Lishay - a disease of the skin and hair of an infectious character. It is caused by different types of fungus-dermatomycode. Two species of this fungus are called ringworm: microsporia and trichophytosis. This is due to the fact that the signs of a sore are similar, that's why they were united under one name. Such a disease as a favus is also attributed to this group of fungal diseases. His eschechensya scab, there is such an expression - zapshvel. But in domestic cats, this type of disease is rare.
The incubation period with ringworm lasts up to 3 months, so the disease does not appear immediately. The first sign that the cat was infected - the bald patches without wool. Spots at the beginning are small, then, if not treated, they expand and attack an increasing and larger area of the skin of the animal.
First of all, such spots can be seen on the muzzle, ears, tail and paws. If the cat has lichen, the affected areas of the skin are covered with grayish, if touched - with fat, scaly formations. The disease can take place in various forms. The lightest of the forms of ringworm is superficial, and the heaviest and most dangerous is deep. It is the deep form often exposed to cats are elderly and small kittens, as well as animals, which have a weak immune system.
The last form of lichen is atypical. When atypical form, depriving on the body of the kitty, there are separate bald areas. But it is not excluded that rare hair will still grow on the lesions. Atypical lichen can be mixed up with bruises or abrasions. This also prevents us from revealing the disease.
Also, atypical lichen is difficult to recognize in long-haired cats, their spots are almost invisible.
How do animals become infected?
It's easy to pick up lichen, it's not for nothing that it's the most famous disease among cats. Infection occurs if the animal contacts an infected cat or even through objects that the infected cat could touch. The causative agent that causes lichen is resistant to external environment and can be viable even for several years.
The small age of kittens, poor immunity and inappropriate conditions in which cats are kept, injuries - all this can entail a self-infection. This disease can hurt and animals of the rodent family. Therefore, homeless animals are most often sick with this sore. They are also one of the main sources of infection of healthy animals.
But even if the cat is purely domestic and is never on the table, it is still not immune from the disease. This infection can even get to the person's shoes. Well, if a cat walks down the street, it is generally at risk. In order for this to happen, take preventive measures! Regularly make the necessary vaccinations, which will protect your cat from fungal diseases.
To preventive measures include the correct maintenance of animals at home and mandatory visits to the veterinarian.
How to cure deprive?
To date, lichen is no longer a disease that can not be cured. Those times when sick animals are deprived of sleep, far behind. We can use special, very effective drugs. To cure the lichen, the animal will need to be given antibiotics, with special vaccines and antiseptics to process the lesions. A full course will be carried out by a veterinarian, but there is the possibility to treat lichen and at home.
You need to cut the wool, which is next to the affected area. With a warm solution with the addition of the pearl, you need to soften the dried crusts, spread the spots with greenery or iodine. In the fight against lichen, you can use sulfur ointment, and ointments, intended for humans. The premise is regularly disinfected, and everything that you remove from the infected skin - burn.
If possible, isolate the sick animal. In any case, do not let her on the bed or on the couch. Handle the skin only in medical gloves, hand rub with special solutions for disinfection. Make the animal vaccinated. Today there is an abundance of different vaccines that prevent infection. The vaccination is done twice in two weeks, the immunity is produced in a month. Do this vaccination every year, since the protection is only 12 months old.
If it happens that the animal becomes ill, to whom all the necessary vaccinations were made, then it will be much easier to cope with the infection. The most important, remember that the cat needs to be shown to a veterinarian. Only he will prescribe the correct course of treatment and will help to overcome the disease. Your goal is to help your pet, follow all the doctor's recommendations, do not neglect prophylactic methods. Do not be so arrogant! Contact the vet immediately if you see that your cat is sick. So if you do not take the necessary measures, the outcome may not be the most pleasant, both for you and for your cat!
Despite the fact that the cat is very tidy and loves the purity of the animal, it still needs a scrupulous approach from the owner. The cat constantly lickes its wool, caring for it. This is not enough for hygiene, comb out the fur of a cat, love and watch zane, pay attention to care! You will see, she will thank you with her affection!