One of the cats of the colony I take care of seems to have a serious issue.
I noticed this thing on Saturday morning, but he was far away. At first I thought that those strange spots were colored patches of the fur, so I thought it was a totally different cat, a blow-in. But when I got nearer, I saw he was one of my cats with a red wound on his left cheeck and some black marks under his right eye.
He is a very elusive cat, doesn't get close and runs away when I try to approach him. He ran away before I was able to take my smartphone out of my pocket.
Yesterday I was able to take a close photo of him, and I noticed that the red wound on his left cheeck had become a dark scab, and the whole face had lost the hair and the bare skin is exposed.
The photo is the best I could take. The "industrial environment" is because the colony is at my workplace. This is in a dark and underground corridor, he's perched on a electrical duct.
I can't understand if it's a skin disease (which?) or a burning from a chemical or heat.
And I don't know if it can be dangerous and/or fatal or if it can be infective to other cats of the colony. But I am rather sure it is painful for him.
Yesterday the situation was much worse than on Saturday, so it seems it's something that is progressing.
As I said, he is absolutely wild and feral, I don't even know if I can trap him...
Thanks!
I noticed this thing on Saturday morning, but he was far away. At first I thought that those strange spots were colored patches of the fur, so I thought it was a totally different cat, a blow-in. But when I got nearer, I saw he was one of my cats with a red wound on his left cheeck and some black marks under his right eye.
He is a very elusive cat, doesn't get close and runs away when I try to approach him. He ran away before I was able to take my smartphone out of my pocket.
Yesterday I was able to take a close photo of him, and I noticed that the red wound on his left cheeck had become a dark scab, and the whole face had lost the hair and the bare skin is exposed.
The photo is the best I could take. The "industrial environment" is because the colony is at my workplace. This is in a dark and underground corridor, he's perched on a electrical duct.
I can't understand if it's a skin disease (which?) or a burning from a chemical or heat.
And I don't know if it can be dangerous and/or fatal or if it can be infective to other cats of the colony. But I am rather sure it is painful for him.
Yesterday the situation was much worse than on Saturday, so it seems it's something that is progressing.
As I said, he is absolutely wild and feral, I don't even know if I can trap him...
Thanks!