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Hello everyone! About a month ago, I adopted two kittens from a shelter. A few days ago I noticed a small red bump on the shoulder of the girl (Nita) and have been keeping an eye on it. At first I thought that maybe her brother Kit had bitten her a little too hard while they were playing (I suspect he bites a little too hard sometimes, which I'm trying to work on), but over the past couple of days it's gotten a little bigger and now looks more like a rash, and it looks like some of her hair around it has fallen out. I'm posting a picture of it in case it helps.
Potentially related: They both got sick with something they caught at the shelter, Kit a couple days after I brought them home and then Nita the next week (fever, lethargic, not eating, vet thought typical upper respiratory infection). With some fluids and a shot of antibiotics from my vet, they both recovered well -- Nita perhaps a bit slower than Kit, but it was two and a half weeks ago that she first got sick and she's been back at 100% for over a week now.
Here's my question: I'm due to take Nita back to the vet at the shelter I adopted them from to get spayed this Friday. So I can ask the vet about it then, but is there any reason to be worried enough that I should take her to my vet before Friday? It doesn't seem to be bothering her at all -- I haven't seen her licking it or scratching it or anything, her behavior has been completely normal, and it only seems to be in this one spot. But these are my first cats so naturally I am obsessing over every little thing that could possibly be wrong.
Thanks for any advice you can give me!
Potentially related: They both got sick with something they caught at the shelter, Kit a couple days after I brought them home and then Nita the next week (fever, lethargic, not eating, vet thought typical upper respiratory infection). With some fluids and a shot of antibiotics from my vet, they both recovered well -- Nita perhaps a bit slower than Kit, but it was two and a half weeks ago that she first got sick and she's been back at 100% for over a week now.
Here's my question: I'm due to take Nita back to the vet at the shelter I adopted them from to get spayed this Friday. So I can ask the vet about it then, but is there any reason to be worried enough that I should take her to my vet before Friday? It doesn't seem to be bothering her at all -- I haven't seen her licking it or scratching it or anything, her behavior has been completely normal, and it only seems to be in this one spot. But these are my first cats so naturally I am obsessing over every little thing that could possibly be wrong.
Thanks for any advice you can give me!