I have horses and the barn where I board my horses until very recently had 2 barn cats. One was an older cat (mid 20s), who just passed away a couple of weeks ago and the second is a 2 year old female.
The younger cat, has recently developed some strange matting of her fur towards the second half of her back. The rest of her coat looks clean and shiny, as one would expect from a young cat. But as you get closer to her tail, it looks like fur that is dirty, matted, and possibly falling off as well. I've attached some pictures.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be caused by? It looks like it could be some kind of parasite or fungus. I don't think it's fleas, as the rest of her appears fine and we have not been able to see any flea dust--though it could be! This isn't my cat and she is semi-feral, so some treatment options will be harder than others.
The younger cat, has recently developed some strange matting of her fur towards the second half of her back. The rest of her coat looks clean and shiny, as one would expect from a young cat. But as you get closer to her tail, it looks like fur that is dirty, matted, and possibly falling off as well. I've attached some pictures.
Does anyone have any idea what this might be caused by? It looks like it could be some kind of parasite or fungus. I don't think it's fleas, as the rest of her appears fine and we have not been able to see any flea dust--though it could be! This isn't my cat and she is semi-feral, so some treatment options will be harder than others.
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