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这本书的最后一部分;大部分是关于生病的;饭前饭后不要看。
"The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to
Cat Care"
下次我要说另一本书了。
常见的消化问题
- 呕吐vomiting
原因很多,hariball,吃草,吃的太多或者太快,食物太凉等等,这些都属于正常范围。注意观察,猫猫在呕吐前后都应该比较正常,呕吐次数频繁或者有呕吐后仍然有pain得迹象,就要注意了
- 闹肚子diarrhea
这个原因就更多了;stress,忽然换了猫粮,寄生虫,吃了不干净的东西,轻微中毒,食物过敏,hairball等等都有可能;如果粪便里有血,或者你怀疑他中毒,要马上看医生。其他的闹肚子,一到两天内应该自己恢复;如果持续时间两天以上都还没好,最好联系看医生
- 便秘constipation
这个就是bb时很困难:( 喝水太少,没有运动,猫粮里fiber含量低,衰老,stress都有可能;可以试着喂他hairball
remedy,或者nonmedicated petroleum jelly或者动手帮他(!Yongdoufoo 干过:)或者看医生
- 严重便秘obstipation (severe constipation)
这个就是堵住了拉不出来:( 要马上,立即看医生。猫猫这时bb时会cry out,但是没有东西出来;另外严重便秘前也有可能像闹肚子,其实是堵塞引起肠道分泌的粘液
- 毛球hairball
这个我们讨论过多次了;偶尔的hairball是正常的,太频繁就有问题了。
喂药
有时候vet可能让你在家里给猫猫喂药,最好让vet给你示范。呵呵,给猫喂药比给他打针要困难多了。
- 硬喂法:弄过来按牢,掰开嘴,aim for the middle(hehe,好像投篮一样);如果不这样,猫猫会假装把药吞下了,其实把药片藏在嘴里的某个地方,等你看不到的时候偷偷吐出来;把药喂进去后,最好massage
his throat,pet him;如果必要,忽然拍巴掌或者弄个什么声响吓他一下,就吞下去了
- 软喂法:找来他最爱吃的食物,等他高高兴兴吃了一半的时候,捉过来喂药(只放到食物里他会闻出来的);放回去让他继续吃;他就会顺便把药也吃下去了
- Pill gun (pill popper)法:专门用来给猫猫喂药的工具;买回来应该有说明怎么用的。
- 如果你的猫猫很讨厌吃药,看看能不能用打针代替。
量体温
成年猫的正常体温应该在100到102.5 F。小猫可能会低一点。最常见的量体温方法是,呵呵,(我说过饭前饭后不要看的啊);插到屁股里3分钟;所以最好用digital
thermometer;避免玻璃和水银。另外的方法是耳朵用的温度技,但是没有上面的准确。
预防针 Vaccinations
首先的警告,有大约万分之一的猫在打针后几个月中会出现sarcoma症状,就是通常会在打针的地方长出肿瘤。这个肿瘤很难办,因为即使去除后也常常复发,造成cancer。现在关于这方面的研究还在继续。但是有2个建议:
- 最好不用polyvalent (combined) vaccines. 就是一针里边包含几个不同的vaccine。分开打可能贵,但要安全些。
- 减少使用vaccine中adjuvant,就是辅药的成分。
- 更多的资料可以看:
http://www.avma.org/vafstf/ownbroch.asp
http://www.vas-awareness.org/
http://petplace.compuserve.com/Articles/artShow.asp?artID=215
这是一只不幸患了sarcoma的猫猫
即使有这样的危险,我们还是应该给猫猫打预防针的;因为不打,危险性更高。
常见的vaccine
- Rabies
outdoor, indoor猫都应该打;有些州这是法律规定的;打一针后的有效期有多长现在还有研究,一般说是一到三年
- Feline viral rhinotrachetis (FHV-1)和 feline calcivirus (FCV)
这两个是引起猫猫上呼吸道疾病的viruses,所有的猫猫都应该打;打完第一针后,隔一年再打个booster,以后每三年一个booster
- Feline panleukopenia (feline distemper)
这个就是bigfatcat头一个可怜猫猫得的Parvo Virus,非常致命,尤其对小猫而言。所有的猫猫都应该打;打完第一针后,隔一年再打个booster,以后每三年一个booster。这个防疫针经常和FHV-1或者FCV一起打,称作FVRCP或者FDCVR.
- Feline leukemia (FeLV)
这个不是所有猫猫都要的。indoor的可以不打,因为猫猫只有通过和另外一个患leukemia的猫直接接触才会得病。小猫应该打。outdoor的猫应该每年一次。
- Feline infecious peritonitis (FIP)
猫猫即使有了这个virus,也有相当多数的猫没有任何症状。所以不是一定要的。而且现在的疫苗对这个virus的防范作用到底如何也不是很清楚。
- 其他,Chlamydia, RingWorm, Giardia, Bordetella bronchiseptica都不常用。
注意:这些只是给大家一个粗率的介绍,到底哪个vaccine该不该打,还要和你的vet联系。
好了。关于这本书,我就说这么多了;300多页的书,只挑了我觉得有用的东西;其他的我都跳过去没有提。比如indoor vs outdoor,猫猫和小孩子的问题,在书里都专门的章节的。有兴趣的家长可以自己再去读。
最后,再贴一次已经贴过的东西,什么情况下应该马上去看医生(from the book "the humane society
of the united states complete guide to cat care")。
When to call the veterinarian:
- Bleeding form any part of the body,
especially bleeding that doesn't stop on its own within a very
few minutes;
- Broken bones,
either obvious broken or evidenced by signs such as lameness,
dragging of a limb, or difficulity bearing weight or walking;
- Unconsciousness,
for any reason;
- Breathing diffculty,
including cessation of breathing, a blue tongue, extreme shortness
of breath, noisy breathing or sustained panting;
- Sudden onset of weakness or extreme listlessness,
especially if accompained by dilated pupils,rapid heartbeat, or
shallow breathing
- Any evidence of electric shocks,
such as electrical burns in the cat's mouth or on his paws, especially
in the presence of chewed electrical cords;
- Seizures,
evidenced by staggering, circling, collapsing, uncoordinated movements,
loss of balance, mental confusion;
- Any major trauma,
even if the cat seems fine, including being hit by a car, a fight
with another cat or other animal, a serious fall, or an accident
of any kind;
- Poisoning,
including any evidence that the cat has ingested a poison, whether
a plant, chemical or other substancestraining and crying out in
the litter box whether depositing nothing or only tiny bits of
urine;
- Sudden-onset squinting,
or holding an eye tightly shut, suddent copious flow of tears,
or any kind of drainage from the eye;
- Evidence of pain,
including crouching, crying out, relucatance to be touched, or
unusual aggressiveness or other reaction when touched
- Ddiarrhea,
that lasts for more than a few hours;
- Bloody diarrhea,
crying out or howling while uranting or defecating,
- Persistent or copious vomiting,
or vomiting accompanied by diarrhea, unusual behavior, or other
changes;
- Extreme or sudden behavior or mood change,
such as violent attacks or aggressiveness;
- Open wound or gash,
that is large or bleeds heavily;
- Heatstroke or heat exhaustion,
evidenced by panting, drooling, rapid pulse, temperature up to
106 F, staring, bright red gums, diarrhea, bloody nose, severe
weakeness, or coma (wrap you cat in a cool, wet towel or immerse
him in cool water immediately to lower his temperature, then call
the vet.
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