1. The etiology of cat pharyngitis
1. Primary pharyngitis: this Pharyngitis is mostly caused by damage to the pharyngeal mucosa. For example, the cat’s throat is punctured by sharp objects such as fish bones and bone fragments, the cat has eaten more irritating food eaten by humans, or accidentally ingested irritating or corrosive chemicals. , The food that the cat usually eats is overheated, or the cat accidentally catches the cold due to the sudden change of the weather, etc. These situations are the common causes of cat pharyngitis;
2. Secondary pharyngitis: cat pharyngitis It is also often secondary to or accompanied by some infectious diseases, especially infections of the respiratory system or infections of organs near the pharynx. For example, cats suffer from stomatitis, rhinitis, laryngitis, esophagitis and other diseases before pharyngitis. These infections often spread. to the pharynx, resulting in pharyngitis.
2. Symptoms of cat pharyngitis
1. The cat has pharyngitis , its appetite will be reduced or abolished.
2. Pharyngeal pain, so that the cat often keeps the neck stiff and the head slightly forward.
3. The cat suffers from constant drooling, occasionally choking, and foul secretions often appear in the nasal cavity.
4. The cat suffers from pain and anxiety when swallowing, shaking his head and necking, having a painful expression, and sometimes fulminant cough.
5. If the owner touches part of its pharyngeal area with his hands, he can feel that the area is hot and swollen, but when the owner touches and oppresses the cat’s throat, the affected cat will be afraid and dodge, and May cause it to occur to induce a wheezing cough.
6. In addition, the under-beard, tonsils and other parts of cats often become swollen and inflamed. When the pharynx is compressed, the sick cat dodges.
Third, the treatment of cat pharyngitis
1. If the cat is Acute simple pharyngitis needs to be treated with antibiotics and sulfonamides in a timely manner. This is a commonly used method for the treatment of cat pharyngitis. It can also be used with some spectrum antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Vipoda. In addition, in the early stage of cat inflammation, ice cubes can be used to help the cat cold compress around its pharynx, and in the later stage, local hot compress can be used to promote the recovery of cat pharyngitis; if the cat suffers from dysphagia, drooling or dehydration, it needs to be given daily. It intravenously drips 100-150 ml of normal saline or sugar saline, until the symptoms are significantly relieved.
2. For secondary pharyngitis, it is necessary to focus on the treatment of the cat’s primary disease. During the recovery period of the cat, the owner must feed the cat with soft, digestible and non-irritating food.
Fourth, prevention of cat pharyngitis
1. The owner must always be responsible Do a good job in the feeding and management of cats, try to avoid cats from eating irritating or corrosive foods or drugs, and do not give cats some heavy-tasting foods eaten by the owner.
2. When it is necessary to use a gastric tube or a spoon to administer medicine to a cat, the action of administering the medicine should be gentle, and do not give the medicine rudely because the cat is afraid of spitting it out. Improper operation is likely to damage the cat’s pharyngeal mucosa. .
3. Find the abnormality of the cat in time. If the cat has rhinitis, laryngitis, feline tonsillitis and other related diseases near the pharynx, it needs to be treated in time to prevent secondary pharyngitis.
4. When the cat has difficulty swallowing or shaking his head and necking, the owner should open its mouth to check whether there is foreign body blocking or puncture in its pharynx, and take proper treatment in time to avoid inflammation.
I believe that after reading our introduction, you have a certain understanding of cat pharyngitis. I hope you can learn from the causes, causes and prevention methods of cat pharyngitis. Take precautions for cats in life, and cat pharyngitis can be well prevented.
