Have all the cat shovelers in their homes encountered a very fatal problem - cat moss! !
This disease not only causes cats to suffer, but also causes infection! A zoonotic disease.
Let’s talk about the topic of cat moss today!
What is cat moss?
Female moss refers to a skin disease of cats, which is highly contagious and stubborn. It is caused by the infection of the fungus "Microspori canis and Fertilis" and is more common in malnutrition and frail cats. It can be transmitted to humans and is a zoonotic disease.
Female moss is a fungal skin disease, so the transmission route is very simple. As long as you come into contact with a cat with cat moss and your resistance is relatively weak, you may be infected.
However, cat moss can be cured. Whether it is a human or a cat who suffers from the disease, as long as it is discovered in time and treated as soon as possible, it will not have much impact.
How to judge whether a cat has cat moss?
1. Judging from the clinical symptoms, cats with cat moss will experience local alopecia areata hair loss, whole body or local itching.
2. A round scab lesions appear on the cat's skin, and the scab part will be covered with dander and eventually the hair will fall off. Some cats with moss will have black spots on their skin, and gradually dander will appear here and their hair will become thinner.
3. When using Wood's lamp to shine, green fluorescence will appear. (It is recommended that you have cats at home, how many dollars a day)
What should I do if a cat has cat moss?
1. You can apply topical ointments to cats where they have cat moss, such as terbinafine hydrochloride cream, or ointments containing itraconazole , clotrimazole , sulfur and other ingredients. (You can also use it if you are infected)
2. Give cats orally antifungal oral medicines. If the cat moss is severe, you can also use a medicine bath.
3. You can take your cat to bask in the sun more often. Cat moss is nothing more than fungal infection, and fungi are afraid of ultraviolet rays.
How to prevent cats from getting moss?
1. Don’t bathe your cat frequently. Cats are actually very clean. If you wash, you must blow dry your cat’s hair!
2. Don’t let cats live in a very dark and humid place. This kind of place is simply a happy paradise for fungi.
3. You can usually strengthen your cat’s nutrition and give it nutritional cream, fish oil, egg yolks and other foods.
Well, that's all~ If you have any uncertainties, you can ask anytime!
