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I was responding to toricb's post.
He or she had a concern about ringworm. And, respectfully, you do not know if it is or is not ringworm, just like I do not know for sure. It is toricb who took the cat to the vet and I will have to wait for toricb to tell us what the vet said. If the vet had even a question about the bald patches, it would behoove toricb to begin treatment sooner than later.
Some of my 22 cats have these bald patches but higher up on the actual joint.
When my 7 cats had ringworm, there was this kind of hair loss on some of their back legs. Only three had ringworm start on their head. The rest had ringworm patches on their bodies, necks, legs, and feet...never on their heads. So, in my humble opinion, my advice still stands. While toricb is waiting for the culture to come back, she or he should go ahead and begin some treatment, as long as it will not hurt the cat. Athlete's foot cream (if the cat licks, an e-color can be sued to keep him or her from licking the area) and baths with anti-fungal shampoos will not hurt the animal severely besides the actual bath, which no cat likes. Also, practicing good hygenic measures such as putting the cat into quarantine, away from other cats and people, starting to clean any area that might harbor spores, and hand washing and clothes changing after touching the cat, will not hurt the cat and might save toricb a lot of work, if it does turn out to be ringworm. And, if toricb is not comfortable with the cream or baths, I would suggest at least quarantine to reduce the impact, if it is ringworm. If it turns out not to be, nothing is lost except time doing a bit of spring cleaning and the effort to have a clean, good smelling cat.
All I can offer is my experience. It is up to toricb to take it or not. Having lived through ringworm, I am just urging him or her to err on the side of caution until he or she knows for sure.
He or she had a concern about ringworm. And, respectfully, you do not know if it is or is not ringworm, just like I do not know for sure. It is toricb who took the cat to the vet and I will have to wait for toricb to tell us what the vet said. If the vet had even a question about the bald patches, it would behoove toricb to begin treatment sooner than later.
Some of my 22 cats have these bald patches but higher up on the actual joint.
When my 7 cats had ringworm, there was this kind of hair loss on some of their back legs. Only three had ringworm start on their head. The rest had ringworm patches on their bodies, necks, legs, and feet...never on their heads. So, in my humble opinion, my advice still stands. While toricb is waiting for the culture to come back, she or he should go ahead and begin some treatment, as long as it will not hurt the cat. Athlete's foot cream (if the cat licks, an e-color can be sued to keep him or her from licking the area) and baths with anti-fungal shampoos will not hurt the animal severely besides the actual bath, which no cat likes. Also, practicing good hygenic measures such as putting the cat into quarantine, away from other cats and people, starting to clean any area that might harbor spores, and hand washing and clothes changing after touching the cat, will not hurt the cat and might save toricb a lot of work, if it does turn out to be ringworm. And, if toricb is not comfortable with the cream or baths, I would suggest at least quarantine to reduce the impact, if it is ringworm. If it turns out not to be, nothing is lost except time doing a bit of spring cleaning and the effort to have a clean, good smelling cat.
All I can offer is my experience. It is up to toricb to take it or not. Having lived through ringworm, I am just urging him or her to err on the side of caution until he or she knows for sure.
