Thank you so much for your response. The collars are just ID tags. I have
removed them. But I am very afraid of a superfical infection. All four are
indoor cats. I have had them for over a year. I adopted them when they were 4-
6 weeks old. They had many health issue at first. Fleas, parasites, ear mites,
sinus infections. It took me three months numerous vet visits, constant
medication and care to get them to the healthy, rambunctious trouble making
place they are now. I just hate seing him looking manged. Tiger the one
injured right now is sort of my little side kick. He was the worst one in the
beginning. Now he pulls the string on the ceiling fan in the morning to wake
me up and serve his breakfast .

MaryL wrote:
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Thank
you for your time.

Are these flea collars? If so, your cat may be reacting to the medication.
Get rid of any flea collars immediately! They are not good for the cat, and
it also is not an effective treatment for fleas. If fleas are the problem,
*do not* use any over-the-counter preparation. Contact your vet for a
preparation such as Advantage or Frontline.

It is better not to use any collars at all. If you do use collars, make
sure they are the breakaway type. They are designed to easily break apart
so the cat cannot get hung up on something.

Was the fur simply scratched or rubbed off, or did this actually create sore
or raw spots (which is what I suspect)? If it is the latter, I would want
to have a vet look at the area because you don't want that to become a place
for infection. It's not clear to me if this is a new adoption or if you
have had all four cats for awhile. If it is recent, all of the cats should
be vetted and spayed/neutered spayed/neutered immediately (if that has not
already been done). Since you say they are your children (that's how I look
at mine, too), I'm going to assume that these are not new adoptions and that
my last suggestion has already been taken care of.

MaryL