1. Sick and fever
The cat is sick and has a cold When the body temperature rises, the redness of the cat’s ears occurs when it is sick, and the cat is most likely to catch a cold and have a fever. At this time, the owner can take a thermometer to check whether the cat’s body temperature is normal. If the cat’s body temperature exceeds 39.2°C, it means that the cat has a fever. If this is the case, the owner needs to provide artificial physical cooling for the cat. You can first wipe the cat’s ears, pads
and belly with alcohol or cold water to lower the cat’s body temperature. If the cat has repeated fever in the follow-up, it is recommended that the owner take the cat to the hospital for medical treatment immediately!
2. Infection with ear mites
If the cat has redness in addition to the ears In addition to the symptoms of the cat, he will scratch his ears with his hind paws from time to time, and when the owner is close to the cat, he will smell a sour odor, that is, the cat is infected with ear mites. At this time, the owner should immediately isolate the sick cat to prevent the symptoms of ear mites from being transmitted to other healthy cats, and then the owner should treat the cat with ear drops specially designed to treat ear mites, so as to prevent the continued spread of ear mites; Scratching the ears requires putting a hood on the cat. If the cat has a serious secondary bacterial infection, the owner also needs to treat the cat in combination with systemic antibiotics.
3. The temperature is too high
If it is summer or now If the temperature of the cat’s environment is too high, the cat’s ears will also show signs of redness. This is because the sweat glands of cats are underdeveloped and it is difficult to dissipate heat, and heat can only be dissipated through the pads or ears. In this case, the owner does not need to worry too much, just guide the cat to a cool place or near an air-conditioned room, and wait for the excess heat in the cat’s body to be consumed and it will recover on its own.
