Internal Cat Parasites They attack the intestines and other organs. Two of the most frequent parasites (Endoparasites) are the acaroids and the tapeworm.ASCARIDES: adult cats, get infected with this common worm, swallowing ascaride eggj that are found on the floor or in his fur. New born whelps can get infected even through the mothers milk. In case of a mild infection, the worms in the excrement can't be seen al simple sight. When the infection gets serious, the cat can start vomiting worms.
How to fight them: The veterinary has the adequate products.
Cats that have not have the vermicide treatment, tend to loose weight and their hair turn opaque. Kitten may see their growth damaged. Only on rare occasions do ascarides attack men. TAPEWORM: The cats tapeworm is a common type of worm. It's transmitted through the ingestion of infected rodents. Rodents are bearers of the tapeworm larva. Another type of tapeworm is also transmitted through fleas.
Cats expel the tape worms, in the form on rice grains, through the excrements. Sometimes, you can observe them on the excrements ok stuck to the hair on the animal zone.
How to fight them: the veterinary has the means to fight any contamination of tapeworms without risking the cat.
Toxoplasmosis: Cats can get contagious through infected rodents ok through the consumption of raw meat. If the doesn't ever eat raw meat, doesn't have contact with other cats depositions or doesn't have the time to hunt rodents, the risk of contagiousness disappears. In the cat, the toxoplasmosis can present itself without being recognized in form of an intestinal disease. Almost every person that has frequent contact with animals ok who likes to eat raw pricked meat have already gone through a toxoplasmosis. Pregnant women that live with cats. Should submit, as a preventive measure, to an analysis of antibodies against toxoplasmosis. In case of no existing immunity, you will have to take hygienic measures with respect to having contact with your cat. Mouth and teeth diseases: The tartar and the gums inflammations appear frequently, overall on old cats. Often, the cause in an hepatic or renal disease. Tartar is noticed because of a greyish coating covering the teeth. The veterinary eliminates the tartar with ultrasonic sound, after putting the cat to sleep with anaesthesia. Gums inflammation can be noticed due to the darken red coloration on the gums. Normally, treatment is slow. |
