It looks like whatever it is, is occurring above her eye as well. Please let us know what the vet says.
Hi!Hi! happy to hear Krissy is getting better! My cat is having similar bumps on the ear as Krissy in the initial pics but none of the other symptoms. Did you do anything/home remedy to help with the bumps in particular? Did they just go away on their own?
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It appears that the bumps are going away on their own. Do you have pictures of them? Has anybody with Pityriasis Rosea been near your cat? I didn't do anything to Krissy except clean her ears as needed. I did notice, as cruel as it sounds and as much as it broke my heart to hear her cry, that removing the flakiness on the ears helped the fur to grow back, and the flakiness did not return. I really hope your cat doesn't have PR or Ringworm.
Thank you for the pictures. I’m sorry to say this but I definitely think she has PR. Krissy’s PR started at the tip of her ears, her nose, and in the same spot your cat has behind the ears.View attachment 340399View attachment 340400View attachment 340399View attachment 340400
Unfortunately, the friend I had asked to cat sit while I was away did have PR. Here are some pictures!
Glad to hear things are getting better! I had Pityriasis Rosea a few years ago (not 100% positive, but I had skin scraped and it was negative for anything fungal, so doctor said pityriasis rosea). I had the "inverse" version, which is like 6% of cases, where the spots were on my limbs, not on my trunk. I had it, and so did bunch of my coworkers, all at the same time. Interestingly, I was working as a groomer for both cats and dogs, and I also had a horse that I was often at the barn with! I always assumed I got it from a person, but after reading your thread, maybe it was from an animal! It was really annoying, everyone at work was trying to figure out what was wrong with us, all going to different doctors all the time!We have not heard anything back from our vet, she never called, or made any attempt to further help us. We did not pay her (you don't pay a vet if you are just calling to make an appointment, right?) , but would have if we had to take Krissy into her office.
Krissy is showing major improvement. The fur on her nose has grown back, and the spots stopped spreading a while ago. I am 100% convinced it is NOT ringworm, and am very convinced she had Pityriasis Rosea like the rest of us. I will admit what she has really does look like ringworm, but other than appearance it does not resemble ringworm at all. And, PR in humans looks almost identical to ringworm, which is why it is so easily misdiagnosed. PR in humans is supposed to go away in 12 weeks without treatment. Krissy has had this issue for 6 weeks now and it is going away normally as it would in humans, but she still has gunky ears, black chin specs, (they have gotten better as I clean her dishes daily now (Thanks mrsgreenjeens ) and some bare spots. It hasn't been 12 weeks, so I don't expect her to be back to normal yet. It's funny, it seems as though my PR faded around the same time Krissy's did. I'm just glad to have the entire thing almost over with. The kitten (We named her Tori) no longer has any face/ear issues, except a little crusted discharge from the nose, which we remove to help her. The dog got what I believe to be PR first, and is almost 100% better. We are so thankful none of our other animals got the disease. It seems as though the entire vet community is in denial about dogs and cats getting PR. Maybe cats/dogs cannot get Pityriasis Rosea, but they can get a certain strain of it. I have no way of proving my theory, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
That’s very interesting! It’s a hard thing to spot in the early stages, as it doesn’t really hurt or itch until about the 2-3 week mark.Glad to hear things are getting better! I had Pityriasis Rosea a few years ago (not 100% positive, but I had skin scraped and it was negative for anything fungal, so doctor said pityriasis rosea). I had the "inverse" version, which is like 6% of cases, where the spots were on my limbs, not on my trunk. I had it, and so did bunch of my coworkers, all at the same time. Interestingly, I was working as a groomer for both cats and dogs, and I also had a horse that I was often at the barn with! I always assumed I got it from a person, but after reading your thread, maybe it was from an animal! It was really annoying, everyone at work was trying to figure out what was wrong with us, all going to different doctors all the time!
How is your kitty doing now? I forgot to add that the PR did pretty much go away on its own.View attachment 340399View attachment 340400View attachment 340399View attachment 340400
Unfortunately, the friend I had asked to cat sit while I was away did have PR. Here are some pictures!
It turned out to be a hotspot.... but it's taking a long time to heal... even with cream prescribed by the vetHow is your kitty doing now? I forgot to add that the PR did pretty much go away on its own.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. That sounds awful, and I hope it goes away soon.It turned out to be a hotspot.... but it's taking a long time to heal... even with cream prescribed by the vet