How do you see if there are worms on a cat? How do you know if a cat has bugs on it?

If it is an ectoparasite such as fleas, lice, and mites, it is easy to see that the pet has symptoms such as hair loss, itching, and dander on the affected area, and if it is an internal parasite, it may cause symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, loss of appetite, slow growth, and blood in the stool. But there are many types of parasites, and the symptoms are not the same, some parasites do not have any symptoms in the early stage, it is best to do a parasite test for pets, I did the test in Da Enmei Biology, and found out that the cat has no worms, and there is no need to eat deworming drugs.

Many excrement shovelers believe that as long as cats are not stocked and do not have fleas on their bodies, they will not be infected with parasites, so there is no need to deworm cats. In fact, there are different types of parasites in cats, and there are different hazards to the health of cats. Let's follow the senior shovel officer to learn about the knowledge related to the parasites on the cat, hoping to help you who are also a shovel officer or want to become a shovel officer.

First of all, excrement shovelers need to understand the types of parasites in cats and the characteristics of these parasitic infections.

In general, from the place where parasites live, parasites on cats can be divided into two categories:

1) Ectoparasites: In vitro, as the name suggests, they live on the body surface of cats, mainly arthropods. It is mainly divided into fleas, ticks, scabies mites and ear itch mites.

2) Endoparasites: Parasites in the body are more complex. It is mainly divided into tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, and heartworms.

The properties of parasitic infections in cats fall into four main categories::

First, there is no seasonal ** dyeing. Parasites in cats can be infected all year round, and they can affect the health of cats all the time.

Second, it is common to humans and cats. Many of the parasites in cats can be transmitted to humans, although some may also be brought to cats by humans.

Third, sources of infection are everywhere. The owner's clothes and shoes can carry outdoor parasites and insect eggs; Sofa rugs in your home can also harbor parasites and eggs; Raw meat bitten or fed by mosquitoes can also be infected with the parasite; Healthy cats are in direct contact with sick cats, and parasites may also be transmitted to healthy cats through sick cats;

Fourth, the parasite larvae in the mother infect the fetus through the placenta, and may also be transmitted to lactating kittens through milk, etc.

Secondly, excrement shovelers need to understand the characteristics of some common parasites in cats and their possible impact on cat health. The characteristics and hazards of cat parasites are as follows:

Characteristics and hazards of fleas:

Characteristics: Extremely survivable and fecund. Carpets, sofas, beds, parks can all be there.

Hazards: It can cause severe itching and scratching in cats, seasonal eczema, atopic dermatitis, local ulcers; Hair loss, anemia, malnutrition.

Characteristics and hazards of ticks:

Characteristics: Likes to hide on low vegetation such as grass and shrubs. Active in dark and damp environments.

Hazards: can make cats local ** ulcers, pain; The amount of blood sucking is very large, and the weight difference between ticks before and after sucking cat blood can be 200 times, which leads to blood loss and anemia in cats; Seriously, the toxins in its saliva can cause paralysis.

Characteristics and hazards of lice:

Features: Carry a lot of viruses with you.

Hazards: It can cause itching, rash, dermatitis, dry coat, anemia, malnutrition, and can transmit the virus to the host.

Characteristics and hazards of mites:

Characteristics: scabies mites, ear itch mites, parasitic on the body surface of humans and mammals.

Harm: It will cause the cat to itch unbearably, suffer from severe itching ear diseases, become unpleasant, and reduce appearance.

1. Pay attention to whether the cat's belly is bulging. When a cat has a lot of worms in its belly, its belly looks round and large, and it falls down as if it is pregnant, while the spine and pelvis are skinny. Note that at this time, the cat's belly is large and the rest of the place is very thin, unlike the fat cat, the whole body is round.

2. Check whether there are fat blocks on the cat's body, when you walk on the back of a healthy cat with your hands, you can feel the fat masses distributed on the spine, and you can't feel the thin bones. Cats with worms in their stomachs do not have these fat lumps, and when petting the cat's back and pelvis, the sharp and thin bones can be visibly felt.

3. Check the state of the cat's fur. Intestinal parasites absorb the nutrients your cat eats, so your cat doesn't get enough vitamins, minerals and protein to have a healthy coat.

Regularly deworming cats inside and outside is something that every excrement shoveler has to do, if you don't deworm for a long time, cats are likely to be infected with parasites, and their own health will be violated. The question is, how can you tell if a cat has parasites on it? Under normal circumstances, the cat's physical state is closely related to its health status, if the cat has recently had various abnormal symptoms, the shovel officer should be careful, it may be a parasite.

Dry hair, shedding,In addition to the reason for unbalanced diet, it may also be infected with fleas, lice and other parasites, and cats are bitten and destroyed, resulting in a series of problems such as hair loss and dermatitis.

Vomiting and diarrhea,When cats are infected with internal parasites, the worms will cause damage to the stomach and intestines, causing frequent vomiting and diarrhea in cats. When the number of parasites in the body is large, the cat may also pull out the worms, and in this case, it must be dewormed in time, otherwise the parasites will further damage the health of the cat and cause more serious consequences.

Getting thinner and thinner,If the cat's diet is normal, but it is becoming thinner, it is most likely caused by parasites. Internal parasites rely on absorbing the cat's own nutrients to grow, even if the cat eats a lot, the real nutrients can be obtained are very little, which is why some cats eat a lot but do not grow fat.

Mental malaise,Cats that are usually lively and active suddenly become lethargic and wilting spirits are not very good, which may be caused by parasites. The parasite takes away the cat's nutrients, so that it does not have enough nutrients to maintain physical activity, and its physical fitness has also declined, and it no longer likes to exercise.

To determine whether there are insects on the cat, it depends on whether it often scratches its fur with its paws, and if it often scratches, it is insects.

You can see whether the cat's fur is rough, and generally the fur will become very rough after the worm grows, and it will also lose its hair.

The best thing to do is to see if there is any hair removal area, if there is, then it means that there are insects.

The presence of parasites in the cat's body can cause it to experience loss of appetite, vomiting, drowsiness, emaciation, whitening of the gums, etc., and obvious parasites can also be seen in the cat's feces. Moreover, the cat's hair looks very dull and very messy, and not deworming for a long time will also lead to symptoms of malnutrition in cats.

There are parasites in the cat's body, and there will be loss of appetite, vomiting, lethargy, emaciation, etc., and some cats will have white gums, which is anemia caused by parasites.

When a cat is infected with parasites, its hair looks very dull and messy, and even in severe cases, it can cause dehydration and malnutrition.

If you want to know if there are parasites in the cat's body, you can also look at its feces, if there are parasites, you can see obvious parasites in the cat's feces, and it is best to deworm it after finding it. ​

There are several kinds of parasites on the cat, the more common ones are jumping, lice, roundworms, stripworms, hookworms, toxoplasma protozoa, kittens do not necessarily have all these parasites, if it is a wild cat, the first consideration is whether there is a jump, this is an external parasite, through the naked eye observation can see the change to the return, generally on the back of the neck does not have a small black dot, that is the eggs or feces of the jumper, if it is possible to move or will jump for the adult of the jumper, you can use the drops or collar to kill the jumper. Like roundworms, stripworms, hookworms, and toxoplasma gondii, these are endoparasites that can be observed through feces.

Cats, belonging to the feline family, are divided into domestic cats and wild cats, and are the most widely used pets in families around the world. The ancestors of domestic cats are believed to be the desert cats of ancient Egypt, the Persian cats of Persia, which have been domesticated by humans for 3,500 years (but not completely domesticated like dogs).

Ordinary cats: round head, short face, five fingers on the forelimbs, four toes on the hind limbs, sharp and curved claws at the end of the early ridge of the toes, and the claws can be retracted. Nocturnal sex.

Hunt other animals in ambushes, most of which can climb trees. Cats have fatty pads on the soles of their toes so that they don't make noise when they walk, and they don't startle mice when hunting. The claws are in a constricted state when marching, preventing them from being blunted, and they will stick out when catching rats and climbing.