If it suddenly turns out that a suspicious bald spot has appeared on a domestic cat, then a real panic starts in the family. This is not surprising: lichen is a contagious disease, not only for pets, but also for their owners. Any changes on the coat of the animal should not be ignored, because they can be a sign of the beginning of this unpleasant ailment.
"What to do? Have a cat deprive! ” - the hosts often turn to veterinarians with this question. And doctors respond that a complex of measures is necessary: therapeutic and preventive.
To determine how lichen is treated in cats, you need to understand what kind of disease it is. Its scientific name is "dermatophytosis" - a fungal infection of the skin. Moreover, depending on the type of pathogen, it can be either microsporia or trichophytosis. However, the people call this and that "ringworm". It is more likely to develop in a weakened animal with reduced immunity, in a pregnant or lactating cat, or a small kitten.
Reasons and Prevention
It is important not only how the lichen is treated in cats, but also how the infection occurs. This may be contact with the diseased animal or its location. Skin flakes and hairs are stored on bedding, furniture in the house, and soil surface on the street. If there are animals in the house, except for a sick cat, then they will almost certainly become infected. While undergoing a course of treatment, it is necessary to wash, wash and disinfect everything that was in contact with the pet as often as possible: textiles that allow it to boil, wash floors, clean carpets and furniture. In addition, all surfaces can be treated with preparations whose active ingredient is sodium hypochlorite. Kills the pathogen and irradiation of infected areas with a quartz lamp, but it does not affect the spores of the fungus.
Treatment
The fight against dermatophytosis is a long and expensive business, while all members of the family are at risk. Therefore, it was previously believed that this disease is an indication for the euthanasia of the animal. Now the situation has changed, and there are many different answers to the question of how to treat lichen in cats.
Vaccines
Veterinarians vaccinate a mustachioed-striped patient, than they treat lichen in a cat from inside her body. Unlike most vaccines, the use of drugs "Wakderm", "Polivak", "Mikoderm" and others. It makes sense after the development of the disease. True, disputes about the benefits and harms of such therapy in veterinarian circles do not subside, and modern lichen species are often already resistant to it. Manufacturers, of course, claim that the effectiveness of their preparations is proven, and there is no harm from vaccines, however, cat breeders increasingly prefer to treat their pets with other methods.
Generalized lichen treatment
A severe skin lesion is called a “generalized" form of microsporia or trichophytosis. It develops in weakened animals or is the result of errors in care. In this case, bald spots grow, merge with each other, a secondary infection can join. How to treat lichen in cats in this situation? Firstly, antifungal agents are prescribed inside : Nizoral, Clotrimazole, Griseovulfin or others on the recommendation of a veterinarian. Secondly, hepatoprotectors are often added to the treatment regimen to reduce the level of fungicide damage to the liver. To strengthen the immune system help anti-stress drugs "Katozal" or "Gamavit", they are used in the form of injections.
Local funds
How is lichen in cats treated if only one or several small lesions appear? In this case, it may be possible to do without general therapy. It is enough to cut the hair around the infected area of the skin and lubricate bald spots with antifungal ointments or solutions. Veterinary drugs “Yam” and “Nitrofungin” or “Clotrimazole” and “Nizoral”, sold in “human” pharmacies, are considered to be traditional means.
Folk remedies
It has long been used such a remedy for depriving cats, dogs and people, such as ash from burning a white paper sheet. It is burned on a plate, ash is formed and a little yellow oily liquid. It lubricates the affected areas. Turmeric is also used by the people , mixing it with water to obtain an ointment or simply dusting bald spots.
Whatever treatment method the owners choose for their cat, the therapy can only be stopped after the veterinarian has found no more lesions under the Wood lamp , otherwise the disease may start anew.