What are the symptoms of conjunctivitis in cats? Come to know quickly
The most common clinical symptoms of conjunctivitis in cats include: redness, swelling, congestion, tears, unwilling to open your eyes, and increased secretions in some of the eyes. The secretions in the eyes are possible from white mucus to yellow-green mucus. Some cats will scratch their eyes, which will further lead to eye discomfort. Sneezing and snot sometimes occur simultaneously with eye lesions. Severe infections can lead to permanent scars in the cornea and conjunctiva, and some will affect the excretion of tears, which will eventually lead to long-term tear overflow.
1. Why do cats get conjunctivitis? There are two reasons for cat conjunctivitis:
1. Infectious and non-infectious. The infectious causes include but are not limited to: cat herpes virus, calicivirus, chlamydia, mycoplasma, streptococcal, staphylococci, cat infectious rhinotracheitis (FVR), etc.
2. Non-infectious causes include but are not limited to, accidental injury of foreign bodies, allergies, bacterial infections, mechanical damage, etc.
2. What are the symptoms of conjunctivitis?
In the early stage, in normal light, they will often squint or close their eyes, be photophobic, and they will often scratch the eyes or their surroundings; in the middle stage, there will be more secretions, conjunctiva congestion and edema, and the eyes cannot be opened; in the later stage, there will be purulent secretions, eyelid adhesion or eyeball adhesion.
3. The most important measure for treating conjunctivitis is to pay attention to the daily behavior of the cat. During the confirmation of treatment, insist on washing the cat's eyes, wearing a headband, and selecting the correct medicine for conjunctivitis of different causes and insisting on taking the medicine until recovery.
4. Prevention of conjunctivitis
1. Bring your cat to vaccination on time!
2. Keep your home hygiene and disinfect the environment frequently! 3. Conjunctivitis in cats is contagious. Once discovered, multiple cats need to be isolated from their families!