As a cat pooper scooper encountered cat fever is a very common thing, some owners think that the cat has no spirit, the cat’s appetite is a fever, in fact, it is not. What are the symptoms of cat fever, and how to determine whether the cat has a fever? Will a cat’s fever heal itself?

How can I tell if my cat has a fever?

The body temperature of a cat after a fever is definitely different from the symptomatic temperature, the normal body temperature of a cat should be 38-39.5°C. The normal body temperature of each cat will be slightly different and should be within this range. Sickness, fear, tension, stress, allergies, environment, season and many other factors can cause the cat’s body temperature to change.

When a cat has a fever, it usually appears that, the nose becomes dry, the ears are hot, and the paw pads are sweaty, along with depression, and the pooper scooper should observe these abnormal symptoms and draw attention to them.

The nose of a healthy cat is moist and cold, except when the cat sleeps and just wakes up, if the cat’s nose is dry it means that the cat is not very comfortable, if the cat’s nose is hot in addition to being dry, it is necessary to measure the cat’s temperature immediately, the cat is likely to have a fever.

　　Also adjust the cat’s diet and give the cat proper nutrition. Sometimes the cat’s appetite will deteriorate after a cold, so the pooper scooper can change the cat’s food to a more palatable cat food, or make cat rice for the cat. Cat rice is very simple, chicken breast, beef, fish, etc. can be cooked and chopped, you can also add some offal or nutritional supplements.

Will a cat’s fever resolve itself?

Can a cat cure itself from a fever? It depends on whether the fever is low or high, if it is a mild fever, the cat can heal itself. But if the temperature rises too high, close to or even over 40 degrees, the owner needs to treat it immediately, otherwise the cat’s internal organs will be burned and life-threatening.

Cat fever is not to leave it alone, you can feed it some medicine, preferably pet-specific drugs, really no pet hospital treatment can choose to use children’s drugs, according to the size of the cat to determine the dose, serious, it is best to go to the hospital, if the cat is just a low fever, but always lethargic, this is mostly a pre-fever manifestation of the high fever, you must pay attention to.

Once a cat is found to show abnormal behavior, the first thing to do is to take the cat’s temperature first. The normal body temperature of cats is slightly higher than that of human beings, and is usually maintained at 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, which is why people feel warmer when they hold cats in their arms. The standardized and correct way to take the temperature of a cat is to measure it at the anus.