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I'm sorry if this should be in the Caring for strays and ferals instead; however, since this is about health I figured that this was probably the most appropriate place.
short version (since I know I can ramble)
A month ago I put flea medicine on a cat. She ended up getting a bald spot between the shoulders where I accidentally dropped some flea medicine though I don't know if they're connected. About a week ago it got powdery looking which scared me about possible ringworm instead. Now it looks mostly filled in. Was I imagining things or is this normal when fur is growing back?
The longer version
One of the ferals I care for is actually rather tame for me now. Her name is Athena and she's getting close to a year old roughly. I noticed roughly a month ago that she was starting to lick concrete. I was worried maybe it was signs of anemia and since she would let me touch her when it was feeding time I put flea medicine on her. I got most of it on her at the back of the head but there were a few drops that fell on the fur between her shoulders. I couldn't really do anything about it though after it was done. A few days later I noticed she suddenly didn't have fur around the same spot. I don't know if the two were connected. The skin however looked white without any trace of redness.
About a week ago though I noticed suddenly it had a rather powdery look. Being paranoid about ringworm (since I vaguely remember Gizmo having had a powdery look), I've tried to avoid petting her. She's gotten tamer since though and has started to have hurt feelings so I've still petted her a couple times and washed hands thoroughly after. Then over the last few days it started looking more filled in. Today it's rather hard to see the spot. So was the powdery stuff perhaps from fur growing back in? Should I still be concerned about ringworm? I can't really examine it well myself. Or maybe she just got into something weird? I'd kinda like to feel more free to pet her to help tame her further and also so she won't look so sad when I don't pet her before she eats.
Btw, she also did stop licking concrete after a few days of flea medicine.
short version (since I know I can ramble)
A month ago I put flea medicine on a cat. She ended up getting a bald spot between the shoulders where I accidentally dropped some flea medicine though I don't know if they're connected. About a week ago it got powdery looking which scared me about possible ringworm instead. Now it looks mostly filled in. Was I imagining things or is this normal when fur is growing back?
The longer version
One of the ferals I care for is actually rather tame for me now. Her name is Athena and she's getting close to a year old roughly. I noticed roughly a month ago that she was starting to lick concrete. I was worried maybe it was signs of anemia and since she would let me touch her when it was feeding time I put flea medicine on her. I got most of it on her at the back of the head but there were a few drops that fell on the fur between her shoulders. I couldn't really do anything about it though after it was done. A few days later I noticed she suddenly didn't have fur around the same spot. I don't know if the two were connected. The skin however looked white without any trace of redness.
About a week ago though I noticed suddenly it had a rather powdery look. Being paranoid about ringworm (since I vaguely remember Gizmo having had a powdery look), I've tried to avoid petting her. She's gotten tamer since though and has started to have hurt feelings so I've still petted her a couple times and washed hands thoroughly after. Then over the last few days it started looking more filled in. Today it's rather hard to see the spot. So was the powdery stuff perhaps from fur growing back in? Should I still be concerned about ringworm? I can't really examine it well myself. Or maybe she just got into something weird? I'd kinda like to feel more free to pet her to help tame her further and also so she won't look so sad when I don't pet her before she eats.
Btw, she also did stop licking concrete after a few days of flea medicine.