Any vets in the house? Cat with a bald chin

[ol]

Evening all,

My cat's come home today and has a strange bald patch on her chin. Due to work I cant get her to the vets for a few days, so thought I'd ask your advice as to what it could be or what could have caused it.

There don't look to be any parasites on it, it just seems like the hair has dropped out. No bleeding or puss or anything gross...

Any advice much appreciated.






P.S - My good lady put some savlon cream on it, then thought better of it and wiped it off, hence the cream on the fur around the cats mouth...

Edited by ol on Sunday 8th November 19:58

[stigmundfreud]

bit strange that, look for someone looking smug as they usually have the cats whiskers. Shouldnt worry too much, cat is a live so its not a catastrophe

[Penny-lope]

Is there anything local that could cause a burn, as that's what it looks like

[Allanv]

Do you have any Euphorbia plants? (Sorry if that is spelt incorrectly)

One of ours had a bald chest after eating one it irritated him and he licked all his fur off.

[Olf]

your cat has taken such a violent rear ending the poor bugger has alopecia of the mentum.

Dirty slut.

[BadRotorFinger]

The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).
Reckons on a course of antibiotics and a steriod injection(the usual). Commonly reoccurs but not serious.
HTH.

Edited by BadRotorFinger on Sunday 8th November 21:18

[Simpo Two]

BadRotorFinger said:

The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).

Rodent. Now that's irony!



But it wouldn't remove the fur that quickly - I reckon simple fight is the answer.

[BadRotorFinger]

Simpo Two said:

BadRotorFinger said:

The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).

Rodent. Now that's irony!



But it wouldn't remove the fur that quickly - I reckon simple fight is the answer.

Really?

[p4pedro]

[quote=BadRotorFinger]The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).
Reckons on a course of antibiotics and a steriod injection(the usual). Commonly reoccurs but not serious.
HTH.

That sounds expensive,( and peopole say TVRs cost a fortune to keep )

[Stu R]

?

[Lord Flathead]

Simpo Two said:

BadRotorFinger said:

The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).

Rodent. Now that's irony!



But it wouldn't remove the fur that quickly - I reckon simple fight is the answer.

How exactly, was the other cat wealding a razor?

[Monochrome]

Stu R said:

?

Yep too much of that.

[Simpo Two]

GP school: Take aspirin
Vet school: Take steroids

[sparkythecat]

Very nicely photographed.
What camera did you use ?

[stigmundfreud]

Simpo Two said:

GP school: Take aspirin
Vet school: Take steroids

be it dog, horse, cat, rabbit every single trip to the vets is a course of steroids. I blame the insurance culture, same as in the USA. No NHS for pets = vets lining their pockets on insurance scams.

[Simpo Two]

sparkythecat said:

What camera did you use ?

A Chinon

[Pesty]

Have those black bits at teh side of its nose always been there?

With that exceptional camera it looks like dried blood insode its nose. Perhaps its had a bash.

Our cat got hit by a car came home looking like that

[IanMorewood]

Are you sure that cream on its chin is Savlon? It's not been trying to eat Immac or other, similar hair removal cream, has it?

[ol]

Cheers for the replies.

We thought it could be a burn at first, as it there were a few bonfires in the area last night, but no other hairs are burnt so I don't think it's that.

As far as we know there are no Euphorbia plants nearby.

BadRotorFinger said:

The missus(vet)suggests it could be a Feline Eosinophilic granuloma(rodent ulcer).
Reckons on a course of antibiotics and a steriod injection(the usual). Commonly reoccurs but not serious.
HTH.

Thanks for that, will try to get her to a vet later in the week, I've not got pet insurance though, so I hope it's not expensive!

sparkythecat said:

Very nicely photographed.
What camera did you use ?

Cheers, it's a Panasonic Lumix FZ8, nothing to special but does the job!

Pesty said:

Have those black bits at teh side of its nose always been there?

With that exceptional camera it looks like dried blood insode its nose. Perhaps its had a bash.

Our cat got hit by a car came home looking like that

Yeah they've always been there, even when she was a kitten we used to have to clean it for her, for some reason she just never cleans her nose.

IanMorewood said:

Are you sure that cream on its chin is Savlon? It's not been trying to eat Immac or other, similar hair removal cream, has it?

Hahaha

Edited by ol on Sunday 8th November 22:55

[BadRotorFinger]

Reckon on £25, well in Yorkshire!