I was just brushing my cat and I looked and he was bleeding! I took a closer look and it looks like an open sore. I feel bad that I irritated it by brushing him and making it bleed. (
I'm worried, though. Where did it come from? I haven't had him very long (about 5 weeks) and he's still in a separate room with his brother because I'm in the process of introducing them to my other cat. I spend time with them in their room a couple times per day, but I don't see him as much as I would if he was just out and around the house. I did notice his fur there felt weird a few days ago, but I thought he had another mat in his fur. When I got him, he had a lot of mats because he's too fat to reach his back when he grooms. ( I brushed out all but one and I had to cut the last one out. So I thought he had another mat in his fur even though I brush him... but I only brush him a couple times per week. Anyway, after I accidentally irritated the sore tonight while brushing him, he tried to lick it but he can't reach it too well...
He doesn't seem to be in pain at all. He didn't have a reaction while I was brushing him. And he didn't seem bothered when I tried to clean it a bit with a wet tissue. He just continued eating.
What could it be from?? Should I bring him to the vet or wait a few days to see if it gets better on its own?
Thanks for any advice.
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I'm worried, though. Where did it come from? I haven't had him very long (about 5 weeks) and he's still in a separate room with his brother because I'm in the process of introducing them to my other cat. I spend time with them in their room a couple times per day, but I don't see him as much as I would if he was just out and around the house. I did notice his fur there felt weird a few days ago, but I thought he had another mat in his fur. When I got him, he had a lot of mats because he's too fat to reach his back when he grooms. ( I brushed out all but one and I had to cut the last one out. So I thought he had another mat in his fur even though I brush him... but I only brush him a couple times per week. Anyway, after I accidentally irritated the sore tonight while brushing him, he tried to lick it but he can't reach it too well...
He doesn't seem to be in pain at all. He didn't have a reaction while I was brushing him. And he didn't seem bothered when I tried to clean it a bit with a wet tissue. He just continued eating.
What could it be from?? Should I bring him to the vet or wait a few days to see if it gets better on its own?
Thanks for any advice.
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