. First, you need to prepare a thermometer, then disinfect it with alcohol, apply lubricating oil on the front end of the thermometer, then control the cat, gently insert the thermometer 2-3cm into the cat’s anus, touch the rectal wall slightly, wait for 3 minutes to take out the reading , the cat has a fever if it exceeds 39 degrees.
Three, how to deal with cat fever urgently
Generally cats have fever, if they can’t be sent to the doctor urgently , At this time, it is necessary to carry out artificial physical cooling for the cat. You can let the cat stay on a cool tile, use a fan to blow cool air on the cat, wipe the cat’s foot pads
and belly with alcohol and cold water, reduce the cat’s body temperature, and spray the cat’s hair with a watering can. Take away heat and lower body temperature. After artificial cooling, the cat must be given enough water and nutritious food. Artificial emergency cooling is generally useful for cats with low fever. If the cat has repeated fever and persistent high fever, after artificial cooling, send it to the hospital to inject fever-reducing needles and take antibiotics recommended by veterinarians.
Fever in cats is generally caused by certain diseases. When the fever recurs, it is necessary to find the cause of the fever. It is not possible to cure the fever only by reducing the fever, and it is necessary to treat the source of the disease, so that the cat has a fever. will heal quickly.
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