For those of you who have cats with mysterious holes scratched in their fur...
Gizmo's problem was a fungal infection. She tested positive after they took a culture.
The vet wants to give her some medicine, but the patches in Gizzy's fur have disappeared and she is back to normal other than the feline acne on her chin (which is much better than it was a week ago.)
The vet will call me on Monday but I'm going to try and keep Gizzy off the meds if she shows no other symptoms. As to what caused the infection? "Environmental". So I'll just have to vacuum more--though Gizmo could have picked this up from rolling on the hall carpet.
anyway, the completely useless insurance company was calling this a 'pre existing condition'--the vet said it certainly was not--it was an opportunistic infection.
I've cut up Gizmo's tags, cancelled that waste of a policy, and caution everyone out there to go with a reputable company. PM me to find out which one to avoid.
Gizmo's problem was a fungal infection. She tested positive after they took a culture.
The vet wants to give her some medicine, but the patches in Gizzy's fur have disappeared and she is back to normal other than the feline acne on her chin (which is much better than it was a week ago.)
The vet will call me on Monday but I'm going to try and keep Gizzy off the meds if she shows no other symptoms. As to what caused the infection? "Environmental". So I'll just have to vacuum more--though Gizmo could have picked this up from rolling on the hall carpet.
anyway, the completely useless insurance company was calling this a 'pre existing condition'--the vet said it certainly was not--it was an opportunistic infection.
I've cut up Gizmo's tags, cancelled that waste of a policy, and caution everyone out there to go with a reputable company. PM me to find out which one to avoid.