Cat has red blisters, scratching, hair loss on nose & ears. What to do?

There is a chance he has an autoimmune disorder causing this. The next step here would be a fungal culture +/- skin biopsy. That almost always gives you your answer so that you can decide on how to move forward with treatment. Best wishes with your pet Spike and I hope that his skin issues resolve soon! Take care.

I would be really suspicious of ringworm. Although there could be other causes as well such as stick tight fleas, frost bite, infections, etc. I would encourage you to have him evaluated by your veterinarian soon. In the meantime please practice good hygiene after handling him as ringworm is contagious to people as well. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.

I would recommend having Sharon examined by your vet and have your vet do some simple skin tests to determine what might be going on with Sharon. We do sometimes see some different types of mites (I have attached a link to a handout below with more information on one type of mite) that can cause skin problems in cats as well as bacterial or fungal infections. so your vet will need to determine the cause of the crusting in order to determine the best treatment option. https://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=512 Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

Hello, sorry to hear about Jasper. It does not immediately look like a ringworm infection. This could be associated with allergies or mites. To differentiate these causes, a skin sample should be obtained and looked at under the microspcope for bacteria, yeast, or mites. A tuft of her can be submitted to look for ringworm. If these are negative, then Jasper could be having allergies. Have Jasper evaluated by her veterinarian to further assess her skin condition. In the interim, you may place a cone (e-collar) on to decrease her ability to scratch her head. She may need allergy medications and antibiotics to treat her scratching. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Blossom! Her skin on her ears looks bad. I think she should see a Vet to diagnose the cause and start treatment. Possible causes are food allergies, ringworm, mites. You can play with her diet and see if changing the protein helps for long term management. If an animal has a food allergy chicken tends to be the most common allegen. But that won’t help her feel better in the short term. Ringworm is diagnosed on fungal culture and mites on a skin scrape. An infection is treated with antibiotics and steroids. I hope this helps and I wish Blossom a speedy recovery!

Judging from the pictures you have provided, this could be a bacterial skin infection or ringworm. I would recommend having a veterinarian examine him so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. The sooner this is looked at the faster the resolution. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Jake. I would recommend that he goes under anesthesia and has x-rays of his teeth to be sure a dental abscess is not to blame. If this is not the case, it may be warranted to tested for a fungal infection. Finally, you can seek a second opinion with an internal medicine specialist. I hope this information helps!