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In this article we are going to discuss one of the emergencies that we can find as cat sitters. Its about nasal bleeding, also known as epistaxis. There are several causes that can cause injuries in the nasal area to the point of causing a haemorrhage. Although most will be minor problems, we must know in which cases a visit to the veterinarian is essential due to the seriousness of the picture and the consequent risk to the life of the cat. So, we’ll see, what to do if a cat is bleeding from the nose.
As we have said, epistaxis consists of blood loss through the nose. In cats we can find that this bleeding comes from the outside of the nose, since it is not strange that, among congeners, be scratched by game or fights. This last point will be more frequent in cats with access to the outside, especially if they are uncastrated males that tend to fight over territorial issues and access to females in heat.
Therefore, if our cat is bleeding from the nose, from the outside, what to do? In these cases the recommended castration of the cat and the control, or even the restriction, of access to the outside. Although these external wounds are not serious, repeated fights can cause significant injuries and transmit diseases for which there is no cure, such as immunodeficiency or feline leukemia. In addition, we must control that these wounds heal well, because, by the characteristics of the skin of cats, they can close in false and end up developing an infection that will require veterinary treatment. If it is superficial wounds it is normal that in a short time they stop bleeding and that we see only that our cat has dry blood in the nose. We can disinfect them, for example, with chlorhexidine.
We will see some common causes of epistaxis in cats in the following sections.
Sneezing may be the cause of nosebleed that we encounter most often. That our cat sneezes and blood through the nose can be explained by the presence of a strange body inside. In these cases we will see a sudden sneeze access and the cat may rub its nose with its legs or against some object to try to get rid of the discomfort. Unless we see the object poke, we must go to our veterinarian to extract it if the box does not return.
The bleeding is explained for the breakage of some vessel or for injuries caused by the foreign body. This bleeding usually consists of droplets that we will see sprinkled by soil and walls. For this same reason, we can see that a cat has snot with blood, which happens also in bacterial or fungal infections that are chronicled. If our cat bleeds through the nose in these circumstances, what do we do? We must visit our veterinarian to prescribe an appropriate treatment. Curing the infection, it will stop bleeding from the nose.
There are situations of nasal bleeding in which we can not wait for it to be sent alone, because, even though it is the only symptom we observe, our cat needs a complete veterinary assessment to rule out more serious damage. These situations would be the following:
Therefore, in these cases, if our cat is bleeding from the nose, what do we do? Go immediately to a veterinary center.
In addition to the particularities that we have commented, if our cat bleeds through the nose we can follow the following tips:
This article is merely informative, in .com we do not have the faculty to prescribe veterinary treatments or make any kind of diagnosis. We invite you to take your pet to the veterinarian in case of any type of condition or discomfort.
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