What does a hot spot look like?

What does a hot spot look like?

Hot spots are inflamed and/or infected lesions on your dog’s skin that crop up when skin irritation or a small wound is moist. Often, hot spots look like a wet scab; they ooze. Hot spots are painful for your dog, and bacterial infection can spread easily.

Why does my cat have red spots on her skin?

Cat Allergies can cause feline skin lesions. These are usually in the form of raised red bumps known as hives. They are itchy and will cause your cat to scratch. Excessive scratching may break the skin, leading to infection.

Why does my cat have bald spots on his back?

If you notice your cat has fur loss only and their skin looks relatively healthy, your cat may be suffering from stress-induced hair loss. A good signifier of what the cause for your cat’s fur loss is, is where the bald spots are.

Is there hair on the back of my Cat’s ankle?

Since they’re in the back two legs There isn’t a ton of hair on the back of the cat’s ankle (hock).

How big is the spot on my cat’s foot?

It could be described as being mildly scabby at places. Each spot is maybe about 1/4 inch in diameter. Also, it’s weird that the two spots are pretty much the same size and at exactly the same place on both back feet. Neither spot fluoresces under ultraviolet, although I realize that this is not always an accurate test. Any ideas?

Cat Allergies can cause feline skin lesions. These are usually in the form of raised red bumps known as hives. They are itchy and will cause your cat to scratch. Excessive scratching may break the skin, leading to infection.

Why does my cat have a bald spot on her head?

In fact, it’s usually a sign of an underlying medical condition, such as parasites or a food allergy. Significant hair loss in one spot may indicate an external parasite — mites, ticks or fleas, in particular — or a fungal infection, such as ringworm.

Since they’re in the back two legs There isn’t a ton of hair on the back of the cat’s ankle (hock).

It could be described as being mildly scabby at places. Each spot is maybe about 1/4 inch in diameter. Also, it’s weird that the two spots are pretty much the same size and at exactly the same place on both back feet. Neither spot fluoresces under ultraviolet, although I realize that this is not always an accurate test. Any ideas?