My 2 year old kitty, Rooster, has a large patch of bumps on his stomach. The rash is a little red but not totally gross looking. He is not scratching a lot but he is a little bit of an excessive cleaner in that area. He is an inside cat and never goes outside so I don't think its fleas (but who knows). What's weird is that at the end of June he lost a bunch of hair around his ears but as fast as it fell out it grew back. I just adopted him in April so I thought maybe it was the stress of a new household or eating a new food. I got some cortisone spray for cats today to help with any itching. I read about it possibly being mites and the article suggested a warm soapy bath to kill them. He would rip me to shreds but i would be willing to give it a try. I am planning on taking him to the vet Saturday but was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of what this could be. Rooster is not a big fan of vets. He had to have his eye removed last year and the vet stresses him out. Thoughts??
