I am unsure but I suspect my new shelter cat may possibly have mange. He is sweet, FIV+, I absolutely LOVE him! I will ring the vet tomorrow. The bald patches were noted on his discharge sheet from the shelter by the vet, so whatever the condition is, is something the vet was able to see. Maybe she'll do a skin scraping, I hope. I'm hoping the spreading bald patches and now red scabby spots don't mean mange. He's very itchy, and bites at himself. I am anxious because I'm hoping that if it indeed may be mange, that it isn't the type that could affect myself and my dog. I'm sight-impaired, so hope anything I need to do to treat him will be doable by me. Has anyone else dealt with possible mange in their cat before? Thank you for any responses!