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I am afraid that my white and grey tabby may have an issue with his skin.
When we first got him almost 1 year ago he had a couple of small round black spots in the front of the ear area. The inside of the ear itself has always looked pretty clean. I was unable to clean off the spots and if I scratch gently they do not come off, so it doesn't seem to be dirt or a scab. The spot seems like part of the skin and it does not cause him any pain when I touch. It does not look anything like pictures of ear infections or ear mites. It looks like mold!
Today I noticed that the black areas have developed further on both ears. There are more very black round dots and squiggle type shapes. There are also paler black patches.
I massaged the base of his ear and did see a little bit of brown debris inside after that but not much. I noticed he also has the paler black patches on the inside of his mouth. I am attaching a couple of photos.
He was at the vet for a vaccine a couple of months ago and the vet did not say anything after quickly examining his mouth and ears.
Is this just how his skin is or could this be some kind of problem? Seems weird that it would have spread more. The only thing I could find that looked at all similar online was maybe a yeast infection? He scratches his ears occasionally but not like crazy. He is a good weight, gets lots of exercise and eats a lot, just as much or more than our bigger cat.
When we first got him almost 1 year ago he had a couple of small round black spots in the front of the ear area. The inside of the ear itself has always looked pretty clean. I was unable to clean off the spots and if I scratch gently they do not come off, so it doesn't seem to be dirt or a scab. The spot seems like part of the skin and it does not cause him any pain when I touch. It does not look anything like pictures of ear infections or ear mites. It looks like mold!
Today I noticed that the black areas have developed further on both ears. There are more very black round dots and squiggle type shapes. There are also paler black patches.
I massaged the base of his ear and did see a little bit of brown debris inside after that but not much. I noticed he also has the paler black patches on the inside of his mouth. I am attaching a couple of photos.
He was at the vet for a vaccine a couple of months ago and the vet did not say anything after quickly examining his mouth and ears.
Is this just how his skin is or could this be some kind of problem? Seems weird that it would have spread more. The only thing I could find that looked at all similar online was maybe a yeast infection? He scratches his ears occasionally but not like crazy. He is a good weight, gets lots of exercise and eats a lot, just as much or more than our bigger cat.
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