Cat Lovers

Cats have lived with humans through various times and cultures, but only a few hundred years were selected and mated with the aim to produce a particular race with a clear genetic and definite.

Compared to dogs that have evolved over time, with a variety of race, size, shape and character, racial variation is narrower cat. Unlike dogs, variations in size and conformation of different races is not much different cat.

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Feline chlamydiosis, also known as feline pneumonitis (Pneumonia in cats), usually cause upper respiratory tract is relatively mild but chronic (long). The disease is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psitacii. The main signs of this disease is usually inflammation / pain in the eyes, accompanied by excessive eye fluid feces. This infection also causes runny nose, sneezing and difficulty breathing caused yant pneumonia. If not treated, the infection can become chronic, lasting for several weeks until a few months.

In addition to chlamydia, feline rhinotracheitis virus and feline calicivirus, including organisms that cause disease upper respiratory problems in cats. Chlamydia causes about 10-15% of the total cases of respiratory problems in cats.
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The disease is caused by the Feline Herpes Virus (FHV). Together with calicivirus and chlamydia often causes flu in cats (cat flu).

General Symptoms
Cough, fever up to 41 OC, loss of appetite and weight loss, runny nose, sneezing, red eyes, swollen and watery diertai crust on eyelids.

This disease also causes inflammation of the cornea, the transparent part of the eye that serves to collect light. Consequently the cat bit sensitive to light and more like being in a dark place sometimes rubbed his eyes with his feet.

When cats infected pregnant
rhinotracheitis although mainly in the upper respiratory tract, complications when pregnant can also occur such as pneumonia in a kitten, the kitten was born sick and miscarriage (abortion).
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What is a feline panleucopenia?
This disease is also called Feline Parvovirus, Feline Enteritis Infectous / FIE (infectious colitis). Panleucopenia is a pretty serious disease dangerous to cats. The disease is caused by a virus. The death rate ranges from 25 â € “85% of cats that have not been vaccinated. The disease is contagious to other cats, but not contagious in humans and dogs.

How is it transmitted?
The disease is transmitted direct contact or indirectly through saliva, urine, vomit and through an infected cat feces. In addition kittens can also be infected with the virus from its parent, if the parent virus was pregnant at the time.
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Parasites in animals is divided into two groups namely ektoparasit and endoparasit. Group living parasites in the body like a worm, called endoparasit, while living in the outer body such as the skin and feathers called ektoparasit.
Here are some of ektoparasit in cats:

Flea
This is a frequent fleas found on cats and most often called the cat flea. Fleas are small 1-2 mm, dark brown or black, flat body, like jumping up and down, often seen in between the hair and a definite cat bites itch for mercy.
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Indonesia is a tropical country with a relatively stable air temperature and high humidity. Air condition is very suitable for the growth of various fungi that cause disease, one of which is Cryptococcus neoformans. Mushrooms are one of those yeast.

This fungus is very small and not visible to the naked eye, but a growing colony usually looks like a layer of beige-brown and slimy. Fungus C. neoformans is everywhere, usually grow and develop in bird droppings and rotting vegetation. C. neoformans is often attacked in cats, especially the breathing tract. The spread started from the nose, through the bloodstream can spread to the brain, eyes and lungs. But generally attacks the nose, throat, facial tissue, eyes and brain.

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