Domestic Cat Scabies and Panleukopenia

Cat diseases are inevitable when you keep a cat. Despite trying to keep the cat’s health well, there will be diseases that come to it.

But at least if we can try to take good care of the cat, then the cat will avoid diseases such as those below.

Cat Scabies

Cat scabies is one of the most feared and hated diseases by every cat owner in general. Because this disease makes the cat look bad.

Not only does it make it look bad. This infection also makes the cat quite miserable because it feels endless itching.

Quoted from Alodokter, the definition of feline scabies is a disease caused by infection with mites of the type Sarcoptes scabei and Notoedres cati. The effects of this infection can make itching, skin irritation, and even crusty skin.

Now what is meant by making the cat ugly is when it has reached the stage of the cat’s skin becoming mobile.

At this stage, the cat’s fur is usually lost and replaced by skin crusts that accumulate, so it looks quite terrible.

I personally, without intending to disparage, really can’t bear to see a cat with severe scabies, because for me it’s too horrible.

For those of you who want to know more about scabies, you can read our article further:

The Dangers of Scabies for Cats

The dangers of Scabies for cats are quite a lot, to find out please read the list below:

1. Makes cats itch endlessly
2. Make the cat’s skin irritation
3. The cat’s fur falls out
4. Makes cat skin dry and crusty
5. Damage to the cat’s appearance

Contagious Scabies in Cats

Scabies contagion usually occurs when Sarcoptes scabiei mites are transferred from an infected animal to a healthy cat. This transfer can be direct contact or indirect.

The direct way is when cats stick their bodies to each other. While indirect infection can be from objects used by infected cats.

How to Make Scabies Fleas Die

To make scabies fleas die, then you need drugs containing permethrin because usually veterinarians also prescribe drugs containing about 5 percent permethrin.

Sometimes doctors also prescribe drugs that contain anti-parasites such as ivermectin. But nowadays there are many brands of drugs that are specifically for scabies.

So you can just go directly to the nearest pet supply store / online.

Cat‘s Panleukopenia

Panleukopenia disease is a feline viral disease caused by feline parvovirus and is highly contagious to cats.

Quoted from petmd.com, Feline parvovirus can infect and kill cells that grow and divide rapidly.

Cells in question such as cells in the bone marrow, intestines, and developing fetuses. Therefore, kittens can also be infected by their mothers.

Causes of Cat Panleukopenia

A common cause of cats getting Panleukopenia disease is cats get infections when they come into contact with blood, feces, urine, or body fluids from other infected cats.

The transmission of this disease is quite fast. Therefore, you must treat it immediately if it is already infected.

Symptoms of Feline Panleukopenia

The signs caused by Panleukopenia are quite a lot because this virus does attack important organs. The following symptoms can cause:

1. Regular diarrhea / bloody diarrhea
2. Dehydration
3. Weight loss
4. High fever
5. Vomiting
6. Depression
7. Anemia
8. Coarse coat or hair
9. Complete loss of interest in food
10. Hiding
11. Neurological symptoms

How to Treat Panleukopenia on Cat

How to treat cats affected by Panleukopenia there is only one, which is to immediately take them to the doctor to be handled by experts.

Because whether or not the cat is treated by a doctor, will affect the safety of the cat. You need to know, this disease can cause death, even if the rate is 90%.

Therefore, only cats that can be treated quickly can survive. The cat safety rate is only 10%.

So never underestimate this type of disease well, because it is really dangerous.

Common Domestic Cat Disease

Domestic cats are one of the cats breeds most often affected by some diseases, and there are also many kinds.

Because they live in dirty human areas, and only rely on human leftovers that are not hygienic and even tend to be dirty.

The following are common diseases that infect village cats:

1. Diarrhea
2. Worms
3. Fungus
4. Scabies
5. Distemper
6. Fur Loss
7. Panleukopenia
8. Eye Pain
9. Furuncle
10. Flu

The above diseases are very common in domestic breeds. Especially fur loss, warts, and fungus.

These three diseases almost attack the village cats around us.

Therefore, many cat owners do not let their cats out of the house. The goal is certainly not to contract the village cat disease.

Well, guess that’s the discussion this time about cat diseases.