Cat with bald spots and dots, opinions please?

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I have this cat I found recently living in my back yard. She was very friendly, I believe she was abandoned. She was starving eating leaves off the ground, sleeping under our shed. She took to me quickly and I made her a home in a shed we have with a window open for her. She doesn't have any signs of having ticks or flees or any bugs at all. But I have noticed these bald spots on both sides where her eye brows would be. Its not completely bald but very slim hair, and it looks like brown dots there also. I read somewhere online that it could be sun spots or freckles, and none of the diseases or bugs I looked up looked anything like it. I am trying to take care of her til I can figure out if I can find her a home, but I also have a dog and im just concerned if anyone ever seen anything like it before. She appears not to notice anything strange(scratching, bitting, ect). Worst comes to worst ill take her to my vet just to make sure, but I am just looking for opinions.

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Thank you for rescuing this cat! Good people like you make a real difference one cat at a time!

It could be any number of things from very benign like scabs from old minor wounds to a skin infection (fungal or bacterial) or something else. Regardless, it is imperative that he get a vet visit before you find him a home as the adopter needs to know the results of basic tests (like FIV, FeLV, fecal parasites, mites, fleas, spay/neuter status) as well as a basic bill of health. This protects you, the adopter and the cat.

If you care for this cat and feel invested in him I'd also suggest you get him fixed (if he isn't) in advance of the adoption and micro chipping him and listing yourself as the secondary contact so that if he ever shows up at a shelter, you're one of the people who gets a call.

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Thank you so much! I am hoping it isn't anything bad, but im gonna set her up at my vet. Once she gets checked out I will get her fixed. She seems to be doing well and it looks like I will be keeping her! Thank you again =]
 

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THANK YOU FOR RESCUING & CARING FOR AN ABANDONED CAT. Kudos and good Karma!  I get very angry about this kind of thing; I live in a college town and cannot believe how many students leave their cats behind! 

Since this is an outdoor cat, chances are he has fleas and these are little scabs. Get a topical flea treatment that also kills ticks. You may not see fleas on a cat this color - if he's a tabby, he has lots of black/dark brown - but unless you flea-comb him, you won't know for sure. Flea-comb the nape of his neck, base of his ears, throat, base of tail and tail itself. If there are fleas those are some of the main sites they bite.

I second those who've said, get the kitty neutered and have his blood/feces/urine tested for the common diseases. Get those vaccines too, feline distemper is a very important vaccine to get,  Also if he's staying outside he will need a rabies shot - rabies is now common in raccoons, fox, opossums and other "ordinary" wildlife that may come into your back yard.

I hope you can afford to take this cat into your home. Cats and dogs make good buddies and each has different things to offer you, the carer!
 

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It might be allergies and you have nothing to lose by trying this. 1/2 of a Claritin (or generic equivalent) a day. Generic is very cheap. Give it a couple of weeks. 

My older cat had something similar, I took him to a Dermatologist, they suggested it, it worked. 
 

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Looks to me like ringworm.

The dark dots give it away in my opinion.

If you don't readily have a blacklight handy, which most people do not, take a white paper towel and dampen it with warm water, rub the area where her fur is gone, and look to see if more fur hairs are on the paper towel.

Ringworm causes the fur to become brittle and come out very easily.

If there is hairs on the towel she likely has ringworm.

Not the end of the world but can be a pain. In a bigger cat this is usually a sign of a lacking immune system, due to poor diet, etc.

Her own body, once it gets stronger should be able to get rid of this soon, meanwhile you can either take her to the vet for meds or use athletes foot cream on the areas several times a day.
 
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