If there are scabs on the top of the cat's head, it may be that the cat has suffered trauma on the top of the head, causing the skin to be damaged, and then slowly healed to form scabs. As long as there are no problems with the surrounding skin, there is no need to worry too much, it can usually recover on its own. However, if scabs are found and the cat is also accompanied by symptoms such as hair loss, dandruff, red skin, and itching, skin disease or external parasite infection should be suspected. If the cat keeps scratching the skin to cause ulcers and scabs, you need to go to a pet hospital. The diagnosis can only be confirmed by further examination.
1. Trauma
If a cat has suffered a head injury, such as being accidentally bumped or scratched in a fight with another animal, if the owner does not discover it in time, dark brown spots will form during recovery from the trauma. Scab. This situation is generally not a big problem. The owner can check the cat's head to see if there are obvious wounds. If there are any obvious wounds, he needs to use iodophor to wipe and disinfect them locally, and then wait for the wounds to recover slowly.
2. Skin diseases
If the cat has scabs on the top of its head and is also accompanied by redness of the skin, increased dandruff, itching and other symptoms, then it should be considered to be bacteria or fungi. A skin disease caused by infection. Because itchy cats scratch the skin frequently, it will break out, and then scabs will form on the skin. Since different drugs are used for different pathogenic infections, it is recommended that owners take their cats to the pet hospital for skin scraping examination in time, and then provide symptomatic treatment.
3. External parasite infection
If a cat has not been dewormed for a long time and is bitten by fleas, lice and other external parasites, the cat will scratch its skin frequently due to itching. , leading to skin ulceration and scabbing. At this time, the owner can open the cat's hair and check carefully. If there are flea feces or worms can be seen in the hair, it is probably infected with external parasites. At this time, you need to consult a pet doctor in time to choose the appropriate deworming agent. Anti-parasitic medicine.
