Bald patch on face?

[Jakk]

So Kasrah has a bald spot that comes and goes on her face about half way between her nose and her eyes, smack in the center. it is never larger than a pinky nail and is not red or irritated looking in any way. Just one week she has it and it fills in the next week till suddenly she has a bald spot again. It is the only place I am seeing the phenomenon. It seems to appear less often now that she is eating raw, but it is still happening every so often. Any ideas?

[sherrylynne]

Only thing I can think of at the moment that would do that is a mast cell tumor that never fully develops.

[Jakk]

all the hair is back in the spot. It wasn't flaky or anything, no redness, and it didn't seem to bug her. I am marking it on the calendar to see how long till it comes back.

[sherrylynne]

Good idea. Also, watch for the redness, etc. every time, too. That way if you do wind up having to take her in, you can give the vet a very accurate history.

[Jakk]

so today was health check and full grooming day for all our pets. I notices that Kasrah has a multitude of scars running along her belly. One of the scars is balding, is stiff, hard, and is dark grey in color. I lightly pressed her belly a little and think I felt a hard lump before I got bit rather hard for my efforts. So something in there is causing her pain. I am making an appointment to do in to the vet next week to have it looked at and to ask her about her face as well.

[sherrylynne]

That's a good idea. It's possible one or two scars would be from surgeries, but you say she has a lot of them? Poor girl. I hope you can find out what is wrong with her.

[Jakk]

got a vet appointment for tomorrow. She has at least 5 scars on her belly and one across her back. I got a feel of her belly again, feels like little rock hard peas around a dense lump the size of a quarter.

[sherrylynne]

Good luck! It does really sound like scar tissue built up. Poor girl! I'm so glad you've got her now.