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Hi everyone!
My cat seems determined to get every system in his body sick before his first birthday. First it was his respiratory system, then his gastrointestinal system, and now his skin.
2-3 weeks ago I realized that he was missing a little patch of fur on the back of his left hind leg below the knee. But since he wasn't licking at it or biting at it and I couldn't really see anything on the skin, I figured it was just him losing some fur because he skids around the wood floor when he's taking the corners at high speed. Then I noticed that he started losing some fur on the other leg in about the same spot. Didn't think much of it either.
But then, maybe about a week ago, I started to notice that the patch was getting bigger and that he was now licking it and biting at it more. So the other day I grabbed him and tried to take a better look and noticed that there was something in the spots where the fur is missing. I finally managed to get some decent pictures today after much wrestling.
Has anyone seen this before?!?! Is it something to worry about? Should I be taking him to the vet?? I was really hoping to give him a break from the vet (he has been there at least every 2 weeks since around X-Mas time) and he just gets SUPER stressed out. I just wanted to see if anyone has seen this/recognizes this before I take him in for nothing.
THANKS!!
My cat seems determined to get every system in his body sick before his first birthday. First it was his respiratory system, then his gastrointestinal system, and now his skin.
2-3 weeks ago I realized that he was missing a little patch of fur on the back of his left hind leg below the knee. But since he wasn't licking at it or biting at it and I couldn't really see anything on the skin, I figured it was just him losing some fur because he skids around the wood floor when he's taking the corners at high speed. Then I noticed that he started losing some fur on the other leg in about the same spot. Didn't think much of it either.
But then, maybe about a week ago, I started to notice that the patch was getting bigger and that he was now licking it and biting at it more. So the other day I grabbed him and tried to take a better look and noticed that there was something in the spots where the fur is missing. I finally managed to get some decent pictures today after much wrestling.
Has anyone seen this before?!?! Is it something to worry about? Should I be taking him to the vet?? I was really hoping to give him a break from the vet (he has been there at least every 2 weeks since around X-Mas time) and he just gets SUPER stressed out. I just wanted to see if anyone has seen this/recognizes this before I take him in for nothing.
THANKS!!