Is this a bite, ring worm,or something else? PICS

savethekitty · Oct 7, 2016

Hello everyone,

Yesterday I found these round lesions on the left side (rib cage) of my female rescue cat and would appreciate your opinion on what could this possibly be. She is indoor only and lives with 2 other cats (a female and a Male)

More than anything I am fearing it could be ringworm due to the shape and flaky texture, but I am not a ringworm expert so if you have seen these type of lesions on cats with ringworm, please let me know.

It could also be from a bite. She is a little pushy with my big male cat and I have seen him bite her when he loses his cool with her. Although I don't see a clear puncture type wound from teeth, so it could also be from chewing herself?

Please take a peek. Thanks

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catpack · Oct 7, 2016

Hmmm...it does look awfully suspicious of ringworm, but I certainly can not say for sure.

Best to run her to your vet and let them take a look. Please let us know what you find out!

savethekitty · Oct 8, 2016

CatPack said:
Hmmm...it does look awfully suspicious of ringworm, but I certainly can not say for sure.

Best to run her to your vet and let them take a look. Please let us know what you find out!

Hi,

I took her to the vet today and he said it does not look like ringworm. He didn't do any tests though so that is his visual and touching inspection of the lesions. I left feeling suspicious, but I went in with another cat too who had a more serious issue and we focused more on the xrays for that cat. Although he did poke the scabs like lesions and tried to lift them and ended up putting some aquaphor healing ointment on them. But that's it.

I rescued this cat about a month and a half ago with her 5 kitten litter. So she has been inside for that long. Her kittens were all super healthy and showed no signs of ringworm up until they were about 8 weeks old that they were under my care. The only time she went outside again was to the get spayed at the humane society last Friday.

Would it be possible for her to have had ringworm all this time since I picked her up and NOT give it to her kittens? And would it be possible that she got ringworm and developed this type of lesions in just one week from the getting spayed at the Humane Society?

stephanietx · Oct 8, 2016

Ringworm is highly contagious. I am wondering if they are flea bites or skin lesions due to some king of allergy, be it food or litter or even environmental. My first guess is fleas, though.

savethekitty · Oct 9, 2016

caseyv · Oct 9, 2016

Not ringworm. Cats dont present with circles. They get grayish patches that look that way because it is under- coat hair stubble. (It looks like red circles on people and it ITCHES. Been there done that) The fungus gets into the hair folicle and the hair breaks off. On light colored kittens it usually shows up first as small dark spots on their faces. It does not itch with cats..usually. The patches/spots are not open draining scabby. Never seen it at least. There are horror stories about ring worm because...you cannot get rid of it...no one can. It is everywhere in the environment. Does not matter how spotless your house is. Dip the whole place in bleach and it will come in again the next time you open a door. It is very contagious...and it isn't. It is opportunistic. The spores are on everyone but only become active in immune compromised hosts. If it WERE ringworm mama would probably have succumbed from the stress of birth and poor nutrition before she got to you. Babies hit a bump in their momma-to-self immune transfer. And kittens are vulnerable to EVERYTHING until their little bodies get up to speed. If you ever have to deal with it give me a buzz at
[email protected] DO NOT SPREAD THAT AROUND OR ELSE. Meanwhile...yeah it looks like they are allergic to somekind of insect bite. Do not let the vet give them steroids, euphemistically known as allergy medicine. It will make it worse.

savethekitty · Oct 10, 2016

caseyv said:
Not ringworm. Cats dont present with circles. They get grayish patches that look that way because it is under- coat hair stubble. (It looks like red circles on people and it ITCHES. Been there done that) The fungus gets into the hair folicle and the hair breaks off. On light colored kittens it usually shows up first as small dark spots on their faces. It does not itch with cats..usually. The patches/spots are not open draining scabby. Never seen it at least. There are horror stories about ring worm because...you cannot get rid of it...no one can. It is everywhere in the environment. Does not matter how spotless your house is. Dip the whole place in bleach and it will come in again the next time you open a door. It is very contagious...and it isn't. It is opportunistic. The spores are on everyone but only become active in immune compromised hosts. If it WERE ringworm mama would probably have succumbed from the stress of birth and poor nutrition before she got to you. Babies hit a bump in their momma-to-self immune transfer. And kittens are vulnerable to EVERYTHING until their little bodies get up to speed. If you ever have to deal with it give me a buzz at
[email protected] DO NOT SPREAD THAT AROUND OR ELSE. Meanwhile...yeah it looks like they are allergic to somekind of insect bite. Do not let the vet give them steroids, euphemistically known as allergy medicine. It will make it worse.

Hi Casey, I truly hope you are right. The cat has not been outside since I rescued her with her kittens and there are no insects inside my condo (that I've seen) and I keep a flea/mosquito lamp on at all times that electrocutes them. The only thing I can think of is my cat biting her. I can't put any healing ointment on her because she licks it off and makes it worse. I might have to put an ecollar and keep her in a crate for a few days if tomorrow has not improved.

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