My Cat has strange sore's that we checked with the vet and are not ring worm.?

Question

We when to the vet and had are cat Duke checked out he check for his sore's that were were sure were not ring worm. The Ve was dumb founded and took a wild guess for ring worm and all the test came back neg. Then vet put him on a meds that did not help at all(ant-boticis(dont think that spelled right)). The sore's do not seem to bother him at all less he's touched there. They seem more like a skin problem than anything to me as well what the vet said. They seem to be getting worse few bumb's on his ears and more spots. My vet seem to be stumbed and really has no glue dont really have the money for a 1000000 vet bill in tell he guess right it. Any ideas?
(yes my grammar and spelling are worse that 1 grader no need tell me what already know)

I and the vet check for flea's none to be found. when i was there I asked the vet about the food he ruled that out. But i still not sure but thank you for all your help so far.

The sore's are on his belly net his privet parts and his tail. The bumbs on his ear's look at if there caused by the same thing. I really dont have the money to all really anything a my monthy expences but want get my cat better.

Kayhy yes he been neutered. We only been to the vet once so far I have little money to spare to have save up a few weeks or more to take Duke to the vet. Elaine M it dose sound very much like what your saying not seen them fall off but i will check out the info you gave me. Thank you all for you help so far and Duke really thanks you.

I checked for the rosemary extract did not see any. But i wonder if changing food will do the guy i work says i should give Science Diet at try. Duke is l side cat and .Been checking all of his fav places and still cant finda cause? He eats carbord could that be it?

Answer 1

Are they skin colored bumps the size of BB's? Do they scab up red, and the scabs fall off in a week and disappear, but more bumps appear nearby?

If that sounds like what he has, and the bumps are on the head, neck, shoulders, top of the hip, on the upper sides or base of the tail--we dealt with that last year, I had to go online and ask at a cat site if anyone had reactions like that in their cat. Our Dax had literally 60-80 bumps all over her shoulders, and during the course of a week they spread back to her hip area. We were clueless. She didn't have fleas, no food allergies we'd noticed in the 10 years we've had her, and the vet didn't know either.

We narrowed it down to one thing--an allergic reaction to rosemary extract in the dry food. Our cats who had this lump thing were ALL on the same food which had just had their content changed by the manufacturer to have more rosemary extract in the mixture.

Rosemary extract is a natural preservative and most cats don't react to it but some are HIGHLY sensitive to it and will break out in bumps like this.

The bumps stay till the cat is taken off the food and is eating something else where the extract is lower down on the ingredient items list. Then they go away within a week and a half. Yours might be one of the cats who can't tolerate the extract. Check your cat food label and see where it falls, it shouldn't be in any of the first five lines. You can try switching foods to one that has the extract way at the bottom and see if there's improvement.

Answer 2

You didn't say where the sores were located. It may be a food allergy or a flea allergy.

You can see if either of those allergies might be the cause. Apply Frontline or Advantage flea medication to the cat. No other kind -- no grocery or pet store remedies. You will have to get it from the vet, and at about $12.00 for a month's worth it may seem expensive, but unlike the store products, it actually works and it won't harm the cat.

At the same time, start feeding him some low-allergen cat food. Get it from the vet rather than a pet store. Also use metal, glass, or ceramic water and food dishes because some cats are allergic to plastic.

Other possibilities, since the sores are on his ears, are skin cancer from sunburn, and a contact allergy from something he has been rubbing against.

If all your vet did was check for ringworm and give up, find another vet. Did the vet put the cat on a low-allergen cat food for several weeks before ruling out a food allergy?

PS Now that you have given more details, it sounds like "stud tail." Is your cat neutered?

Answer 3

Has your cat been bathed recently? Treated for fleas or have you found fleas recently?

If he was recently bathed, that can yield a false negative on ringworn.

Treated for fleas- could be allergy to the meds- not treated could be allergy to the flea bites.

He also could just have hot spots.

Answer 4

My first thought would be food allergies... what brand of food..if its a cheap version or non brand name..you need to switch. Science Diet is great for cats with food allgergies.

Answer 5

it may be his food or something he got into.