Hello... my diva cat, Lily, has been slowly adjusting to having a brother in the house, Beethoven.
They have been doing pretty well behavior-wise and it has been almost 3 months. They play a bit together, there is no fighting, and both have plenty of mommie time on their own.
Lily for the first time in the 2 years that I've owned her (I adopted her as an adult, she's 5 now), has gotten some kitty acne. Some spots on her chin.
I tried tending to them myself, but they haven't cleared up yet. I changed her food and water bowl - and nothing.
The other night, about a week ago, I went out to a movie and accidentally left one of my windows open. There is a screen, and the window wasn't open wide, so I figured my two maine coons would be ok until I got home. WRONG!
When I got home, the screen was popped out. My two giant cats somehow escaped.
Luckily, both cats were close to the window.
Lily was actually sitting on my balcony, right by my porch door, waiting to be let back in.
Anyway, I got them both inside and checked them. Beethoven was fine, but Lily winced and cried when I touched her shoulder ...
I have no idea what happened.
I decided to give her time and wait a day or two.
Within a day or two, she was totally fine and let me pet her.
This morning, though, I was petting her and felt bumps on her shoulder. I uncovered her skin from the thick fur and found a few large, raised black bumps- the size of pencil erasers.
What the heck!?!?
Is she ok?
I'm taking her to a vet tomorrow - but it's a new vet because I'm in a new city. So... I'm worried and nervous.
Does anyone have any ideas that can help me ask the right questions when I go in there?
They have been doing pretty well behavior-wise and it has been almost 3 months. They play a bit together, there is no fighting, and both have plenty of mommie time on their own.
Lily for the first time in the 2 years that I've owned her (I adopted her as an adult, she's 5 now), has gotten some kitty acne. Some spots on her chin.
I tried tending to them myself, but they haven't cleared up yet. I changed her food and water bowl - and nothing.
The other night, about a week ago, I went out to a movie and accidentally left one of my windows open. There is a screen, and the window wasn't open wide, so I figured my two maine coons would be ok until I got home. WRONG!
When I got home, the screen was popped out. My two giant cats somehow escaped.
Luckily, both cats were close to the window.
Lily was actually sitting on my balcony, right by my porch door, waiting to be let back in.
Anyway, I got them both inside and checked them. Beethoven was fine, but Lily winced and cried when I touched her shoulder ...
I have no idea what happened.
I decided to give her time and wait a day or two.
Within a day or two, she was totally fine and let me pet her.
This morning, though, I was petting her and felt bumps on her shoulder. I uncovered her skin from the thick fur and found a few large, raised black bumps- the size of pencil erasers.
What the heck!?!?
Is she ok?
I'm taking her to a vet tomorrow - but it's a new vet because I'm in a new city. So... I'm worried and nervous.
Does anyone have any ideas that can help me ask the right questions when I go in there?