A friend of mine found an adorable 10 week old kitten a few weeks ago, and I ended up adopting her. She had her first vet visit, got her vaccines, she was dewormed, etc. The vet says she's about 10 weeks old and she weighs around 3 pounds. The vet commented that her nose was somewhat dirty, which is true. I thought it was just leftovers from being outside. and I didn't want to traumatize her too much cleaning it,s o I thought I'd just let it go. I cleaned the rest of her, this is just right on the tip of her nose. Anyway, after the vet appointment, I got a q-tip, diluted some baby shampoo in a lot of water and just tried to clean her nose. Her fur came off where I tried to clean it, which freaked me out. Over the next couple days, it progressed to where it is now just below her eyes. So, she has a patch of just... no fur below her eyes on her nose all the way to the tip. The edges still look a little "dirty". I put revolution on her (selamectin) which the vet gave us, thinking originally it was mange. Then, reading more on the internet, became convinced it was ringworm. I took her into the vet anyway to get to the bottom of it. The vet put her under a black light, and it didn't glow so he said "well, it's not ringoworm, so it has to be an infection". Unfortunately, I had to work so I had a friend take her in, so I wasn't there to say anything, but it is my understanding that not all ringworm will glow under a blacklight, and as it stands, I"ve seen nothing to indicate it's a bacterial infection. He gave me some Panalog/Animax creme to put on her nose twice a day. I'm freaked outl. I don't know if I should get a new vet or what. I feel so bad for her. It's not itching her at all or anything, she doesn't seem bothered at all,a nd she's active and happy, she's just losing the fur on her nose. Sorry this is so long, I'm just confused and upset and don't know how else to proceed.
Thanks to everyone who reads this.
Thanks to everyone who reads this.