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Cat Ringworm: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and Daily Care
Ringworm is a contagious cat skin infection that can spread to owners — a real headache. Know the signs early and treat promptly. Learn ringworm's symptoms, causes, treatment, and daily prevention.
Black Chin in Cats Is No Small Matter: Understanding Feline Folliculitis
If one day you notice your cat's chin looks black while grooming it, this isn't dirt that washing can remove. Some owners know this is feline folliculitis, but it's often dismissed as minor — which it is not. Today we look at what cat folliculitis involves.
Everything You Need to Know About Cat Hydration
Cats aren't keen drinkers and barely sense thirst, and they dislike being near water—yet too little water invites kidney and urinary disease. Here is what to know about cat drinking habits.
Cat’s back neck has crust-like small hard lumps; lifting fur shows black specks at roots – what disease?
Likely a skin disease with crusts and dandruff; many types. Get a vet skin test. Common: fungal, bacterial, mite, flea, allergic dermatitis; rare: specific, metabolic.
10 days after first imported vaccine, a cat-ringworm patch appeared; left front leg swollen with hard lump, walks fine; after two days front part reduced but hard lump remains, back part unchanged, painful, not red, no ringworm/hair loss there. Is it ringworm or vaccine lump? Vaccine was in neck.
Ringworm rarely causes limb lumps; vaccine was in neck, so unrelated. Sudden limb lump needs a vet check - trauma, skin disease, arthritis, or bone. If scaling/redness appears, suspect fungal/skin; iodine locally, then treat by result.
A bald patch appeared on the belly about a week ago; I thought it was summer shedding. Then small red spots showed up and the cat keeps licking and biting. After a work trip the rash spread and licking increased.
Red spots on a cat's belly usually point to a skin condition causing redness, itch, scaling, and hair loss. A skin scraping at the vet is needed to confirm the cause. Keep the environment clean and dry and feed a balanced diet.
How can you tell if a British Shorthair blue cat is healthy?
A healthy British Shorthair blue cat should be round and sturdy with a smooth, glossy coat, be active and alert, and produce well-formed stools. Thinness, dull coat, low energy, or abnormal droppings can all signal illness.
My cat has a bald patch on top of its head; it bumped a table corner days ago but I’m not sure it’s that—worried about ringworm.
A bald spot is mainly trauma or infectious skin disease. Watch for dandruff/itching; if none, fur may regrow. Suspect ringworm? Use a Wood's lamp—green fluorescence means antifungal treatment.
At first a small bump at the ear base, I applied iodine, the rabbit kept scratching it, broke the skin, then scabbed; later a lot of fur fell off there, gave balance powder for days with no regrowth, looked dry but no dandruff; a few days ago found dandruff on the neck, after using a skin tonic the bald ear spot started getting dandruff too, worse than the photo. (Green circle is the neck dandruff spot.)
Hello, from the photo you uploaded, the rabbit's symptoms are very likely caused by a fungal infection. For this situation, shave the fur at the affected area clean, then clean and disinfect the site with iodine; after cleaning, use an antifungal medication such as bifonazole or ketoconazole cream. If the symptoms are severe, the rabbit may also need oral medication. During treatment, put a (homemade) Elizabethan collar on the rabbit to stop it from scratching the area and worsening the infection.
What happens if a cat has parasites?
Internal parasites (roundworm, hookworm, tapeworm) cause diarrhea, vomiting, poor appetite, weight loss, anemia; heavy loads show worms in stool. Heartworm/lung fluke bring cough, breathing trouble, lower stamina. External parasites (mites, fleas, lice, ticks) cause itching, hair loss, dandruff, scabs, even dermatitis, anemia, fever.