Usually, the owners of pets try to protect their wards from parasites and various infections, but it turns out that there are many diseases associated with heredity and malnutrition. These ailments include rickets kittens, which occurs quite often even in well-to-do homes, where fluffy pets look quite well-nourished. All responsible people need to know the reasons for the development of this disease, as well as know how to cure kittens from such a scourge. This disorder can depress animals of any breed, signs of rickets in Persians, Scottish Fold kittens, Siberian cats , Siamese or Bobtails are almost always the same.
Signs of rickets in kittens
- In the first place, rickets affect the bone system and lead to a clear slowdown in growth. Sick kittens lag far behind in development towards their brothers and sisters.
- An animal suffering from this disease has an abnormal gait, it develops lameness and curvature of the spine.
- The softened bone tissue grows incorrectly, because of this deforms the bones of the chest, which causes problems with breathing, which becomes superficial and very frequent.
- Kittens with rickets have crooked legs, abnormal thickening of the joints.
- Rickets leads to loss of coordination and strenuous gait. During the games, the sick animals often jump past a stool or chair, they have unnatural behavior.
- Wool in children with rickets dull.
- With advanced disease, kittens suffer from intestinal disorders more often, their teeth change more slowly.
Causes of rickets in kittens
If the cat was unable to type before the birth, the correct weight or mating occurred after a very short break, then there is a high probability of kittens developing rickets. Also, follow the diet of expectant mothers, whose diet should be as balanced as possible. Ensure that in the products of future parturient women, calcium, phosphorus, and other important trace elements are present. To the development of rickets result in intestinal diseases, during which the liquid stool can not be cured for a long time. A large percentage of sick toddlers are observed in representatives of large breeds, as well as mestizo, the breeding of which people are practicing unprofessionally and violating the basic rules.