Red bump on cats ear. Need help!!

gfaye

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My ragdoll kitten has a big red bump on his ear. He has had it for about a week and keeps randomly scratching it and it bleeds and then scabs over.  I'm thinking my 3 year old son might have accidentally hurt his ear when he tried brushing him with the fulminator, but I'm not sure. I called the vet and they said to keep an eye on it but there was no need to come in since he is acting complete normal. 

Has anyone else had a cat with a similar bump on their ear? It looks really bad in my opinion. 


 

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Hi gfaye, This looks exactly like small wounds my cats have from time to time. Mostly on the body so the fur hides it, on the ear it is more visible. I should think to just leave it alone, it should heal normally. If it starts to feel hot to the touch, gets a lot more red or starts to ooze something, I would call the vet. And of course lots and lots of extra kissess for her :)
 
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Thank for for the reply Orientals! That's what I was thinking and hoping it is :)
 

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My ragdoll kitten has a big red bump on his ear. He has had it for about a week and keeps randomly scratching it and it bleeds and then scabs over. I'm thinking my 3 year old son might have accidentally hurt his ear when he tried brushing him with the fulminator, but I'm not sure. I called the vet and they said to keep an eye on it but there was no need to come in since he is acting complete normal.

Has anyone else had a cat with a similar bump on their ear? It looks really bad in my opinion.


What did this end up being?
 

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Same thing....OP has not been back in a long time. You must have a cat with an ear issue?
 
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