To the loving owner important not only to caress a cat, but also to feel her regarding inflammations. Behind dense wool it is possible to find emergence of cones, increase in bodies. Especially if the general condition of an animal does not raise questions. Treatment of the inflamed lymph nodes demands attentiveness from a cat.
Reasons and symptoms of inflammation of lymph nodes
For designation of the inflamed lymph nodes the term a limfodenopatiya is used. Inflammation can arise because of an infection and cancer.
If problems with lymph nodes arose because of an infection, then this disease under the name lymphadenitis. At the inflammation which began in an organism the lymph nodes adjacent to the struck body, often increase. For example, if at a cat gums are affected, then submaxillary lymph nodes and tonsils usually increase.Also viruses, microbes and parasites (worms) can be the reasons. In this case the treatment purpose – an iznichtozheniye. Pair or single increase meets at violations in a metabolism, decrease in immunity and injuries. If lymph nodes at an animal are increased massively, then it is necessary to take a blood test. At a leykosarkoma and a leukosis there can be such symptoms, but without analyses these diseases are not distinguished in any way. Other symptoms depend on body or a part of a body in whom the disease develops. At Bol in a throat the cat can reluctantly eat food, cough and slobber. A part of these signs can be a consequence of the inflamed lymph nodes because they create hindrances when swallowing. In case paws of a cat are infected, increase in lymph nodes along paws of an animal will be observed. There can be lameness. And will be the reason for that not so much of extremity pain how many painful reaction of the inflamed lymph nodes. Lymphadenitis is, as a rule, not dangerous to cats. Naturally, on condition of timely detection and treatment. When the disease is cured, lymph nodes return to the usual state.
Treatment of lymphadenitis at cats
It is possible to choose effective treatment, having only precisely established an etiology. Therefore the first that needs to be made – it is correct to make the diagnosis. For this purpose it is worth addressing to veterinary clinic. If the infection has bacterial character, then antibiotics to which this species of bacteria is sensitive are appointed. If increase in lymph nodes is caused by fungal infection, then anti-fungal medicines are applied. At a viral infection the doctor surely has to appoint treatment. The choice of medicine is influenced by a state and activators of inflammation. Most often it bruneometsin. At deterioration in a condition of an animal (breath difficulty, temperature and apathy) prescribe it hormones.