Greetings, everyone! My name's Jessica. This is my first post here and it's about my dear kitty, Boots. This looked like a lovely place full of knowledgeable and caring people, so where better to inquire?
Anyway, so about my baby. My dearest cat, Boots, has a patch of hair missing from her front left paw. It's not really her paw, actually, but more of her leg. We noticed it last night and my first thought was that it looked like someone had done it to her, like shaved it off or something. We've concluded that that was not the case, though. My mother thought it might be mange or ringworm, but after looking those up online, I don't think either of them are the culprits. The area is not red, inflamed, oozing... nothing. Boots does not fuss with the area anymore than any other part of her body. She doesn't cry out or limp, no change in behavior or appetite. There is nothing out of the ordinary but this strange missing patch. We are quite worried about it, however, because it seems as though it's gotten a tad bit larger since yesterday. She's an indoor cat, though we let her out in the backyard (which is fenced off, nothing but grass and a dead bush or two) from time to time. Though, she has not been out in several weeks. We have no other animals. She was vaccinated for all the recommended diseases when she was a little one.
I took these pictures just a few hours ago:
http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/OddOne8392/
So, does anyone have any idea as to what this might be? Any ideas at all? We are at a loss. We're putting off a vet visit as she doesn't really seem ill, in case it's something we can safely take care of at home. It would probably make her far sicker than she is now just to put her in a carrier and transport her (she really, really gets bothered by travel), but we will do what we have to do to take care of her should that time come.
Anywho, thanks to any and everyone in advance! I'll appreciate anyone's opinion.
- Jess
Anyway, so about my baby. My dearest cat, Boots, has a patch of hair missing from her front left paw. It's not really her paw, actually, but more of her leg. We noticed it last night and my first thought was that it looked like someone had done it to her, like shaved it off or something. We've concluded that that was not the case, though. My mother thought it might be mange or ringworm, but after looking those up online, I don't think either of them are the culprits. The area is not red, inflamed, oozing... nothing. Boots does not fuss with the area anymore than any other part of her body. She doesn't cry out or limp, no change in behavior or appetite. There is nothing out of the ordinary but this strange missing patch. We are quite worried about it, however, because it seems as though it's gotten a tad bit larger since yesterday. She's an indoor cat, though we let her out in the backyard (which is fenced off, nothing but grass and a dead bush or two) from time to time. Though, she has not been out in several weeks. We have no other animals. She was vaccinated for all the recommended diseases when she was a little one.
I took these pictures just a few hours ago:
http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b276/OddOne8392/
So, does anyone have any idea as to what this might be? Any ideas at all? We are at a loss. We're putting off a vet visit as she doesn't really seem ill, in case it's something we can safely take care of at home. It would probably make her far sicker than she is now just to put her in a carrier and transport her (she really, really gets bothered by travel), but we will do what we have to do to take care of her should that time come.
Anywho, thanks to any and everyone in advance! I'll appreciate anyone's opinion.
- Jess
