Common types of skin diseases in cats:
1. Types of parasites
The first is fleas, which bite both cats and people. They must be removed regularly Deworm. The second is ear mites, which are basically not contagious to humans, but can easily damage the cat’s ear canal, and in severe cases can cause hearing loss in cats. If you find a lot of black discharge in your cat's ears, you should clean and treat it with cat-specific ear medicine.
2. Bacterial infection
Folliculitis is caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection and manifests as local skin redness, swelling, hair loss, formation of small pustules, ulcer formation, and pus and blood oozing. out.
3. Fungal infection
Fungi commonly infected in cats include Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypsum and Trichophyton. Fungi are spread through direct or indirect contact and cause skin infections, especially when the body's resistance and immunity are reduced, malnutrition and other conditions are more susceptible to infection. It is usually best to give your cat some nutritional ointments or health products to improve immunity.
4. Skin allergies
Cat allergic skin diseases are uncommon. Cats’ inherent behavior of grooming can make skin diseases more serious.
5. Decreased immune function
Cat skin diseases caused by immune deficiency mainly manifest as local skin swelling, ulcers or scab formation.
6. Hormone skin disease
Skin allergies are commonly treated with hormonal ointments, but misuse of hormonal ointments may be counterproductive and worsen the condition.
7. Metabolic skin diseases
Skin diseases can be caused by endocrine disorders. The common black chin in cats is one of the skin diseases caused by endocrine and metabolic disorders.
8. Skin tumors
Skin tumors are cell proliferative diseases that occur in the skin. They are clinically divided into benign tumors and malignant tumors. Malignant tumors can continue to proliferate, cause metastasis, and threaten life, which is called skin cancer.
9. Feline eosinophilic granuloma
Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex is a common skin inflammatory disease in cats. The diseased sites include the skin, mucosal-cutaneous junction and oral cavity.
