Flea dermatitis at cats represents allergic reaction of an animal to stings of fleas. The pets having hypersensibility of an organism on antigens which contain in saliva of parasites suffer from a similar disease, as a rule. It is not difficult to diagnose flea dermatitis, treatment of an allergy is more difficult.
Symptoms of flea dermatitis
It is possible to notice flea dermatitis at a cat practically right after the beginning of allergic reaction. First of all the animal begins to show keen interest in the tail. The cat constantly gnaws it that leads to plentiful loss of wool. Quite often on affected areas of skin there are bleeding ulcers.
Flea dermatitis can arise not only from mass presence of fleas on a body of a cat, but also from single stings. The animal feels the considerable discomfort which is followed by the severe itch. The pet becomes angry and aggressive.
If not to notice flea dermatitis in time, not only sufferings of an animal, but also considerable loss of wool on his body can become results of this disease. If attentively to consider affected areas, it is quite often possible to find the smallest reddish-brown parts - excrements of fleas. At contact with water they paint liquid in scarlet color. If you had a suspicion of flea dermatitis, the first that needs to be made is carefully to examine integuments and the pet's wool. On the place of stings of fleas in the presence of such disease surely there are irritations in the form of ulcers, abscesses and firm reddish papules. In the presence of the slightest suspicions of flea dermatitis the cat needs to be shown to the expert as soon as possible. Otherwise preventive and medical procedures should be carried out until the end of the pet's life.
Treatment of flea dermatitis at cats
Can appoint the necessary course of treatment of a cat at flea dermatitis only the veterinarian. Initially the pets inclined to allergic reactions have certain features of an organism. It is necessary to select medicines in strict accordance with individual characteristics. Process of disposal of a cat of an allergy to fleas, as a rule, combines three categories of medicines. Some medicines apply in the external way, others mean internal application, the third intend for acceleration of growth of wool on affected areas of skin. Besides, if the cat got sick with flea dermatitis, the owner should hold serious events for elimination of possible sources of fleas. Thorough disinfection of the room in which there lives a pet is surely carried out, his personal belongings – toys and places for a dream are processed by special antiflea medicines.