If a cat is sick, how to understand that a cat is sick

Common symptoms of malaise:

• changes in heart rate (at a rate of 110-150 beats / min), rapid or intermittent breathing, deviation of body temperature by more than one degree in one direction or another (norm 38,9 ° -39 °), a strange position in time to sleep;

• discharge from the nose, ears, eyes, genitals;

• dull matted coat, bald patches, an icteric shade of the coat;

• sneezing, coughing, wheezing in the chest, shortness of breath;

• profuse salivation;

• strong breath, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting;

• changes in the frequency and color of stool, the appearance of blood, worms, wool in the urine or feces;

• atypical gait, lameness, swelling of body parts, uncontrollable itching and scabies with pulling out of whole clumps of hair;

• sleep problems – insomnia or constant sleepiness;

• enlarged lymph nodes under the lower jaw.

Important: in itself, one of all the signs listed above here is not evidence of a pet’s illness. These symptoms only work in conjunction with each other. Therefore, having noted several of the alarming signs in your ward, immediately contact a specialist.

So, if your cat is sick, do not self-medicate by trying to get the pet on its feet with medications intended for humans. Only a specialist will determine the exact diagnosis and prescribe the correct treatment.

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