One common dental problem that generally shows up around the age of four or five in 25 - 70 % of cats are feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions, also known
as neck lesions, cavities or root absorptions.
Not exact matches
There are four types of skin problems cats can have
as a result of allergies: hair loss without much skin changes; miliary dermatitis - which causes small pinpoint scabs, especially on the
neck and over the hips and tail base; eosinophilic granulomas - which are raised, red, hairless
lesions, commonly on the lips, but can be lower on the jaw or
neck, or even on the rear legs; severe itchiness at the face or
neck.
In addition, loose teeth, swollen gums, and cervical
neck lesions, also known
as resorptive
lesions, hurt!
Resorption
lesions are also known
as cervical line
lesions or
neck lesions and often result in tooth loss.
Gait abnormalities, such
as ataxia, paresis, or paralysis, may be present if secondary spinal cord or nerve root compression occurs.2 When neurologic signs are present, they correlate to the location of the discospondylitis
lesion; cervical vertebral column
lesions may cause tetraparesis and
neck pain; thoracolumbar
lesions may cause pelvic limb paresis, proprioceptive ataxia, and back pain; and lumbosacral
lesions may cause a stiff, stilted pelvic limb gait.1, 2 Discospondylitis can affect any area of the vertebral column, but the most commonly affected sites are L7 to S1, caudal cervical, mid-thoracic, and the thoracolumbar spine.
They appear
as round
lesions that most often occur on a kitty's head,
neck, tail, or thigh, and are created when your cat's natural bacteria overpopulates parts of her skin.