Pictures would help, or a more thorough description....It's really hard for anyone to say.... is there any redness, sores, etc? Does he have more than one bald spot?Originally Posted by Smile!
Hi, i'm new here and this is why i'm here:
My cat has a strange bald patch on his back. It is quite small really, but I am wondering what it is... Any help?
Does it look like any of the pics in this post: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=199307Originally Posted by snmcdowell
This weekend I noticed that my female snow bengal of about 7 years has three large bald spots on her right leg. There is no hair, but it does not appear to be sore, red, bloody, itched, bitten or anything else. There is just white skin - a little sticky to the touch.
Definately mention the crust.... did those spots go away? (if so, ringworm does NOT go away that fast.....if not, ask the vet about ringworm and have the test done... not the woods lamp test which is a black light, but the fungicide one, they will take a small scraping from the area, and stick it in a bottle of goop. It takes up to 14 days to return a negative on ringworm, sometimes less time to show a positive)A few weeks ago I noticed two dime sized spots on her back that were similar but seemed to have a little bit of a yellow/brown crust.
I have a Vet appointment this afternoon but am curious if I should ask or mention anything in particular? She's been on Vectra for two months - could Vectra cause this? She has always had some kind of allergy that makes the spot in front of her ear irritated - could it be allergies getting worse?
Yes - it looks like the very first picture (Finn) - only a couple days later the white skin turned red/irritated. The vet thinks that is even more indicitive of ringworm if the skin was pure white to start....she said if it had been overgrooming it would have been pink or irritated and not white. Aye...we'll see, let you know in 6 weeks.Originally Posted by Snake_Lady
Does it look like any of the pics in this post: http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=199307