When the person begins to be depressed, he can explain that he badly feels. With a cat all differently: it is possible to determine its state only by some signs. What rather a condition of an animal will be diagnosed by, that the chance to help it is higher. One of indicators of a disease is change of a condition of a nose of a cat.
Structure of a nose of a cat
Nose of a cat – incredibly exact tool for studying the world around. In the simplified look it is two nostrils divided by a cartilage. They conduct in the system of trellised "sinks" where the cat if necessary is capable to hold the smell which interested her and to filter foreign aromas.
Scent of a cat more sharply human by 15 times that is explained by presence at it of a large number of receptors. But the sense of smell is not the only function of a cat's nose. Mucous the nasal courses warms the air inhaled by an animal and purifies it from microbes and bacteria. And as the nose lobe, a so-called pocket mirror, is also very sensitive to temperature differences, with its help the cat determines temperature of objects, even without touching them.
As the healthy nose at a cat looks
At a healthy animal a nose lobe to the touch slightly cool, damp, sometimes even a little slippery, slightly brilliant, without peelings and crusts. However after the endured stress, an active game or a long dream the nose can become hot. Is it normal. But if its temperature does not change within several hours, and it remains dry and warm, it is necessary to take the general body temperature of an animal. And also to look narrowly at a cat in search of other symptoms of a possible disease. But not only change of temperature and humidity of a pocket mirror can indicate a disease. Its color is also important. The turned pale nose can be symptom of poisoning, strong overcooling and any system disease. The bluish shade of a lobe of a nose can signal about a lack of oxygen or a heart disease. The reddish shade of mucous can be symptom of an infection, rhinitis, elevated pressure, an allergy or mechanical damage. A yellow pocket mirror of a nose – a sure sign of diseases of kidneys or a liver. If the cat treats the breeds painted in dark color, then and a nose pocket mirror at her, as a rule, dark. In this case to observe changes in color of a nose lobe quite difficult. And therefore in addition examine mucous lips and a century.
Constant observation
For timely definition of a disease, it is necessary to touch periodically a nose of a cat, checking its humidity and temperature. It is better to do it by the hand back. If a nose of an animal warm and dry for all day, it is necessary to address the veterinarian quickly.