Each owner is aware of such a common disease as lichen in a cat. The symptoms of this disease are quite vivid, so the development of the disease is quite simple to recognize. Real catwalkers always try to protect their affectionate fluffy pet from such troubles, but it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of developing this infection.
Each owner is simply obliged to know not only the basics of care and feeding, but also how to treat infections such as lichen in a
cat. Symptoms of the disease must be detected in the early stages, because its pathogens are dangerous to humans. Of course, only a veterinarian can make an accurate diagnosis, but there are still some signs that need to be taken seriously. First of all, this is a rash that does not pass over time, but, on the contrary, increases in size. A crust is often formed on its surface. After a few days, the animal shows noticeable foci of baldness with a round border. In veterinarians, this phenomenon has its own scientific name -
"alopecia". These are the main signs that characterize
a cat’s lichen. These symptoms, however, may indicate a number of other infections, and therefore, at the first signs of a rash on the skin of the animal, you should immediately consult a veterinarian.
To establish the exact disease in veterinary hospitals, the results of laboratory tests and LD diagnostics (studies of lesions using
Wood's fluorescent
lamp) are used. As a rule, each owner of a domestic cat, after making such a diagnosis, wonders where the cat’s lichen came from. Symptoms and treatment are clear, but the cause is unclear. After all, such pets do not have contact with sick animals. The thing is that the fungus that causes this infection can be carried on shoes or things that come in contact with infected animals.
Especially quickly, lichen develops in cats with weakened immunity. Also at risk are animals with microtraumas on the skin. This explains why this disease is leading in stray cats. But, unfortunately, pets are also often infected with this fungal infection. It is brought into the house by the owners with pieces of dirt on their shoes. There are breeds more vulnerable than others to this disease. These are primarily Persian cats.
There is no universal method for treating animals from this unpleasant fungal infection. This is because there are various types of lichen in cats. A veterinarian can prescribe a complex of drugs only after he receives all the results of the study and determines the exact etiology of the pathogen. But it is clear that the drugs will be strictly antifungal, ointments are also needed to treat the lesions on the skin of the animal. But at the same time, the owner of the pet should be extremely careful. Unfortunately, there are frequent cases when lichen from cats appears in humans - this disease is highly contagious, and children are most at risk.