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I finally bought the Mix Persian Chinchilla from my friend
. Later I found out small portion in the tail and feet was a black blood cloth like somthing and the hair around those part was very hard and almost missing. I cleaned it with cotton and water. Please help what is that black clot like thing in those part. The cat is behaving normally and dosent care whats ever it is. Please help.

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No one here is going to be able to really help you with this, sorry. You knew this kitten had some health issues and should have scheduled a vet visit - that's all you can do, get the kitten to a vet ASAP.


My guess is that it may be from exposure to something. But without a close up picture of a paw, I'm really making a wild guess.
 
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I will upload pictures very soon. The vet told its normal for persians they get this thinks very often, he advices to use alshol hand rub to clean the area. Well I am not convinced. So i am asking help.
 

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Glad you got the kitten. I'm sure whatever health problems he or she has (is it a boy or a girl?) you will get the vet help you need.

Pics will help but perhaps you might need to get a second opinion from another vet.

Have you decided on a name for this gorgeous kitten yet?
 

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Originally Posted by skmdmasud

I will upload pictures very soon. The vet told its normal for persians they get this thinks very often, he advices to use alshol hand rub to clean the area. Well I am not convinced. So i am asking help.
You're right not to trust that... that does not sound correct at all.
We do have persian owners and breeders on this forum, maybe if you asked for them in the breeders section you could get some to respond and help you with various persian related questions?

A agree, see if you can get another vet. And yes, do keep the areas clean.
 

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all I can say, and this does not sound like that this kitten has, is that my cat Boo (Persian) has stud tail, which is a hormone thing where his tail will get oily and turn a blackish color, some areas darker than others. It never affected his fur on his tail, and it washes off. It's not as bad now as it was when before he was neutered.

But that is just an oily area, it was not hard on my cat and fur was not affected. You should find another vet. I hope she will be ok.
 

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masud, I don't know what the vet clinics are like in your country- but these areas that are blackened- when you put the palm of your hand over (not on) the area, but just right above is there heat coming up to hit your palm? If there is, then the area is infected and your cat needs antibiotics from a vet. If it is hard and cold then it is healed and although unsightly, you start messing with it- it might break open and bleed and cause a real problem.
 
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Hi All

There are 2 pet vets in my city. One says to use Dettol and the other says to use a volatile liquid which u use to clean skin before giving injection. Its not warm and the kitten dosent react when i touch it. Its looks somthing happened and is healing, like blood clot over a wound.

Do cat produce some sort of liquid over wounded/infected area which hardens something like pus.

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Please be careful with Dettol. It is a household cleaner and toxic if ingested. Can you get pics of this area? It would help immensely. It could be scab, like other poster said, if it breaks open or you accidentally remove some of it, it could get infected and/or bleed and get worse.
What volatile liquid? Alcohol? Like rubbing (Isopropyl) alcohol?

You did not mention exactly how large these spots are. Can you estimate or measure them. Are they in one large string or separate spots?

Hoping it is nothing serious. A vet really should visually see these before advising a treatment. I am very curious to see a pic of this injury/wound/mysterious thing.
 

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Originally Posted by Snickerdoodle

Please be careful with Dettol.
I was told years ago never to use Dettol for anything to do with cats, be it to clean an injury or clean their litter boxes or cat carrier as it it toxic to cats.

For cleaning a wound, a weak solution of salt water does the job well and safely, preferably use Sea Salt.

When our late Spook had a really nasty abcess, our vet cleaned it up initially and we had to follow up at home, bathing it with a weak salt water solution. It kept the abscess clean and it healed up very quickly.
 
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I finally took some pics. please check it out

http://picasaweb.google.com/skmdmasud/SkinProb#

Photo of tail and front feet. My Camera battery ran out. I will put more pics later when i get back to my home. Currently staying in my in father in laws place lol.

I will stop using dettol thanks for the advice. I also read that apple cider vinegar is best for cleaning wounds and as well as fleas.

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It looks like, to me, that she either had some sort of skin infection that is healing or was really over grooming those areas (fleas make cats do that). I hesitate to say ringworm because the spots are too clean looking for that. But the one spot, that I can see well, does look irritated/inflamed.

Also, I think her fur looks a bit poor in those pictures. Make sure you have her on a good quality kitten food and if you can start combing her daily now if will help get some the old fur out.
 
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Also, I think her fur looks a bit poor in those pictures. Make sure you have her on a good quality kitten food and if you can start combing her daily now if will help get some the old fur out.
We comb her 2 to 3 times a day. Food could be an issue, his previous owner only fed her a dry cat food (most probably friskies). I gave her small amount of cow milk she loves it. Can i give diluated cow milk like 50% milk + 50% water.
 

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Originally Posted by skmdmasud

We comb her 2 to 3 times a day. Food could be an issue, his previous owner only fed her a dry cat food (most probably friskies). I gave her small amount of cow milk she loves it. Can i give diluated cow milk like 50% milk + 50% water.
Cow's milk is not a good idea. Most cats cannot digest it and it can cause diarrhea. If you can get goat's milk, this is better or even yogurt b/c the culturing drops the lactose level quite a bit. But then, only a little--- no more than a tablespoon. Can you get Royal Canin cat food there? Perhaps the Persian Formula would be good for her with the shape of the dry pieces and good for her coat. Also, fish oil is good for the skin and coat. Even a little Safflower or Olive oil like a tsp would be good for coat and skin.

Edited to add: I am sure with your loving care, she will soon blossom and be even more beautiful than she is now. Your friend named her Cosmos. Will you keep this name?
 
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I will try to find lactose free milk. Do i feed olive oil or massage it in her fur.

Can you get Royal Canin cat food there? Perhaps the Persian Formula would be good for her with the shape of the dry pieces and good for her coat. Also, fish oil is good for the skin and coat. Even a little Safflower or Olive oil like a tsp would be good for coat and skin.
I will search for the mentioned food thanks.

My wife named her Fefe she is in love with this kitten. My wife loves to feed her
and groom her all day.
 

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looks to me like she is allergic to fleas and still must have some. Apple cider vinegar isn't good to kill fleas- it might stun them but not kill them. Do you have acess through your vet for a good topical flea treatment? I would use that before I bought anything else to try on her. I also wouldn't advise you to put it on the spots where she is eating her fur off. Not a good idea-
 

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Looks like flea irritation to me and she's been licking it.

Frontline is excellent and if you can't buy it locally, you can order it from one of the many online petstores or you should be able to get it through your vet.

Love your wife's choice of name for her - FeFe.

My real name is Fiona and I often get called Fee or Fifi
 

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Originally Posted by skmdmasud

I will check the pet shops for flea shampoo.
Flea shampoos are risky to use in adult cats, let alone kittens. You're essentially washing a kitten in pesticides if you use one and can't control how much pesticide is absorbed through the skin.

A topical, as suggested, is safer.
 
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