First, the performance of cats infected with Toxoplasma gondii:
After cats are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, there are two types of symptoms: acute type and chronic type. They each manifest as follows:
Chronic: The cat will experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, rapid weight loss, anemia, and sometimes neurological symptoms. In the case of a pregnant female cat, miscarriage and stillbirth may also occur. If the cat is the ultimate host of Toxoplasma gondii, the infection will show mild diarrhea.
Acute type: The cat will have a fever (the body temperature is often above 40°C) and symptoms such as poor spirit, difficulty breathing, very lethargy, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea. And like the chronic form, stillbirths and miscarriages can occur in pregnant female cats.
Second, how to prevent cats from being infected with Toxoplasma gondii?
1. Pay attention to dietary hygiene: when the owner feeds the cat, raw meat, frozen or other food other than cat food must be cooked thoroughly before it can be given to the cat edible.
2. Regularly clean the cat litter
box: The owner needs to clean the excrement in the cat litter box regularly to prevent the occurrence of infectious oocysts. At the same time, cat litter also needs to be replaced regularly and cannot be reused.
3. Deworming cats regularly: The most effective way to prevent cats from being infected with Toxoplasma gondii is to give cats deworming medicine regularly. It is recommended to feed cats targeted drugs to kill Toxoplasma gondii.
4. Keep the environment clean: The owner has to clean the room regularly, and disinfect and sterilize the environment at home, which is beneficial to human health while eliminating parasites.
