Many families will prepare a first aid box, which will contain some basic and regular medicines, such as cold medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, and pain relievers. If someone feels unwell, they don't need to go out to buy medicine and can cope with certain sudden minor problems.

This is definitely a necessary and good habit, and for cat owners, they can also prepare such a first aid box, because if the little master feels unwell, it's not like buying medicine and going out to find a pharmacy, some medicines may even need to be bought online.

So, let's talk about the medicines prepared for cats. Today, Dr. Xiao Ming will come to sort out the medicine list for cats. First, we will divide them into two categories: one is the essential medicines, and the other is the contingency medicines.

Essential Medicines List

1External Use Medicines

Cat owners may have various 'authentication marks' from their cats, which are wounds. Cats are emotional animals, and they are not very gentle with their owners, so besides intentional scratches, there are also unintentional scratches, such as when giving them a bath, trimming their nails, or giving them medicine, which can easily cause injuries.

Therefore, the first essential medicine in the home is external use medicines.Including iodine, hydrogen peroxide, Bee Heal, and cotton swabsThese medicines are suitable for disinfecting cat wounds and rinsing wounds on the owner's body. They are relatively mild and not irritating drugs.

2Ear Medicines

Cats are prone to accumulating dirt in their ears, so cat owners need to clean them regularly to prevent ear mites and ear infections.

It is recommended to prepare two ear productsOne is a cleaning productSpecifically for ear cleaning, there are drop solutions with cleaning effects that can also prevent bacteria from breeding in the ears.The other is for cats with bacterial infections in their earsHowever, when the inflammation in the cat's ear is very serious, it is still recommended to use medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

3Eye Medicines

Cats' eyes are very beautiful and have a god-like appearance, but they are also prone to inflammation and excessive secretions. Therefore, eye medicine must also have a good appearance.

You can prepare special anti-inflammatory medicines for the eyesYou can also prepare red yeast pill eye ointment, chloramphenicol eye dropsThese can treat cats with eye redness, swelling, and excessive secretions.

4Gastrointestinal Medicines

Gastrointestinal medicines refer to probiotics. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a common problem for many cats. Probiotics can help cats regulate their gastrointestinal system, relieve indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and inflammation. They also play a role in enhancing resistance.

In addition to pet-specific probiotics, if you have children's probiotics at home, you can also use them for cats.

5Skin Disease Medicines

Skin diseases are one of the most common diseases for cats, although skin diseases are not fatal, but treating them is very troublesome, the cycle is long, and it is easy to relapse.If the cat's skin disease is not very serious, only a small area, you can treat it yourself at home. If the cat's skin disease is serious, it may not be enough to just apply medicine, it may need to be treated with medicated baths and handled by the owner, it is still recommended to go to the hospital for professional treatment.

6Parasite Medicines

Finally, parasite medicines don't need to be said. Every cat owner must prepare them, including internal and external parasite medicines.

Although cats don't go out often, parasites will find you, so the parasite control work must be done on time. For indoor cats

generally, internal and external parasite control are recommended every 3 months.and the parasite control work is very simple, you can buy the medicine and do it yourself.Contingency Medicine List

1Antibacterial Medicines

Antibacterial medicines are drugs that can help with the antibacterial effect on the skin and the healing of wounds. In addition to red yeast ointment, you can also prepare Vitamin B if you have it at home.

2Mood Relieving Medicines

It's well known that cats are prone to stress reactions

But did you know that there are drugs specifically for cats' stress reactionsThese drugs can help soothe the cat's nervous mood.For example, when taking the cat to unfamiliar places, transporting, bathing, and giving injections, you can give the cat some of these mood-relieving drugs in advance to prevent and relieve stress reactions.

After raising a cat, it's not only about feeding them, cats are animals that endure pain, many diseases are not serious before they appear, so cat owners must pay attention to the cat's daily condition, and learn more about cat-related diseases and emergency care knowledge, so as to be prepared for anything.

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