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I was giving my cat a bath today, he’s about 14 or 15... can’t remember, but I noticed this massive scar and I’m not sure where he got it from. My guess is it was itching and he scratched it until he got to raw skin... I have seen patches of “hairballs” by his eating area but didn’t think much of it.
alright literally as I’m posting this, he’s licking himself to dry off because I just gave him a bath, but he’s licking more aggressively near the scar area.
My dad will refuse to take this cat to the vet, but will something like trimming his claws be sufficient enough to get him to stop making it worse?
last time he ever went to the vet, it was because of an ear infection in his right ear, which has mostly been taken care of, but now it’s been getting worse again and we’ve had to clean bloody earwax out of his ear often, it also stinks bad.
He seems to be losing a lot of weight, he’s got a scar on the top of his head as well, and this new scar. He’s an old indoor cat, I’ve been taking care of him as best as I can, feeding him enough food and he always has access to water and his litter box. No problems with diet. I feed him Sheba once a day in addition to his regular hard food. I bathe him once or twice a month.
He is an arse of a cat though, which is why my dad doesn’t like him much. A few days ago he found a way into the attic, or rafter area, the area above the ceiling of the first floor, and there is a lot of sharp wood posts and edges in there. I went to retrieve him and he of course found a way out right as I got to him, leaving me stuck in the area for a bit
Last time I posted here it was because he acted like he had something stuck in his teeth. I’ve only noticed him doing that once or twice since then.
what can I do to get the area to heal?