I was brushing my 1 year old yesterday and saw at least 3 small hair like things.. like "eyelashes". With a rounded head.. kind of like the root of your eyelash if it were pulled. Now, I don't think I pulled out any of my eyebrows or eyelashes on him.. so I started googling of course. Something called Demodex Cati came up - can anyone tell me more about it?
Did I just hallucinate "eyelashes" on him or should I be concerned?
He's healthy, playful, eats as usual. He eats Dr. Elsey's clean protein and uses Dr. Elsey's litter. I clean his litter box once everyday and provide him fresh water everyday. All his shots are up to date. He's on Revolution for heartworm/parasites that was applied on him last week and he had a vet visit 2 weeks ago for a bump on his head because he's a wild child. Vet had said everything looks normal.. Could this condition appear/develop in 2 weeks? What causes this? The only thing different that I might have noticed is he seems to be itchy on his cheeks and around his mouth, whiskers.. always trying to rub his face. What should I do?
PS: He's the love of my life and I am always, always worried about his health and well being.. so maybe y'all might think I'm overreacting.. but I didn't want to take any chances. He's my first kitty ever and I don't have much knowledge on cat health/behavior..
Thank you!!!
Did I just hallucinate "eyelashes" on him or should I be concerned?
He's healthy, playful, eats as usual. He eats Dr. Elsey's clean protein and uses Dr. Elsey's litter. I clean his litter box once everyday and provide him fresh water everyday. All his shots are up to date. He's on Revolution for heartworm/parasites that was applied on him last week and he had a vet visit 2 weeks ago for a bump on his head because he's a wild child. Vet had said everything looks normal.. Could this condition appear/develop in 2 weeks? What causes this? The only thing different that I might have noticed is he seems to be itchy on his cheeks and around his mouth, whiskers.. always trying to rub his face. What should I do?
PS: He's the love of my life and I am always, always worried about his health and well being.. so maybe y'all might think I'm overreacting.. but I didn't want to take any chances. He's my first kitty ever and I don't have much knowledge on cat health/behavior..
Thank you!!!