Symptoms of ticks on cats

The main symptoms of ticks on cats include skin redness and swelling, itching, and black dots the size of sesame seeds on the skin. In the long run, it can even lead to anemia in cats. Most cats infected with ticks will show symptoms such as lethargy, anorexia, pale mucous membranes, severe anemia, recurrent high fever, jaundice, dark urine, and visible ticks of varying sizes attached to the cat's skin. Sometimes Babesia can be seen under microscope examination. If you see ticks on your cat, bring your cat to a professional for removal and appropriate testing and treatment. Regular deworming treatments should also be given to cats.

The area where a cat is bitten by a tick will show symptoms of redness, itching, and swelling. Due to the itching, the cat may repeatedly lick, bite, and scratch the affected area, causing bleeding, inflammation, edema, and hyperkeratosis.
Cats with poor physical condition will show more obvious symptoms after being infected with ticks, such as weight loss, anemia, reduced appetite, insomnia, difficulty breathing, limb paralysis, and even death.
Ticks usually parasitize in the cat's skin where it is thin and difficult to scratch, such as the neck, behind the ears, between the toes, and under the armpits. If the tick parasitizes between the cat's toes, it can lead to limping. If the tick parasitizes around the cat's eyes, it can cause swollen eyelids.
Ticks have good elasticity. When a tick does not feed on a cat's blood, its size is similar to that of a soybean. However, after feeding on a large amount of blood, its body size will rapidly expand to that of several soybeans. This is when ticks are more easily detected.
Cats bitten by ticks may become infected with diseases such as Lyme disease, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and bacterial diseases such as Tularemia and Brucellosis.

Note: Ticks are external parasites that can transmit diseases to humans. They often bite humans on the scalp, waist, armpits, groin, and ankles.