Cats getting tinea felis are mainly caused by direct infection, indirect infection, the cat's own poor resistance, humid living environment and other reasons. Direct infection mainly refers to direct contact with sick animals, such as sick cats or dogs, while indirect infection refers to indirect contact with items contaminated by dander or other secretions of sick animals, such as food bowls, nests, etc. In addition, because cat ringworm is highly contagious, when a cat is diagnosed with cat ringworm, the sick cat needs to be isolated and fed promptly, and then treated with antifungal drugs.
1. Direct infection or indirect infection
Feline tinea is a fungal skin disease that is highly contagious. At the same time, dogs and cats can also spread it to each other, so if a healthy cat comes into direct contact with a sick cat, Animals, or indirect contact with the dander of sick animals or used items, such as food bowls, nests, etc., can easily become infected with cat moss. Therefore, it is recommended that owners should not take their cats out to interact with pets of unknown origin. When their cats are diagnosed with tinea felis, they also need to be isolated and fed in time.
2. Poor own resistance
Cats with poor resistance are also prone to cat ringworm. Therefore, in daily life, pet owners need to supplement cats with vitamins and foods with high nutritional value. At the same time, they can also feed lecithin, fish oil, etc. to improve skin resistance, especially for young animals. Their skin is easier to treat than adult animals. Damage, so tinea felis is the most common clinically in young cats.
3. The living environment is humid
If the cat lives in a humid environment or does not dry it in time after bathing, and the hair remains wet for a long time, it is easy for the cat to suffer from tinea felis. Therefore, owners usually need to keep the cat’s living environment dry, ventilated, and disinfect it regularly. The cat’s hair also needs to be dried in time after bathing.
