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Hi all,
I finally took the plunge and adopted a little friend for my 8 month old kitty Akila.
His name is Aten and I've had him home for a week (She absolutely adores him already! Couldn't have hoped for more
)
He is approx 17 weeks old and was severely malnourished in his younger weeks, and only weighed 2.5 lbs when I brought him home! He's on particular diet and supplements to help him reach his ideal weight as per veterinary guidlines and is up to 3.8lbs already in just 7 days!
Now, he's had some balding on the bridge of his nose since I saw him and ever since I brought him home. It isn't ringworm or mites, the vet said it's likely alopecia from said malnutrition or potentially scarring from another cat or injury.
The vet wasn't able to tell me whether the fur on his nose bridge will ever grow back, but I'm wondering if anyone had ever seen anything like this where the fur on the nose bridge grows back, or will he forever have a freckly little nose?
I adore him nonetheless, just curious!
Poor little guy looks like a seasoned Tom cat already, I cant imagine what happened to him
And one for cuteness
I finally took the plunge and adopted a little friend for my 8 month old kitty Akila.
His name is Aten and I've had him home for a week (She absolutely adores him already! Couldn't have hoped for more
)He is approx 17 weeks old and was severely malnourished in his younger weeks, and only weighed 2.5 lbs when I brought him home! He's on particular diet and supplements to help him reach his ideal weight as per veterinary guidlines and is up to 3.8lbs already in just 7 days!
Now, he's had some balding on the bridge of his nose since I saw him and ever since I brought him home. It isn't ringworm or mites, the vet said it's likely alopecia from said malnutrition or potentially scarring from another cat or injury.
The vet wasn't able to tell me whether the fur on his nose bridge will ever grow back, but I'm wondering if anyone had ever seen anything like this where the fur on the nose bridge grows back, or will he forever have a freckly little nose?
I adore him nonetheless, just curious!
Poor little guy looks like a seasoned Tom cat already, I cant imagine what happened to him
And one for cuteness
You're very fortunate Akila and him have become best friends, that's wonderful. Did your vet recommend anything to put on his nose? Not necessarily a topical medicine but something OTC that you could easily pick up at any store. The reason I asked is because when we adopted our dog he had a similar problem with his ears where the fur was missing and our vet suggested an OTC salve. She said his fur may never grow back but it was worth trying. Sure enough it helped and all the fur grew back. I hope the same will happen for Aten but if not it won't change a single thing about him and I know you love him just the way he is now. 
Best of luck!
And I'm extremely pleased too! He's made almost a full recovery now. He's of a good weight at 4.6lbs and it's barely noticeable he even had any fur missing at all 
