I looked up mange on wikipedia but it says it's uncommon in cats and the hair loss is more widespread and accompanied by a lot of scratching and biting.
still I'd be thinking it's vet time
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Laga - Mar 28, 2008 12:14:38 pm PDT #2151 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Amy - Mar 28, 2008 12:15:11 pm PDT #2152 of 10001
Because books.
Yuck. Okay. Thanks, sweetie. Sorry about the credit stuff from way earlier, too. That seems like a vicious circle.
Wow. I just looked at that page. I'm the worst pet-owner ever. I mean, I don't know if that's what it is, but still.
Laga - Mar 28, 2008 12:23:31 pm PDT #2153 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I can't find anything about mange passing from dog to cat. In fact the only thing I can find [in five minutes of web research] that passes from dog to cat is ear mites. Maybe you should stop petting them on the back so hard! (kidding)
Pix - Mar 28, 2008 12:29:33 pm PDT #2154 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
You are SO NOT the worst pet owner ever!
Amy - Mar 28, 2008 12:32:39 pm PDT #2155 of 10001
Because books.
I know. I just ... I need to take them both to the vet, and it's just not in the budget right now. I mean, at least the poor cat was fed and warm all winter, but she still has to have her tail fixed. When I say, "partially missing tail," I mean, she's got a STUMP. And it's by no means completely healed. Or, um, attractive.
Not that I was the one to run it over, of course. At least.
beekaytee - Mar 28, 2008 12:36:59 pm PDT #2156 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Amy, have you ruled out a flea allergy or a reaction to some sort of vegetation? Both of these can cause itchy, scratchy hair loss.
Is the stump seeping or inflamed? If it's not infected, then there really isn't much that can be done except to keep it clean and let it heal. Bandaging seldom ever works on the tail.
You have probably already thought of this, but local shelters usually contract with vets who are willing to offer services at a low rate for rescued animals.
Amy - Mar 28, 2008 12:38:40 pm PDT #2157 of 10001
Because books.
Thanks, bonny. Most of the shelters around here are in Syracuse, but I'm going to look.
The stump ... was seeping for a while. After a while it looked sort of ... freeze-dried. It's just ... fugly as hell.
beekaytee - Mar 28, 2008 12:44:10 pm PDT #2158 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Eee. Freeze dried is not good. Does that mean it just got scabbed over...because that isn't bad. Just part of the healing process.
If it seeps again, try draping a warm, moist (not wet) washcloth on your palm and then closing your hand around the tail for as long as kitty will tolerate it, or it cools down.
Then, observe the cloth for different colored seepage. Yellow is okay. Pink is okay. Red is not good. Green is very bad .
If there is exposed bone , I would really ask someone to help with the fees and or, turn her over to a shelter where she can get care, because that will end badly.
Amy - Mar 28, 2008 12:47:18 pm PDT #2159 of 10001
Because books.
Oh no, no exposed bone at all. And yeah, mostly it just looks scabbed.
sj - Mar 28, 2008 12:48:44 pm PDT #2160 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I just got a call back from a woman I called on Tuesday about seeing an apartment. On Tuesday she said she would find out when we could see the place and call me back. Just, now she wanted to know just now if we were going to be at our appointment at 6. Um, no because this is the first I am hearing of it.