My cat Archie has little pale patches on the backs of his ears, kind of mottled looking, almost as though he's had bleach dripped onto them (he hasn't I promise!). And now the hair from the base of his ears to his collar is thinning too!
I'm wondering if he has ear mites, but I haven't noticed him scratching his ears more than usual.
I was wondering if the collar is rubbing a bit and causing the hair thinning, but then I don't know what is causing the ear blotches.
I was wondering if the ear blotches were sun damage, but its the middle of winter, and he's not exactly a sun worshiper.
The hair loss is thinning, not balding and its not remotely circular so it can't be ringworm (right?).
Basically, I'm at a loss to explain it. We're calling the vets tomorrow, but my dad's worrying about him (bless!
) so I said I'd ask on here to ease his mind.
Any ideas?
I'm wondering if he has ear mites, but I haven't noticed him scratching his ears more than usual.
I was wondering if the collar is rubbing a bit and causing the hair thinning, but then I don't know what is causing the ear blotches.
I was wondering if the ear blotches were sun damage, but its the middle of winter, and he's not exactly a sun worshiper.
The hair loss is thinning, not balding and its not remotely circular so it can't be ringworm (right?).
Basically, I'm at a loss to explain it. We're calling the vets tomorrow, but my dad's worrying about him (bless!
Any ideas?