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Eye injury After a big fight between cats, there may be cats accidentally scratching their eyes; or, when the cat is running freely, foreign objects fly into its eyes; or, when a careless cat is climbing and playing, He accidentally fell from a height and hurt his eyes.
Symptoms: You may observe the cat curled up uncomfortably and squinted. When a cat has a foreign body in its eyes, it will squint and anxiously try repeatedly to rub its eyes with its paws. You will also observe symptoms such as redness and swelling of the conjunctiva. In severe cases, lacerations may appear on the edges of its eyelids and even bleeding.
If the cat’s cornea is milky and cloudy, the cornea may have been injured accidentally. At this time, the cat will have a strong pain, become anxious, and will not let you touch its head.
First aid measures: If a cat has a foreign body in its eyes, you can try to rinse it with water first. If the foreign body cannot be cleaned, you should seek medical treatment immediately and seek professional help.
Note:
Do not rinse your eyes with chamomile tea. Chamomile has the effects of improving eyesight and removing fire, but there may be plant residues in the tea, which can cause discomfort to cats’ eyes.
If the cat has eye trauma, it is recommended not to treat the wound by yourself, and do not apply eye ointment to the cat without authorization. If an eyelid tear occurs, the cat must seek medical attention within 6 hours of the accident as far as possible.
When taking the cat to the veterinarian, you can use an Elizabethan ring or first aid bandage to prevent the cat from getting injured again-cover the cat’s injured eyes with medical gauze and wrap the bandage around its head to avoid The cat scratched his eyes with his paws.
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Traumatic wound
When playing at home, a naughty cat may accidentally break a glass or be cut by other sharp objects; it may also be a glorious injury in a fierce “fearless” fight; or , Accidentally encountered an accident, leaving it with some trauma.
Symptoms: varying degrees of bleeding may be observed in the wound. The hair on the wound will be stained with blood or pus, knotted and tangled together.
The wounds caused by cuts usually split smoothly on the edges, accompanied by bleeding; wounds caused by abrasions, the skin surface is usually damaged, the hair at the wound will be detached and missing, and the skin will be cracked or missing in severe abrasions, exposing muscles. Tissue: If the cat’s skin is bruised, the subcutaneous tissue will swell and bleed due to the injury, and the blood will accumulate.
First aid measures: For minor injuries, you should clean the wound first. If necessary, you can cut off the hair around the wound; then use tweezers to remove foreign objects attached to the wound, such as broken glass, leaves, etc. After there is no obvious foreign body, you can slowly rinse the wound with clean water, and disinfect the wound with a cat-specific disinfectant; finally wrap the wound with a bandage to prevent wound infection.
If the paw is injured, it is recommended that after cleaning and disinfecting the wound, cover the wound with gauze, gently put a medical cotton sheet between its toes, and then wrap the paw upward with a bandage.
Note: When disinfecting the wound, do not use chamomile tea or human disinfectants; remember, any ointment used by humans, without the permission of the veterinarian, should not be used on cats.
If the cat has a cracked wound or heavy bleeding, you should seek medical attention within 6 hours of the injury, and a doctor will professionally carry out the follow-up treatment of the wound. If conditions permit, you can perform emergency hemostatic treatment on the wound first: press a sterile cotton cloth on the bleeding site, and wrap the wound with a hemostatic pressure bandage. A hemostatic bandage can ensure that the cat’s wound will not be infected on the way to the doctor.
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scald
Before the residual temperature of the stove was gone, cats who were not idle jumped around; during a garden barbecue party, while you were unprepared, the cat wanted to “steal” a piece of meat from the grill to add a meal… These accidents will cause the cat to be scalded.
Symptoms: After a cat is scalded, the skin will have local redness and swelling; in severe cases, hair, skin shedding and blisters will also be observed.
Cats are scalded extensively, which will manifest as dull and cloudy eyes, charring of the skin, whitish mucous membranes on the wound, panting, listlessness, and lame travel. This degree of scald is extremely dangerous and may lead to shock and death.
First aid measures: First of all, immediately put the cat’s scalded part in running cold water (not ice water). Rinsing for ten minutes can help cool and calm the wound, while avoiding the spread of the burn to the deep layers of the skin.
Then, after cleaning and disinfecting the exposed wound, it is bandaged with sterile cotton pads and bandages. Also note that creams and human ointments cannot be used.
After simple first aid measures, the cat should be brought to the doctor as soon as possible. Also pay attention to the cooling and calming of the wound during the journey. The ice pack is a good tool.