Black spots and furr loss on hind legs

lilas

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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!!



 
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