The main diseases of the cat's dermis and hair are:
DERMATITIS
Dermatitis is an inflammation that can be of character endogenous often due to an unsuitable diet but more frequently they are type exogenous and it can be caused by parasites and the consequent scratching, by the use of unsuitable soaps, by mange, by allergic reactions.
Allergic dermatitis is due to flea bites and gives the cat an annoying and persistent itch, with evident redness, scabs, small swellings, areas of alopecia.
SARCOPTIC ROGNA
It is caused by a microscopic mite (sarcoptes cati)
Mange can be of two types in cats:
- notoedric, causes scabs and severe itching on the elbow, head and ears. It is a zoonosis and can be transmitted to humans.
- otodectics, are the classic ear mites, cause ceruminous otitis with itching, can also be contagious for humans, but much less than the notoedric
The cat is tormented and sometimes scratches itself violently to the point of skinning, the blisters produced by the disease break, become scabs, the hair falls out in tufts making the animal look unpleasant.
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Superficial skin mycosis caused by dermatophytes (generaTrichophyton, microsporum, epidermophyton), also called epidermophitia. They are distinguished: ringworm of the hair (moth head, beard moth); ringworm of the glabrous parts (tinea corporis, tinea cruris, moth or athlete's foot); ringworm of the nails, or onychomycosis.
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ALOPECIA
Hair loss and its seasonal renewal are natural phenomena common to all animals. But if this fall becomes faster, if it occurs in patches, without following the renewal of the hair, then there is a pathological form of loss or lack of hair, of alopecia.
ECZEMA
It is a localized itchy dermatitis or with a tendency to spread. There are several clinical varieties of eczema.
The symptoms are severe itching to the point of causing excorations.
FELINE ACNE
Feline acne is an alteration of the skin that occurs especially on the chin and around the lips of cats. The disease can be caused by incorrect nutrition, digestive disorders (constipation), hormonal dysfunctions and relative weakening of skin resistance.
It presents with blackheads on the skin of the chin and lips, which the cat cannot reach with its car wash, eliminating the normal oily secretion of the skin glands. It manifests itself with a noticeable swelling of the chin and in severe cases pus-filled pustules and small abscesses will appear.
TRICHOPHYSIA
It is an infection due to fungi attacking the hairless areas with greyish flaking residues.
PAPILLOMA THE VERRUCA
Papilloma is a benign excretion localized in the skin or mucous membranes, especially in young cats, and gives rise to warts that protrude on the skin surface.
