Hey guys! We adopted a kitten a few days ago from a local rescue that was pretty banged up. He had recently been hit by a car, but is recovering well and is the sweetest little boy. Unfortunately, about 24 hours after we got him home we noticed a hairless patch on the side of his bum that was pretty dry and flaky. The fur on his lower back is shaved from when they amputated his tail but is growing back. I called his foster at the rescue to question if they’d noticed this, but was reassured that they had probably just cut a deep mat out of his fur there and that it was no big deal (also mentioning that he “definitely hadn’t been exposed to ringworm”). We took him to the vet as soon as they were open and the vet also told us that she didn’t think I was ringworm, but that it was more than likely a staph infection, due to the fact that the spot didn’t seem to bother him. I can’t help but feel concerned however, especially considering that everyone who sees it tells me immediately that it definitely has to be ringworm. She also provided us with antifungal drops to treat a fungal infection in his ears and told us we could put a little on the bald patch if it would make us feel better. We’ve isolated him from our two other cats while we wait for the results to come back, but I was wondering if anyone had experience with something like this. Is there anything specific I should look out for that could differentiate between staph and ringworm? Should I begin a lime dip regimen just to be safe? Any help or advice is appreciated!
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