Can You Get Hay Fever From Cats
The normal rectal temperature for cats is between 375 and 39º C 995 and 102º F.
Can you get hay fever from cats. Hay fever in cats is pretty much the same as it is in humans. Like humans cats can be allergic to pollen but hayfever is very difficult to diagnose in cats and causes very different symptoms. Yes cats and dogs among other pets can get hayfever.
Many might not realise that our poor pets can suffer from seasonal allergies too. The only way to know for sure -- with either a human or a cat -- is to take its temperature. At Rouken Glen Vets in Giffnock weve seen many cats with a grass or tree pollen allergy.
If you notice that your cat sneezes up a storm during allergy season youve probably wondered whether he it was possible for him to suffer from hay fever just like humans. But you cant tell if your cat has a fever by feeling for a warm dry nose as many people believe. Hay fever will only affect your cat during certain seasons just like humans and as a result is often referred to by vets as a seasonal allergy.
June July and August also have high pollen. Some of the main signs that you should look out for include. Hay fever in cats affects their skin more than it does their sinuses and it can make them chronically ill and feel quite unwell.
However the symptoms are different and your cat may be suffering although you dont recognise it as hay fever. It affects the skin more than it does the sinuses and can make your pet chronically ill. Excessive scratching that goes beyond the normal level of grooming you would expect your cat to undertake.
If so the answer is a resounding yes Hay fever and allergies in general can certainly affect kitties--and its a. As spring arrives and hayfever sufferers experience the onset of runny noses itchy eyes and lots of sneezing you may be wondering if cats get hayfever too. Instead our companions will more likely suffer with skin problems.