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- From: lhuffman@stsci.edu
- Subject: Re: strange hairless circles on my cats
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.063131.1@stsci.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:31:31 GMT
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- In article <41172@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, palvarez@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Pablo Alvarez-Royo) writes:
- > All three of our cats now have strange hairless spots on their shoulders
- > /neck area (1 spot per cat). We have no idea what the reason for this
- > may be. We first spotted this on Taz many months ago, then saw one on
- > Teetee, and have recently found a similar mark on Benzo.
- > They are about the size of a
- > nickel, and completely hairless. We also know from following Taz that
- > the hair does not seem to grow back.
- > Does anybody know why this might be? We are starting to
- > get worried and would appreciate any comments.
- > Thank you
- >
-
- Sound like your cats have ringworm - the sypmtoms are classic. You need
- medication from the vet, if that is so. Also, you are apt to get it if it
- is not cleared up; ringworm isn't dangerous, just terribly itchy.
-