I would desperately like help with this problem.
Here's the problem:
My kitten recently came in from going outdoors (she has a catflap) and we noticed she had a small scratch, and there was a little blood, on the left of her shoulderblade, on her neck. We wiped it with a cotton ball in recently boiled (sterile) water. The next day we noticed that there was a bald patch about the size of a ten pence piece. We wiped it again.
The day following it had doubled in size and it is dry. Upon further inspection I have found the scratch site and it seems a little swollen and dry around the area. Apart from the swelling and dryness the skin is perfectly healthy. It seems to be getting a little bigger, so I did a some research into it and they suggested bathing it in Epsom salts on a cotton ball, so I have been doing that, but I cannot see any improvements. The vets have been closed over the Christmas season, and we are planning on taking her in tomorrow if we can get an appointment- there are no other vets in the area.
UPDATE: Vets' are closed tomorrow, bank holiday. The following are little pieces of information I wrote up after examining it.
Examination this morning:
I've just checked it again, and the site is indeed larger again, but as it is on the neck the area where it moves and rubs around a lot is sore and really quite pink. The rest is dry to the point where you can see the flakes of dry skin. The hair surrounding comes away very easily, and there seems to be some dampness or discharge causing it to be matted.
Latest Examination
It is bigger yet again, and she seems to be scratching it a little more. There are no vets' on tomorrow either, due to the Bank Holiday. She is not any different in herself, other than the irritation. I have checked her for fleas.
I hope I've been thorough enough, but if there are any other detail you need, please please please tell me and I can hopefully oblige. I am hoping to get an idea what the problem could be, and what to do until I can get her to the vets. As you can see I am quite worried and as you all probably know how you can be when you think there could be something wrong with your fur-baby!
Here's the problem:
My kitten recently came in from going outdoors (she has a catflap) and we noticed she had a small scratch, and there was a little blood, on the left of her shoulderblade, on her neck. We wiped it with a cotton ball in recently boiled (sterile) water. The next day we noticed that there was a bald patch about the size of a ten pence piece. We wiped it again.
The day following it had doubled in size and it is dry. Upon further inspection I have found the scratch site and it seems a little swollen and dry around the area. Apart from the swelling and dryness the skin is perfectly healthy. It seems to be getting a little bigger, so I did a some research into it and they suggested bathing it in Epsom salts on a cotton ball, so I have been doing that, but I cannot see any improvements. The vets have been closed over the Christmas season, and we are planning on taking her in tomorrow if we can get an appointment- there are no other vets in the area.
UPDATE: Vets' are closed tomorrow, bank holiday. The following are little pieces of information I wrote up after examining it.
Examination this morning:
I've just checked it again, and the site is indeed larger again, but as it is on the neck the area where it moves and rubs around a lot is sore and really quite pink. The rest is dry to the point where you can see the flakes of dry skin. The hair surrounding comes away very easily, and there seems to be some dampness or discharge causing it to be matted.
Latest Examination
It is bigger yet again, and she seems to be scratching it a little more. There are no vets' on tomorrow either, due to the Bank Holiday. She is not any different in herself, other than the irritation. I have checked her for fleas.
I hope I've been thorough enough, but if there are any other detail you need, please please please tell me and I can hopefully oblige. I am hoping to get an idea what the problem could be, and what to do until I can get her to the vets. As you can see I am quite worried and as you all probably know how you can be when you think there could be something wrong with your fur-baby!