I. Symptoms of tick infection in cats
Animals are infected with ticks for a long time It occurs in February and March in early spring until mid-to-late November. The high temperature and humidity period in summer is from May to October, which is the peak period of tick infection. There are more ticks in the south than in the north.
1. It is difficult for ticks to fall off after they are parasitic on the cat. If the owner touches a round, relatively hard binding when licking the cat, the size is between mung bean and soybean. When the cat is bitten by a tick, it is likely to be a tick; , edema, keratin hyperplasia, etc.;
3. Cats bitten by ticks may be infected with Lyme disease, rickettsia, ehrlichiosis and other infectious diseases, as well as tularemia , brucellosis and other bacterial diseases.
4. Ticks are mostly parasitic on the weak skin of the cat, and it is not easy to scratch the parts, such as the neck, behind the ears, between the toes, armpits, etc. If it is parasitized between the cat’s toes, it is easy to cause the cat to have lameness symptoms; if it is parasitized around the eyes, it will cause the cat’s eyelids to become red and swollen.
5. Cats with poor constitution are prone to symptoms such as weight loss, anemia, loss of appetite, and inability to sleep well after being infected with ticks. In severe cases, there will be paralysis of limbs, difficulty breathing, and even death of the cat.
Second, what should I do if there are ticks on my cat?
Since cats are usually kept indoors, the probability of being infected with ticks is not high. If you find ticks on your cat, it is recommended to send it to a pet hospital in time for a professional doctor to deal with it.
Self-treatment may cause the tick’s mouthparts to remain in the cat’s body and continue to infect the skin, or it may stimulate the tick and cause the tick to release a large amount of toxins into the cat’s body, which may easily lead to cat infection Lyme disease and other diseases.
After treating the ticks on the cat, you should also pay attention to the cat’s physical condition. If you find that the cat has symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite, lack of energy, etc., you should contact the doctor in time.
At ordinary times, you should pay attention to the prevention of ticks, deworm the cat regularly, brush the cat frequently, pay attention to environmental hygiene, and if there is any abnormality in the cat’s body, you should go to the pet hospital for inspection or consult your pet in time. doctor.
