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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Bleeding from Whiskers
The other day my cat came running from the top of the garden and when I looked at his face he had blood underneath his whiskers on one side of his face. He only goes into the garden and doesn't venture anywhere else. My immediate response was that he had caught himself on something. A bush maybe. That healed up and today he hasn't been out but walked up to me with blood coming out of the whisker area on the other side. If you try and have a look you need to push the whiskers in the opposite direction and he doesn't like this as it must be sore. Other than that he is purring and eating. Also discovered a bald patch under what I call his front armpit. Anyone experienced this unusual thing? >If you try and have a look you need to push the whiskers in the >opposite direction and he doesn't like this as it must be sore. Other >than that he is purring and eating. Could it be that he has fleas and that is flea excrement that got wet and just turned red? I've put baby opossums and skunks in the sink to wash and the flea excrement has turned the entire sink red. Is it bright red or medium red?Bright red would be blood from a cut, darker red could be wet flea excrement. I would get this cat to the vet. Perhaps he has a serious injury. His bleeding would certainly support some kind of injury or medical issue.  SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > The other day my cat came running from the top of the garden and when > I looked at his face he had blood underneath his whiskers on one side [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Anyone experienced this unusual thing? II didn't say that he's never gone outside before as he was mistreated as a kitten. He is 12 years old and since moving house in April he has taken a sudden urge to go into the garden. He's also been treated with Frontline a few weeks ago and as he is white I searched through his fur and flea dirt is easy to spot and he is now clean. The treatment also covers mites and parasites according to the spray. I'm starting to think maybe an allergy to a bush or shrub. > I would get this cat to the vet. Perhaps he has a serious injury. His > bleeding would certainly support some kind of injury or medical issue. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Anyone experienced this unusual thing? Get the cat to a vet and have them look at this problem. As it was stated before bleeding from the whiskers could mean an injury or serious medical issue. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > II didn't say that he's never gone outside before as he was mistreated > as a kitten. He is 12 years old and since moving house in April he [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > > > > Anyone experienced this unusual thing? |
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