How To Identify Scabby Cat Disease

All cats are at risk from "scabby cat disease", more professionally known as Feline Miliary Dermatitis. It can be caused by a vast number of other diseases but is fairly easy to treat by visiting a vet.

Scabby cat disease's most obvious symptom is the fact that your cat will be experiencing discomfort and will increase scratching and cleaning throughout the day; there may also be increased skin twitching. Your cat will not like to be handled while it is experiencing this discomfort so it's best to try and examine it in the evening when it is most subdued.

Beneath the fur you should be able to feel and see some lesions or scabs. The more there are, the more serious the condition is and the further it has probably spread. The scabs may be easy to spot if your cat has experienced hair loss due to the infection. You can also see if your cat could have "scabby cat disease" by checking their feces for tufts of fur where your cat has increased grooming.

Other symptoms that you should look out for include increased hair ball vomiting and fur stuck between your cat's teeth. This will be caused by grooming and biting that your cat will be doing in an attempt to sooth it's itching from the scabs.

The best way to cure "scabby cat disease" is to identify the underlying cause so that the treatment prescribed by your vet will be most effective. One of the most common causes of "scabby cat disease" is an infestation of fleas or mites, which can be cured with a good flea fighting medication. If you or your vet cannot identify the cause then repeated courses of medication may be used.

Either way, if you find that your cat is experiencing these symptoms, take it to the vet to get some anti-inflammatory medication.