Underbelly, inner-leg discoloration.

[Ty Blaze]

Hello everyone!

I have two little ones (Abu and Jasmine). Abu is covered in black peach fuzz, and Jasmine is a Peterbald.

Abu has developed a discoloration on his under belly that I am unsure of what the cause would be. I had taken him to the vet a month ago regarding this issue and they gave him a course of antibiotics and did a skin scrape (with a toothbrush) to see if it was fungal. The test came back negative. I have not changed the food they eat (I make them a "wet" food and leave out dry food for daily consumption), their bathing schedule, our cleaning products, etc. We use the litter robot with the litter that they recommend - which is their own. The discoloration does not seem to bother him at all - he doesn't itch it, his appetite is fine, and he is still active. He takes a morning Flovent inhaler, and has for over a year with nothing changing in that routine.

He loves to sunbathe, and recently I have been leaving the front door open with the glass door allowing sunlight in. I wasn't sure if the reflection of the light on the metal door frame was discoloring his skin because it has since gotten more dark and grown to other spots on his underbelly. Once I had noticed the skin change I stopped opening the door. The skin change is still consistent with how it has been and has not gotten worse.

Please help. Pictures attached.

 

[Sheldon13]

It looks like yeast to me. What kind of litter are you using?


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[pussiette]

It could be a yeast infection or a could be pigmentation from sitting on a hot object. I would go to the vet just to make sure.

 

[Ty Blaze]

It looks like yeast to me. What kind of litter are you using?


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I thought the same thing. So when they did the skin scrape and it came back negative I was confused. The litter we use is the litter robot litter.

 

[Yoda mom]

@Ty Blaze hugs n healing vibes. glad skin scrap came back negative. can ask vet to confirm if skin scraping ruled out Yeast , bacteria ? some kitties get yeasty from certain litters. I switched my crew to dr elseys unscented blue bag about a decade ago, I believe it can be used with litter robot tagging @Catzzzmeow

my adoptee batman did have severe pigmentation from sunbathing. checked by vet by previous mum before I adopted him . I moved cat tree into non direct sunlight and the skin cleared up on own with no meds or creams.

 

[Ty Blaze]

@Ty Blaze hugs n healing vibes. glad skin scrap came back negative. can ask vet to confirm if skin scraping ruled out Yeast , bacteria ? some kitties get yeasty from certain litters. I switched my crew to dr elseys unscented blue bag about a decade ago, I believe it can be used with litter robot tagging @Catzzzmeow

my adoptee batman did have severe pigmentation from sunbathing. checked by vet by previous mum before I adopted him . I moved cat tree into non direct sunlight and the skin cleared up on own with no meds or creams.

Thank you so much. I am bringing him to the vet tomorrow to get checked out. I will keep updating.

 

[Yoda mom]

@Ty Blaze , thanks for keeping us updated, all paws are family. best wishes for the vet appt tmrw for baby Abu. please be sure to update.

hugs n head smooches to Abu and Jasmine. we are here for you.

 

[Toa and Ross]

Good luck at the vet!

 

[Ty Blaze]

@Ty Blaze , thanks for keeping us updated, all paws are family. best wishes for the vet appt tmrw for baby Abu. please be sure to update.

hugs n head smooches to Abu and Jasmine. we are here for you.

Thank you (and everyone else) for all your support. The vet was perplexed with what it could be, but took samples and cultures to check for bacterial, fungal, yeast, etc. They did give him a dose of antibiotics while we were there in hopes that it seemed to help slightly last time. I will continue to bathe him (and Jasmine) in the medicated shampoo once a week, and have washed all their blankets and beds. I will continue to update!

 

[Yoda mom]

@Ty Blaze , thank you for keeping us updated. all paws are family... let us know what antibiotics and shampoo. we can chime in with some of our experiences with products.

hugs n head smooches. your are great mum.