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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 00:47 GMT

So, last night as I was settling into bed, Camille came up for
petting. As I was giving her a rubdown, I noticed that something on
her left shoulder felt odd- almost like a mat, but more like she'd
gotten wet food glopped in her fur or something.

Well, closer inspection revealed that it was a *scab*, about the size
of a dime. However, there was no fur missing in the area- it was
growing right through the scab, and the scab isn't covering what
looks like a wound. Instead, it almost looks like really, really dry
skin, but just in this one spot. It's starting to peel up, but I
don't see any blood underneath it, and no indication that it's the
result of an injury. Just this flaking, dime-sized patch, and it's
not flaking in bits, it's coming off as a whole.

My cats don't go outside. They don't get exposed to other cats.
Camille checked out fine at her annual exam six months or so ago.
There haven't been dietary changes, no fleas ever, and the scab or
whatever it is doesn't seem to cause her any pain when I examine it
or lift the edges a little.

Anybody seen anything like this before? Could this be ringworm? She's
not scratching the area, has no hair loss, and as far as I can tell,
no other areas like this on her.

Help appreciated.

Laura

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 00:50 GMT

circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:47:59 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Laura R. (UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com) said,

> So, last night as I was settling into bed, Camille came up for
> petting. As I was giving her a rubdown, I noticed that something on
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>
> Laura

P.S. It doesn't look like miliary dermatitis.

Laura

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 00:52 GMT

circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:47:59 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Laura R. (UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com) said,

> So, last night as I was settling into bed, Camille came up for
> petting. As I was giving her a rubdown, I noticed that something on
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>
> Laura

P.P.S. Camille will be going to the veterinarian, as well. I'm just
wondering if anybody has seen anything like this.

Laura

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Cathy Friedmann - 14 Feb 2004 01:17 GMT

> circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:47:59 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
> Laura R. (UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com) said,
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> P.P.S. Camille will be going to the veterinarian, as well. I'm just
> wondering if anybody has seen anything like this.

I liked this last caveat. ;-) But anyone who knows your posts, knows that
you'll take her right to the vet.

But sorry, nope, this isn't ringing a bell at all. Let us know what it
turns out to be, when you find out. As an aside, I personally doubt if it's
ringworm; for some reason I think the affected area would be hairless.

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 03:22 GMT

circa Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:17:17 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Cathy Friedmann (clfr@adelphia.net) said,

> I liked this last caveat. ;-) But anyone who knows your posts, knows that
> you'll take her right to the vet.

Heh. The cats go to the vets more than I go to doctors.

> But sorry, nope, this isn't ringing a bell at all. Let us know what it
> turns out to be, when you find out. As an aside, I personally doubt if it's
> ringworm; for some reason I think the affected area would be hairless.

That's what I think, too, and she shows no signs of it itching,
either.

Laura

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B LaVack - 14 Feb 2004 01:37 GMT

It could be a healed wound from wrestling with your other cats. I find
something similar on cats from time to time.

> So, last night as I was settling into bed, Camille came up for
> petting. As I was giving her a rubdown, I noticed that something on
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> Laura

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Elizabeth Blake - 14 Feb 2004 02:19 GMT

> Well, closer inspection revealed that it was a *scab*, about the size
> of a dime. However, there was no fur missing in the area- it was
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> result of an injury. Just this flaking, dime-sized patch, and it's
> not flaking in bits, it's coming off as a whole.

This has happened to my cat Tiger a couple of times. I only discovered it
by petting her, her fur looked perfectly normal. Her scabs weren't as big
as a dime, but they were noticeable. It looked very freaky, with the fur
going right through it. It didn't bother her at all when I touched it and
when it eventually came off, her skin was perfectly fine underneath. I just
assumed she got it from Otto. He likes to jump on her and play rough a lot,
and he's 10 years younger than she is. My cats also don't go outside, don't
have fleas, there were no changes in diet etc. I think it must have been
from Otto.

Liz

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 03:20 GMT

circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 02:19:28 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Elizabeth Blake (poodlebone@NOSPAMearthlink.net) said,

> This has happened to my cat Tiger a couple of times. I only discovered it
> by petting her, her fur looked perfectly normal. Her scabs weren't as big
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> have fleas, there were no changes in diet etc. I think it must have been
> from Otto.

Thanks, Liz and B; at least I feel a little better knowing that other
people have seen something like this. I'm going to try to get another
look at Camille's scab tonight, but she's still gonna go into the vet
unless I find signs of an Oscar-wound. :-)

Laura

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Sherry - 14 Feb 2004 03:47 GMT

>Thanks, Liz and B; at least I feel a little better knowing that other
>people have seen something like this. I'm going to try to get another
>look at Camille's scab tonight, but she's still gonna go into the vet
>unless I find signs of an Oscar-wound. :-)
>
>Laura

It doesn't sound like ringworm to me. Our bouts with ringworm always had a
bald, flaky patch of skin--not really a scab. Bootsie had what the vet called a
bacterial infection that originated from a wound--but again, the patch was
bald. It did have a scabby look though. It cleared right up with Panalog. Let
us know what you find out.

Sherry

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 04:10 GMT

circa 14 Feb 2004 03:47:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry
(sriddles@aol.comkitty) said,

> It doesn't sound like ringworm to me. Our bouts with ringworm always had a
> bald, flaky patch of skin--not really a scab. Bootsie had what the vet called a
> bacterial infection that originated from a wound--but again, the patch was
> bald. It did have a scabby look though. It cleared right up with Panalog. Let
> us know what you find out.

Yeah, this is definitely a scab, and the only place where fur is
missing is where it looks like new skin has grown where a scab
probably used to be (around the edges of the existing scab). There's
fur in the center of the scab, but it looks like the fur is coming up
with it, so she's got what looks like new skin underneath. It's just
puzzling, mainly because of the size. If it were smaller, I'd think
nothing of it, given Oscartard's various flying leaps onto Camille.
;-)

Laura

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 04:11 GMT

circa 14 Feb 2004 03:47:05 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sherry
(sriddles@aol.comkitty) said,

> It cleared right up with Panalog.

I still have some Panalog from when Alex had acne during his chemo;
maybe I'll put a little on the wound or whatever it is just so I feel
like I'm doing something proactive. <G>

Laura

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Laura R. - 14 Feb 2004 04:07 GMT

circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 00:47:59 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Laura R. (UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com) said,

Okay, having just gotten a better look at the thing in brighter
light, it looks more like a scabbed wound than it did last night. It
actually looks like she scraped her shoulder on something, or else
Oscar got a serious chunk out of her. It's not deep, but it's large,
which is what is strange. I'm not seeing a puncture mark, but it also
looks like this is a wound that is probably a couple of weeks old.
Unfortunately, I was out of town around the time it's likely to have
happened, so there's no way for me to know if she actually had a
wound (she hides from everybody but me, and I basically get "I saw a
flash of Camille today; she's beautiful!" in the daily reports). It
basically looks like a shallow scrape/slice wound rather than a
puncture or cut.

So, at this point, I'm going to call the vets in the morning to make
Jacob's bloodwork appointment, and I'll see if I can bring Camille
along for a quick look-see, as well. She'll hate me for a week, but
I'll feel better about it. :-)

I still can't figure out how she could have gotten in, though. Maybe
in one of her panicked flights from the catsitter she squeezed under
some piece of furniture and scraped it...

Thanks,

Laura

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