HOT SPOTS???

My son's Calico, Patches was a stray that found us last October at our campground. So, we knew my son would be moving into a place of his own because of a job, so home she came. We had her checked out at a vet to make sure she was not carrying any diseases because we had three other cats. The first vet could not tell if she was fixed, so off to another vet up by where we live. Still this vet could not tell. Apparently, she could not find the scar tissue mark and said the only way would be surgery. Surgery was scheduled for the end of the week because of my son moving to another state. In the mean time, Patches developed some loss of hair spots on her front paw and rear paw on the inside. These were the only two spots and the only thing I could think of was that she contacted something at the second vets place because the vet allowed her to roam the exam room to my disapproval. Not happy with this vet, it was off to the third vet to see if he knew what the spots were and if he could tell if she was fixed. Well, in two seconds time he flipped her over, shaved a bit more and there it was, the scar from where she WAS fixed. I as so mad at the first two vets :x and this vet was mad :x also because he did not approve of unnecessary surgeries. As for the hair loss spots, he gave her a shot and the disappeared but are now back and my son is becoming concerned. He has not located a good vet down in Delaware as of yet. My question to everyone is: Does anyone know of anything that might help heal these things and does anyone know what they maybe from? :0011: Thanks for your help.

 

Hi Mazyku. Well, at least you were able to find a qualified vet who found out she was indeed spayed. What was in the shot that the vet gave her that made her better? Also, what did he say it was from? You may just want to give him a call and ask him, since he was able to help your son's kitty.

 

The first two vets that you went to don't sound like they were necessarily bad vets. My cats always roam around the exam room and I have a very good vet. It makes them more comfortable if they can explore their surroundings instead of being pinned down on the table.

Also, it is very difficult to tell if a cat or dog has been spayed, especially if the vet that performed the surgery did a good job. The incision normally goes along the midline of the body and if the vet sutures them well there may not be any real lasting scar. Most shelters tatoo an S on the stomach of animals they spay so that they can tell. I had a cat who I found and I didn't know if she had been spayed or not. My vet looked at her and saw a mark that could be the surgery scar, but couldn't tell for sure. The only way to really tell is to open them up. Since my cats are all indoors I decided to wait and see. I assumed she has been spayed since she didn't go into heat. After I had her for a year and a half and she was over two years old she went into heat for the first time. I have two points with this story. First, it is really difficult to tell if cats have been spayed or not even for a really good vet. Second, even if this vet thinks she has been spayed your son should still keep her indoors and keep an eye on her. The mark the vet thought was a surgery scar could be something else like it was with my cat.


This link might give you some insight into what caused the hairloss:

http://www.nzymes.com/Articles/cat_skin ... oblems.htm

 

I know this is an old post, but since I live in Delaware, I thought I would speak up. My vet is Windcrest Animal Hospital, located in Wilmington. They are a little expensive but seem to be very good.

http://www.windcrestanimal.com/