Skin Under Chin

[fan1bsb97]

Hi, I have a 5 month old male kitten and I just noticed a spot under his chin on his neck. He's very hard to hold down but I managed to take a few pics. He doesn't seem to be in any kind of pain and isn't sick...I tried looking online but couldn't pinpoint what this might be. Ideas? Thank you so much!

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• fan1bsb97
• Nov 22, 2014

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• fan1bsb97
• Nov 22, 2014

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• fan1bsb97
• Nov 22, 2014

 

[mnm]

did you look up ringworm? I'm not knowledgable enough to suggest anything, but have read some discussions on it...

 

[fan1bsb97]

Yeah that's the first thing that looked possible, but I'm not sure how he would have gotten it.

 

[mnm]

I don't know how they can get it either...I should read up on it for future reference I guess.

 

[mattr]

We had a kitten where ringworm showed up on her ears a few weeks after we got her. I guess she had it the whole time but it didn't surface right away. It could also be feline acne. If you use ceramic or plastic feeding/drinking bowls I'd change to stainless steel or glass and make sure you wash them frequently. We have a kitten now that developed a bad spot on his neck like that and redness under his bottom lip. We switched him to stainless steel bowls and it went away in about 3~4 days.