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Cat skin problems?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone here could identify if my cat has a skin issue.
Background: I was away for 11 days and i left my cat at home with a cat sitter. During this time, he was fed the same food but was only fed once a day (1 full can), and the cat sitter didn't notice any abnormal behavior, or lethargy in my cat. When I got home I didn't notice anything usual about my cats behavior, I did notice that there were 3 odd pimple(pin prick) sized bumps on his head and neck, a small scabbed bump, and a medium sized red scab on his belly (picture below). I took him to the vet, and they said it's not an allergy, because his diet hasn't changed, and if it was an allergy the outbreak would be more severe rather than 4 small bumps. It's more likely he got stuck somewhere he wasn't supposed to and roughed himself up a little when he was trying to get out. Also The vet picked at the scab and bumps, and my cat showed no reaction at all. Has anyone ever had this happen before? Thanks guys! |
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Glad you got it checked out at the vet! If it's going away that's a good sign.
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Thank you Marko
I found a few more bumps on him today, around his shoulder and behind his underarm. I'm not sure if these are new or spots I missed. But I'll keep a sharp eye out for more. |
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Hi Okami !
I'm surprised that your Vet was so dismissive of the possibility of an allergy. Cats are particularly susceptible to allergens - often their immune systems react to a transient allergen, the cat will scratch at the itchiness, the immune system will react some more...which causes more itchiness....which causes the cat to scratch some more....and on and on it goes! It can be a never-ending cycle. Now, there are many things beside food to cause such a reaction....and, once initiated, the reaction can continue long after the allergen has gone away! You mentioned scabs....a competent feline Vet will know to take some of the scab material and send it off for a histopathological exam at a lab....a competent feline Vet would also know that a simple bloodtest can assess for an immune reaction to an allergy. Perhaps it's time to find a competent cat-ONLY Vet? Anyways, here's one thought of what might be going on: Quote:
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Environmental allergens are also popular and harder to figure compared to food allergies.
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