Oblong skin lesions in cat; skin condition or neighbor's tomcat?

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KA Turner - 09 Nov 2003 08:47 GMT

Hello
I have a 7 yr old or so gray tabby cat at 16lbs, Big Boy, who has
gotten several skin lesions on his belly, front, and rear. I won't
rule out a cat vs cat encounter but wonder why there are so darned
many and if there is a disease causing this. They seem so round and
look like divots chunked out of his top skin with minor bleeding.
Thanks
Reply as I don't get here often
Ken

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Karen - 09 Nov 2003 15:16 GMT

> Hello
> I have a 7 yr old or so gray tabby cat at 16lbs, Big Boy, who has
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Reply as I don't get here often
> Ken

I would suppose there are a lot of immune supressive conditions that could
cause this. Has he been checked by the vet for things like diabetes? Or, it
may even be just a bad immune system and not identifiable. Do they heal
well?

Karen

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MacCandace - 09 Nov 2003 21:17 GMT

<< Hello
I have a 7 yr old or so gray tabby cat at 16lbs, Big Boy, who has
gotten several skin lesions on his belly, front, and rear. I won't
rule out a cat vs cat encounter but wonder why there are so darned
many and if there is a disease causing this. They seem so round and
look like divots chunked out of his top skin with minor bleeding.
Thanks
Reply as I don't get here often
Ken >>

Could it be ringworm? They are round and they spread, I believe. I would take
your cat to the vet and see what he/she says. It's probably treatable with
some type of topical medication.

Candace
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Mary - 09 Nov 2003 21:54 GMT

>They seem so round and
>look like divots chunked out of his top skin with minor bleeding.

Sounds like ringworm. It's contageous to cats and humans. They are round bald
patches of skin with a red dot in the middle. Sounds like a vet visit is
needed.

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PawsForThought - 09 Nov 2003 22:55 GMT

>From: mmmaryinla@aol.comspam (Mary)

>>They seem so round and
>>look like divots chunked out of his top skin with minor bleeding.
>
>Sounds like ringworm. It's contageous to cats and humans. They are round bald
>patches of skin with a red dot in the middle. Sounds like a vet visit is
>needed.

Could be granuloma lesions too. Good advice. Get the kitty to a vet.
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