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Our cat's developed a bald spot over the last day or so. There doesn't seem to be any wound, rash or anything but the little sod won't stop licking it and making it worse.
Any ideas what might have caused it or tips to get her to leave it alone?
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Well if she keeps licking it then it's obviously causing her discomfort. A visit to the vets where she can be carefully examined by a professional person would be the obvious course of action.
Hmmm...one of our cats is a bit sensitive and licks little bald patches every so often by over-grooming. But usually on his leg or maybe belly somewhere. I don't reckon that's the same thing on yours, so probably a visit to the vet as Ernie recommends.
Our cat had a bite wound at the base of the tale that scabbed over, then went septic, the scab then fell off and left a bloody wound that was not dissimilar to that. Apart form being a bloody wound, of course.
Erm, not much help, I know. I'm afraid you're just going to have to bend over and take one from the [s]pet mafia[/s] vet.
Our cat (who coincidentally has very similar markings to yours) did the same with his leg. Turned out he'd been bitten & the bite was infected. We only discovered this after the abscess exploded over the duvet cover he was lying on at the time. The smell was horrendous!
Echo sentiment about a trip to the vets.
Well, that's fairly unanimous.
We'll see how she is in the morning and if she's still messing with it, give the vet a call.
Ta for the advice and scary abcess story...
[s]Sudocrem[/s] Vet. Get a nice cone of shame for him.
Genuine lol followed by having to explain why 😀
All of this talk about the vet is waaayy too sensible! 😡 You came here for better advice, so I suggest spraying this on your cat 😉
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Treat it with Tea Tree oil. It worked on my cat.
Ook! Were you using the H. R. Geiger vetinary surgery?
Update, the cat's booked into the vets for 3pm. Ta for the advice.
I'll bet a £1 to a bag of donkey shit that's a cat bite abscess. Vet for antibiotics and £50 bill.
One of our cats developed a couple of bald spots and it turned out to be a flea allergy. Once we'd got the rid of the flea problem the bald spots went
I'll bet a £1 to a bag of donkey shit that's a cat bite abscess. Vet for antibiotics and £50 bill.
She does do more than her fair share of battling with the neighbourhood cats so I wouldn't be surprised, but there don't appear to be any marks.
MrsV tells me it had a Bee cornered at the weekend, so possibly a sting.
She's up-to-date with her flea treatment so it shouldn't be that but you never know.I'll bet a £1 to a bag of donkey shit that's a cat bite abscess. Vet for antibiotics and £50 bill.
Roll on 3pm and a wallet-lightening diagnosis...
What did the vet say verses ?