1. Symptoms of folliculitis in the cat’s tail
The cat’s tail has folliculitis. The upper skin will become black, red and swollen, and there will be hair loss. The lesions of cat folliculitis can range from the inner root to two-thirds of the way, and the coat
will be greasy and messy. There are many small black spots at the root of the hair, and the black spots can be wiped off, but the hair is easy to fall off when wiping, and the cat will obviously feel pain.
1. The hair is greasy: the hair on the cat’s tail will become greasy
2. The hair is knotted: the hair is knotted in strands, with a lot of grease and dust sticking to it. Difficult to comb.
3. Blackheads: The hair follicles are blocked and there are blackheads inside.
4. Unpleasant smell: pungent smell
2. Causes folliculitis Reasons for
1. As cats grow older, they gradually develop sexual maturity. If the secretion of sex hormones in the body is too strong, it will cause endocrine disorders, and the reaction to the skin is folliculitis. The disease is more common in male cats than females and tends to develop on the cat’s chin and tail, commonly known as black chin and stud tail.
2. Cats usually eat too greasy cat food, which will lead to the secretion of excess oil on the skin, which will lead to the blockage of hair follicles and cause folliculitis.
3. Daily cleaning is not enough. While cats do not need regular baths, daily grooming should not be neglected. If a cat’s fur becomes tangled and knotted, it can build up grease and bacterial dust over time and cause folliculitis.
Third, treatment of cat tail folliculitis
Mild hair follicles in cats Inflammation can be cleaned with household alkaline detergents, combined with Finoen Skin Spray and multivitamins to promote recovery.
If the cat’s folliculitis symptoms have caused suppuration and bleeding, it may be a worsening bacterial infection that has led to pyoderma. It is recommended to take it to the veterinary hospital for treatment in time to avoid infection and tail necrosis in the later stage.
First of all, in this case, the cat needs to wash the wound with a lot of saline, and then inject the cat with anti-inflammatory drugs. Secondly, try to avoid cats from licking their tails at home. You need to wear an Elizabethan headgear and keep the cat in a cage to rest.
Subsequently, a medicated shampoo for pyoderma should be used for medicated bathing, usually once every 3-5 days. If folliculitis has purulent symptoms, it needs to be treated with oral or injected antibiotics. The course of treatment is more than 1 week, and drugs that enhance skin resistance such as vitamin B and lecithin should also be added to the daily diet.
Tail folliculitis in cats is mainly caused by the cat’s long-term feeding of foods with high oil content, the disordered secretion of body hormones when the cat grows up, the cat’s body not being cleaned in time, and the accumulation of oil in the hair. When feeding cats at ordinary times, you can feed cats food with lower oil content, clean up their bodies in time, and do sterilization operations as soon as possible if they are unwilling to breed cats to prevent reproductive system diseases and reduce endocrine disorders.
