I got a kitten about 6 weeks ago who was very sick. he was exposed to cat flu and wasn't eating, very malnourished and aprox 5 weeks old.
about a week later he came down with a uri got treated with clavamox, then doxy (read previous post by me for more information). this battle lasted about 3 weeks. he was extremely congested, but came through fine.
he has always had thinning of the skin above the eye. this slowly turned black and scaly and spread to his nose and ears. a skin culture was done and results came back quite weak for ringworm, my vet wasnt convinced. but i caught ringworm last week. he has now been on ringworm cream twice a day for 4-5 days. it seems to be clearing it up, the black scab is fading to grey and there is a lot of flaking of the scabs so i assume this is a good thing. i know it takes a long time to go away, especially when he has been infected for so long.
over the past few days i have really noticed his jet black fur having strands of white through it. i researched into fever coat, but he doesnt appear to be as severe as the other cases. the white is not in patches or clumps and from a far distance he looks black still. but up close, especially on his stomach i would say that 1/3 of the hairs are white/grey colour.
is it possible that this is coming through from when he was sick with URI about 3 weeks ago? I was never aware of him having a fever through the URI, but i assume it's possible. He seems to be sleeping a lot more over the past few days (i may just be neurotic after all he has been through). he is still eating fine, and playing when he is active. i would just say he is asleep 2/3 of the day/night.
could anyone give me insight into how long fever coat takes to show? will he go back to normal in a few months when he sheds out this fur? or should i be worried that he is currently sick?
he is back to the vet on sunday to get his 2nd lot of shots and tested for FIV.
thanks guys, i appreciate your time
here is a picture of his stomach:
about a week later he came down with a uri got treated with clavamox, then doxy (read previous post by me for more information). this battle lasted about 3 weeks. he was extremely congested, but came through fine.
he has always had thinning of the skin above the eye. this slowly turned black and scaly and spread to his nose and ears. a skin culture was done and results came back quite weak for ringworm, my vet wasnt convinced. but i caught ringworm last week. he has now been on ringworm cream twice a day for 4-5 days. it seems to be clearing it up, the black scab is fading to grey and there is a lot of flaking of the scabs so i assume this is a good thing. i know it takes a long time to go away, especially when he has been infected for so long.
over the past few days i have really noticed his jet black fur having strands of white through it. i researched into fever coat, but he doesnt appear to be as severe as the other cases. the white is not in patches or clumps and from a far distance he looks black still. but up close, especially on his stomach i would say that 1/3 of the hairs are white/grey colour.
is it possible that this is coming through from when he was sick with URI about 3 weeks ago? I was never aware of him having a fever through the URI, but i assume it's possible. He seems to be sleeping a lot more over the past few days (i may just be neurotic after all he has been through). he is still eating fine, and playing when he is active. i would just say he is asleep 2/3 of the day/night.
could anyone give me insight into how long fever coat takes to show? will he go back to normal in a few months when he sheds out this fur? or should i be worried that he is currently sick?
he is back to the vet on sunday to get his 2nd lot of shots and tested for FIV.
thanks guys, i appreciate your time
here is a picture of his stomach:
