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Hello,
I have a friendly stray cat that comes around several times a day for food. He has a terrible skin issue on both his cheeks. One of his cheeks is much worse than the other but they both look bad. It was on the back of his ears too but that seems to have healed. I thought maybe he got in a fight at first and since everything had dried up I let it go.
Since it hasn't improved though and he's very friendly, I currently have him on the waitlist to get into the local shelter. They wouldnt take him right away because ive been feeding him for months so he's technically mine. But, I'm not sure how long that will take. He's inside right now and was okay for a few days, but is getting restless now being in a little room by himself (I'm not sure if he's ever been indoors).
I have 4 other cats and a dog, a couple of whom require ongoing medical attention, so I can't really afford to take this cat to the vet right now and the fee to surrender him is already going to be $85 since he will need medical treatment. Can anyone tell me what they think he might have? Is it scabies possibly? Should I let him back outside until I get a call from the humane society to take him? I really don't want him to get worse but im not sure I can do much for him right now since I doubt this can be treated with something over the counter.
Thanks
I have a friendly stray cat that comes around several times a day for food. He has a terrible skin issue on both his cheeks. One of his cheeks is much worse than the other but they both look bad. It was on the back of his ears too but that seems to have healed. I thought maybe he got in a fight at first and since everything had dried up I let it go.
Since it hasn't improved though and he's very friendly, I currently have him on the waitlist to get into the local shelter. They wouldnt take him right away because ive been feeding him for months so he's technically mine. But, I'm not sure how long that will take. He's inside right now and was okay for a few days, but is getting restless now being in a little room by himself (I'm not sure if he's ever been indoors).
I have 4 other cats and a dog, a couple of whom require ongoing medical attention, so I can't really afford to take this cat to the vet right now and the fee to surrender him is already going to be $85 since he will need medical treatment. Can anyone tell me what they think he might have? Is it scabies possibly? Should I let him back outside until I get a call from the humane society to take him? I really don't want him to get worse but im not sure I can do much for him right now since I doubt this can be treated with something over the counter.
Thanks
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