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- From: daj8m@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Deirdre A. Johnson)
- Subject: Re: strange hairless circles on my cats
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.171350.4279@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:13:50 GMT
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- Hi Pablo, Twyla and cats!
-
- My cat, Tuesday Molly, just developed a hairless patch like this.
- I was a bit worried, so I took her to the Vet, who told me it might be
- ringworm. I'm supposed to watch her for a week to see if the
- hair starts growing back. If it doesn't, I'm supposed to go back
- to the vet and get some medicine for her, which will get rid of
- the problem. My vet told me it's liable to be ringworm if: 1. there
- isn't any sign of redness or irritation, as there would be with
- bugbites or skin disease. 2. the hair doesn't grow back. Evidently,
- cats can get ringworm from each other, and can even give it to people
- (though I don't think this is common). So it's good to treat it and
- get rid of it if you can. Good luck! and let me know how you do.
-
- -Deirdre (daj8m@viginia.edu)
-