Keeping up with the festive cheer, Mocha’s early Christmas present to me is an oozing cut on his head which warranted a trip to the vet (and I was only there yesterday with Ripley!)
The amount of liquid coming out of this cut was unbelievable. Mop it up and it more would just flow out.
Turns out Mocha has an abscess as a result of some fight.… Click here to continue reading...
Yay! A Christmas present from my cat.
Ringworm.
Great. Another vet visit to check out the weird colouration under his left nostril (see the pic above) which turns out to be ringworm. Irritation from that explains why he was constantly licking his nose.
He was thoroughly scanned and examined to see the extent of the infection and it looks like only that part of his face is affected.… Click here to continue reading...
Have you ever seen ringworm in cats? Kittens along with immature pets usually are highly susceptible to this specific infection because their body’s defense mechanism is weak.
Ringworm in a cat is caused by microsporum canins. sometimes called M canis. It is one of the many dermatophytes or fungus infections that are responsible for different types of ringworm infections. Even so, M canis isn’t only a threat for one’s cute pets.… Click here to continue reading...
