Do cats have cauda equina disease?

It is caused by endocrine disorders, not a big problem, in fact, the method is also very simple, as long as it is cleaned with alkaline detergent, you can use the soap for laundry to wash the tail of the cat (the tail can only be washed if the skin is not broken), but shaving the hair is the most effective way, otherwise it will become inflamed and ulcerated after a long time.

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What is Cat Stallion Tail?

Cauda disease in cats also becomes caudal gland hyperplasia, which often occurs in male cats during the breeding period, and there have been individual cases in female cats, but the proportion is very small. Because the cat's cauda equina disease is usually due to the excessive hormone secretion of male cats during the breeding period, resulting in tail acne, if the pet owner finds that the cat's tail is greasy and dirty, the hair is sticking together one by one, and there is also waxy sebum and white dander gathered on it, then it is basically certain that the cat is suffering from stallion tail. It is often secondary to bacterial infection, is a derivative of endocrine disorders, and is a manifestation of seborrheic dermatitis.

Most of the time, the tail of the stallion in cats is also accompanied by the darkening of the color or partial hair loss of the affected area. The lesion is asymptomatic and the surrounding other** is normal.

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Causes of the pathogenesis of the tail of the cat stallion

In addition to being related to endocrine, feline cauda disease is also inseparable from the environment and diet.

For example, cats living in the wild, prolonged exposure to germs, combined with a humid environment and an irregular diet (rummaging through the trash can can can be greasy), can lead to a condition of cantia schia, similar to a black chin.

In addition, domestic cats have a kind of ponytail is usually related to a too greasy diet and cat obesity. It is recommended to switch to cat food with relatively low fat content, reduce the intake of fat and sugar water, increase the intake of vitamins and proteins, and increase exercise appropriately to promote the metabolism of cats.

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** scheme of cat stallion tail:

Cat stallion tail is like a human pimple, the process cycle may be relatively short, or it may be very long, the shovel officer should be psychologically prepared, and the common methods are as follows:

1.Neutering: It is best to spay cats with stallion tails, although it is not 100% guaranteed to be cured, but it can prevent the disease from worsening.

2.Use of antibiotics**: Mainly to prevent secondary infection, Pointe's cefadroxil tablets can be used, which can effectively target pathogenic bacteria such as staphylococci that cause **suppuration** infection.

3.Topical drugs**: Povidone-iodine or benzoyl peroxide rinse tail, mainly antibacterial and clean up oil secretions.

Cat stallion cauda disease can not heal on its own, and the **disease caused by cat stallion tail should be timely** to avoid further folliculitis, which is generally more common in unneutered male cats. Sterilization surgery can inhibit the secretion of male hormones, control the endocrine of cats, and wash them well. The feeding of cats is also related to this, and the usual feeding should be balanced with nutrition, and eat less high-fat foods.

Feline cauda is due to excessive secretion of sebaceous glands, which causes blackheads and other conditions on the surface, which may further develop into folliculitis and bacterial infection, which is common in unsterilized male cats.

Feline cauda equina disease is an endocrine disorder in male cats that have not been neutered, male hormones are too vigorous, **after a good time, it may be **, it can be better to do sterilization surgery**, usually bathing should be cleaned with drugs, not too often will lead to increased dandruff.

Cats suffering from this ** disease is also related to feeding, to slowly change to less fat cat food, usually feed cats to pay attention to the nutrition of reasonable matching, eat less fat protein and other foods with higher content, eat more vegetables to supplement vitamins and other substances.

The main symptoms of cauda equina in cats.

During the breeding period, male cats have vigorous secretion of sebaceous and parietal glands throughout the tail dorsal, and then blackheads appear on the tail back. Don't underestimate these acne, it may develop into folliculitis, boils, carbuncles, and even cellulitis, which can cause **ulcers and spread to the surroundings.

In fact, feline cauda is an endocrine disease that occurs in male cats during the breeding period. Because of the excessive secretion of male hormones, acne-like lesions appear on the tail and back, and secondary bacterial infections may occur.

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Methods for diagnosing feline cauda equinaria.

During the breeding period, male cats secrete sebaceous glands and parietal glands throughout the tail and back, and blackheads appear on the tail and back, which may develop into folliculitis, boils, carbuncles, and even cellulitis, ** ulceration and spread to surrounding healthy tissues.

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Feline cauda equinado** method.

1.Trim off the tail hair, and usually wash the affected area with anti-seborrhea shampoo. **When using an alcohol ball, rub the blackheads to disinfect the area where blackheads occur, then squeeze out the blackheads, apply antibiotic ointment, and bandage the tail with or without bandaging.

2.Seek medical attention and use progesterone**, which is required for each intramuscular injection for male cats.

3.If the affected area of the cat has subcutaneous cellulitis, you can first wash it with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, then rinse it with normal saline, and finally remember to apply Skinant ointment topically.