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- From: Jack_Webb@mindlink.bc.ca (Jack Webb)
- Subject: Re: Kitty has crud on head
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 00:25:22 GMT
- Message-ID: <18877@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Sender: news@deep.rsoft.bc.ca (Usenet)
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- > Nancy Milligan writes:
- >
- > Msg-ID: <BzqLzF.3Eo@dale.cts.com>
- > Posted: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:14:0
- >
- > Org. : Titan Linkabit Corporation
- >
- > My kitty has some crusty things (maybe scabs?) on his head. I can feel
- > them with my fingers, but I can't see anything (he's black and it's hard
- > to peer through his fur). They are smallish, but there are several.
- > They are right up on top, between his ears.
- >
- > Now, I figure it could be from fighting, he does have a nice long
- > scratch across his nose (I think he figures he's dashing looking
- > now that he has a scar), or it might be from fleas. He does
- > have worms (the rice type that fall off the hindquarters) and I'm
- > going to get him dewormed soon.
- >
- > He also has a persistant little bald spot between his sholders. Sometimes
- > it fills in, but he's had it for several months this time. What
- > is wrong with my little pal?
- >
- > BTW: His name is Taboo, and he's a giant black kitty. He weighs
- > 19 pounds and he isn't fat, just a wee bit chubby. His fur is
- > quite sparse thought, especially in front of his ears. It looks
- > kind of funny.
- > --
- > Nancy P. Milligan npm@dale.cts.com
- > Titan Linkabit cts!dale!npm
- > Gravity is no laughing matter.
-
-
-
- Could be flea bite dermatitis ... causes bumps sometimes, and can also cause
- fur loss... the only way to find out is to go to the vet.
-
- If it is fleas, remember to treat the house... treating just the cat won't
- work. do both.
-
- *j*
-
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