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I just bought a cat and want to check for ringworm; why does this happen?
White flakes on the ear may be scab or ringworm; use a Wood's lamp—green fluorescence confirms ringworm needing antifungals. Nose marks may be old skin disease; clean the nose and see a vet if worse.
Is This Cat Ringworm? Shaved, Black Swollen Lump
The blurry photo can't confirm ringworm. Use a Wood's lamp—green suggests it (70% accurate; no green doesn't rule it out). Confirm by skin scrape; if positive, use antifungals per vet.
How to Tell If a Cat’s Ringworm Is Severe
A photo alone can't tell with fur hiding skin. Use a Wood's lamp—green glow suggests ringworm; severity depends on symptoms and spread, with large areas needing medicated baths. Wood's lamp is ~70% accurate; scraping is best.
My Dog Has a Patch Like This in One Spot, Getting Worse, Urgent
Local hair loss may be fungal, bacterial, parasite, or allergic dermatitis. Use an Elizabethan collar, get a skin scrape at the vet, or try a Wood's lamp; green fluorescence means fungus, treat with terbinafine or ketoconazole plus antibiotic ointment. Keep it dewormed and the area dry.
Not sure if it’s ringworm; some areas around the nose have no fur and feel like hard lumps
Ringworm causes hair loss, scabs, dandruff, and itching, with bald spots spreading in round or irregular shapes. A Wood's lamp test shows green fluorescence; once confirmed, isolate the cat and follow veterinary treatment.
Cat Is Boarding at a Friend’s While I’m at School; Friend Says a Spot Feels Hard but the Cat Won’t Let Them Touch It
The blurry photo makes ringworm unsure; classic signs include red, scaly, spreading patches. A Wood's lamp or skin scrape can confirm, then clip fur, use a collar, and apply antifungal drugs.
How do I know if my cat has ringworm?
Ringworm shows hair loss, scabs, dandruff, and itching, with bald spots spreading in round, oval, or irregular patterns. Compare symptoms and use a Wood's lamp; infected areas glow green. If confirmed, isolate the cat and treat under veterinary guidance.
My dog’s lower eyelid has been red, swollen, and peeling for days; cheek and arm also red with a scabbed wound and hair loss
Redness, swelling, and hair loss under the eye are usually skin disease, likely fungal infection or allergy from the photo. Use an Elizabethan collar to stop scratching, then get a vet microscopy of the hair to confirm. At home keep the area dry, clean discharge, use a Wood's lamp to rule out fungus, feed hypoallergenic food, avoid salty oily food, and apply iodine and erythromycin eye ointment, plus fish oil or lecithin for coat recovery.
Black chin only on both sides of the mouth, no other cat contact; if it is black chin, how to cure it and does it hurt?
Black chin differs clearly from ringworm. Early black chin shows coal-like black dots at hair roots, painless and itch-free. If untreated, dots multiply and cause folliculitis with red bumps, itching, and hair loss. Ringworm shows irregular bald patches, red or brown, very itchy, glowing green under Wood's lamp. Your photo suggests black chin.
My cat has a rough red scab on the back of its neck — is it ringworm, and how should I treat it?
From the photo, sparse fur and suppressed follicles around the scab suggest a burn from heat or a topical dewormer; disinfect with iodine and use a follicle-repair product. If not, it may be parasite, bacterial, or fungal infection. Flea bites cause red papules — deworm regularly. For suspected ringworm, use a Wood's lamp; apple-green glow means ringworm, treatable with antifungal ointment.