Feline ringworm can be passed to humans, so be careful if you have a cat with ringworm. Image: Pexels.
Signs of ringworm in cats
Ringworm isn’t a worm or an insect. It’s a fungal infection that can affect the skin. Some cats may have no symptoms, while others do.
Feline ringworm can be passed to humans, so be careful if you have a cat with ringworm. Image: Pexels.
Ringworm isn’t a worm or an insect. It’s a fungal infection that can affect the skin.
It got its name because it often looks red, scaly, and has a ring-like shape in humans. In cats, it may not always form a ring.
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Some cats may have no symptoms, while others may lose hair and develop bald spots.
Feline ringworm can be passed to humans, so be careful if you have a cat with ringworm.
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Signs of ringworm in your cat
Ringworm in cats doesn’t always look like rings, and sometimes there are no signs at all.
It often shows up as scaly or crusty skin with hair loss, usually on the head, chest, forelegs, and along the spine.
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In some cases, it can affect the claws, causing issues like pitting and roughness near the nail base, which might even change how the claws look.
Persian cats with ringworm can develop bumpy lesions or nodules on their skin.
- Grey scaling near the skin
- Crusts
- Papules
- Broken hair shafts
- Hair loss
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- Itchiness (pruritus)
- Red, raised skin lesions
- Thickened patches of skin
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This article was compiled with the help of Artificial Intelligence
