Officers must be very careful when doing external deworming for their masters, and read the instructions for use of the drug carefully. The medicine should be dropped on the back of the cat's head and neck, that is, between the shoulder blades on the back of the cat's neck. We can use our hands to open the hair on the back of the cat's neck. When the cat's skin is exposed, use your fingers to hold the hair that was previously removed and drop the medicine. During the dripping process, do not let go of the hand holding the hair!< /p>

Don’t rush to let the cat go after instilling the medicine. You should quietly observe and wait for the medicine to penetrate into the cat’s sebaceous glands, then help the cat tidy up its fur and let them move freely. Or if you are concerned, you can put an Elizabethan collar on your cat.

If the poop scraper still operates improperly, causing the cat to lick the anthelmintic medicine, and the scene at the beginning of the article occurs, do not be stupid (zuo) stupid (si) to try those "recipes of mung bean water and sugar water" on the Internet "Hurry up and take your cat to the hospital to see a doctor. Tell the doctor what brand of anthelmintic you are using, what the dosage is, how many licks you expect to be licked by the cat, and what the symptoms are. This will make it easier for the doctor to give treatment immediately. Plan!

In fact, generally when we take cats home, we will regularly conduct internal and external deworming for their health. However, there are always many people who have many questions about deworming, such as how old the cat is. Can you start deworming? How often is deworming needed? What kind of deworming medicine is better? So today, Da Meow will take you through all these things about deworming at once~

First of all, before we talk about deworming, we must first know what parasites will affect the cat’s body and what the harm is!

Parasites outside cats include: scabies mites, demodex mites, fleas, lice, ear itch mites, etc. Internal parasites often include: tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, coccidia, trichomonas, giardia, heartworms, pyroworms, etc. What are the dangers of these parasites? Let’s first take a look at the dangers of some external parasites:

Scabies mites: Scabies mites are generally found in the external auditory canal of cats. Cats infected with scabies mites will gradually develop symptoms such as severe itching, hair loss, and red skin. As the condition gradually worsens, scabies mites will appear on the surface of the cat’s cuticle. Drilling holes will cause dense papules, dandruff and red spots to appear on the cat's skin surface, which will slowly form thick scabs.

Demodex: Demodicosis in cats generally occurs on the cat’s eyes, ears, lips and hairless areas on the inside of the front legs. There will be 1-5 relatively small erythematous lesions with clear boundaries locally. Although this parasitic disease is not itchy, it is very likely to cause the death of the animal! In severe cases, the cat will have large areas of hair loss, edema, erythema, sebum growth, and purulent dermatitis. The diseased area will itch and sometimes also Lesions in the external lymph nodes will be found.

Ear itch mites: Ear itch mites usually live in the skin of cats’ ears, causing a parasitic disease. Sick cats tend to be restless, often shake their heads, and scratch the itchy areas. Ear inflammation may also occur. Hematoma or allergic reaction. Thick brown-black scabs will be seen on your cat’s external auditory canal.

Fleas: Fleas should be considered a very common external parasite. Fleas will bite cats, suck blood, and secrete toxins, affecting blood coagulation, causing cats to itch, disrupting normal life and rest, and making cats irritable and restless. state, it will also affect the cat’s health over time!

Lice: Lice are also one of the more common skin parasites, which can cause skin inflammation in cats and cause skin itching.

Next let’s talk about the harm of internal parasites to cats:

Roundworm: This parasite is very common. Cats will become emaciated after being infected, but their abdominal girth will increase significantly, and symptoms such as developmental delay and vomiting will occur. In severe cases, breathing difficulties may occur, and if the kitten is infected, it may die due to malnutrition!

Tapeworms: Cats are generally susceptible to tapeworms. Infected cats will find exfoliated proglottids in their feces, which are usually yellow-white and about the size of sesame seeds. Cats infected with tapeworms will suffer from loss of appetite and constipation. Symptoms that alternate with diarrhea and significant weight loss.

Hookworm: This is a relatively common parasite in cats. The main symptoms after infection are digestive disorders, anemia, malnutrition, etc.

Heartworms: Coughing, fatigue, weight loss, and depression are common symptoms of cats infected with heartworms. At the same time, cats may also be accompanied by symptoms such as fright, syncope, and diarrhea. If the condition worsens, they may even suffer from infection. And die!

Trichomonas: The main symptoms of cats infected with Trichomonas are diarrhea, and the ends of the feces are bloody or mucus, and there is loss of appetite, vomiting, weight loss and other symptoms. Generally, when these situations occur, the initial judgment will be that it is infected with trichomonas, but the possibility of feline plague is not ruled out. Therefore, it is recommended that cat owners take their cats to the pet hospital for testing in time!

Giardia: In fact, the response to infection with Giardia is somewhat different from that of infection with other parasites. The cat’s mental state and diet are good, but it just doesn’t gain weight, and occasionally has stomach upset, and it will last for several days after taking medicine. Oh my god, I will have diarrhea again in a few days.

Pyrozoonosis: In the early stages of infection, the cat’s mental state does not change much. Sometimes it will appear tired or have a slight loss of appetite, so it is easy to be ignored by the scavenger! After entering the acute stage, the cat will have a fever reaching 40 Above ℃, there will be no appetite, depression, weight loss, unsteady walking and easy falling, and even symptoms of anemia, pale optic mucosa or sudden collapse!

　How to deworm cats? What deworming drugs should be used?

Since we now recognize the threat that parasites pose to cats’ health, we must “defeat” them with deworming drugs! Therefore, Da Meow also recommends the following deworming drugs for poop scrapers. Statement: This This recommendation does not belong to any commercial behavior, it is all medicines that have been used by Big Meow personally or by friends who are close to me!

Anthelmintic drugs for cats

Frontline Plus for cats, this drug can effectively prevent and treat flea and tick infections. Cats can only be used when they are about 8 weeks old!

Frontline Plus for cats can prevent and treat fleas, lice, Demodex, and ear itch mites. Frontline Plus for cats is better than drops for 2 months. It can also be used on kittens, which means that as long as the cat is more than two days old, it can use this drug!

Advocate, also known as Bayer's external repellent, can be used to treat fleas, ear mites, demodex, scabies, lice, as well as immature and mature stages of roundworms, hookworms, and adult whipworms. Lungworm. Only cats that are 9 months old can use this drug. Ai Walker comes in two packages, which are designed for cats of different weights. One is for cats under four kilograms, and the other is for cats over four kilograms.

Revolution is a drug used to treat and prevent ear mites, heartworms and fleas. Cats must be at least 8 weeks old before they can be used. The drug is divided into three specifications for cat deworming: 2.5kg for cats over 2 months old, 2.6~7.5kg for cats over 2 months old, and 6.8kg for cats over 2 months old. , shit shovelers can choose according to their master’s weight!

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Let’s talk about how to use it! How to use external drive drug drops:

In fact, we have just mentioned this method. Let’s review this method~ First, use your hands to spread the hair between the shoulder blades on the back of the cat’s neck, expose the skin, and put the drops on the cat’s skin. , be careful not to let go immediately at this time, let the potion slowly penetrate into the cat's skin, and then help the cat tidy up its fur! The drops cannot be dropped anywhere else, they must be dropped on the back of the neck and between the shoulder blades!

Attention! The doctor does not need to massage the area where the medicine is applied, and do not drop the medicine on the damaged skin. Do not bathe the cat within 72 hours after use!

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