I followed Tracy's suggestion on doing a physical examination on my kitten. I found two strange markings. One a bump about the size of a pea under his chin covered with whitish fur (on a black kitten). I would suspect this is normal. I also found a bump from which his whiskers are coming out of. When I touch it, he pulls away. I don't know whether or not this was there when he was born. Any thoughts?

The kitten definetly has an injury on his upper and lower lips. The upper has a bump that may have been caused by the skin having lifted up to form what looks like a lump. The lower lip right below the bump is red. I hope the kid didn't kick him or something like that. That maybe why the kitten is stressed.

Maybe I better give him a dose of Arnica.

Considering the size of the small lumps......did you check for ticks ?

W.

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Hello wim

I don't know how to check for ticks. But I tried to learn so I checked his injuries again and they do look like he has been kicked. It looks like he was kicked from underneath his jaw and his large incisor teeth then caused the injury to his lower and upper lips and caused two little bump on opposite sides (both bottom and top) of each other. I could see fresh blood underneath his jaw where the bump is.

The kitten has not gone outside at all today. He normally spends 99 percent of his time outdoors. It is obvious that he is traumatized by humans. He has been handled by humans because my dog smelled it on him right away.

They could have injured him in anger after receiving my poster on their door. I was really afraid to go knocking on people's doors out of fear of retaliation. But I had to look for him because I was sensing his anxiety. The very unfortuante thing is that they live EXACTLY in front of me. I hope they won't hurt my kitten in the future. I knew I had nasty neighbors all around me but I didn't know the ones in front are just as bad. I got a phone call this morning letting me know that they were going to return him to me. I'm sure it was the relative of my neighbors who left me the message. She is a real nice woman.

I'm getting very worried about the kitten. He is not being himself.


Can you please teach us how to look for ticks?

Please see :

http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/fleas-ticks.html

Scroll down to ticks.

Also see : http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/pests/bites.htm

(Also see my answer to Tracy`s tick post)


W.

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