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  • 2 April, 2017 at 3:56 am #857687
    Jade
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    Hey everyone, so I rescued a lost kitten last march 14th of this year. Now he’s about 3 weeks old, I guess.
    And last march 28th I’ve noticed a bit of a rash on his skin around the back legs and not it’s spread to his anus area. I don’t know what’s causing it and I am really worried about his condition.
    I want to upload his photo here for you guys to see his condition but I don’t know how.
    What should I do?

    2 April, 2017 at 4:04 am #857688
    Jade
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    2 April, 2017 at 6:43 am #857690
    Anonymous
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    Hi Jade,

    The easiest way is to set up a free account with photo storage service. Most folks here use either photobucket and Tinypic. Once you upload a picture we’ll be able see it. A few of us use Instagram so you can also load up there.

    2 April, 2017 at 6:23 pm #857704
    Anonymous
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    Here’s some slides from PetMD. I hope this helps-

    http://pets.webmd.com/cats/ss/slideshow-skin-problems-in-cats

    3 April, 2017 at 7:13 am #857718
    Jade
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    3 April, 2017 at 7:15 am #857719
    Jade
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    He has it on his nose and mouth too and also his toes. I wanna take him to the vet but I don’t have money so is there anything affordable that I can treat him with? I’m currently using Betadine to treat his wounds.

    3 April, 2017 at 3:34 pm #857720
    Kittyzee
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    I don’t know what that is on your kitten, unless it’s urine burns. If he is peeing and laying in it, then it will burn his tender skin. Make sure he is not laying in his own pee and poop. I’m going to post a couple of sites for you to look at in hand rearing kittens. Their bedding has to be changed every day and washed. They also have to be stimulated to pee and poop, as kittens this young usually don’t pee and poop on their own.

    If it is urine burns, you need to wash him and then dry him completely. Making sure he is not cold or wet afterwards. You could put an ointment on his skin like a newborn human baby to act as a moisture barrier against the urine.

    http://messybeast.com/handrear.htm
    http://www.2ndchance.info/orphankitten.htm

    4 April, 2017 at 1:47 am #857751
    Jade
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    Thank you so much for the help. I really appreciate it.
    He does pee a lot (on bed, before and after drinking milk).

    4 April, 2017 at 2:00 am #857752
    Jade
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    Btw, is it safe if we use virgin coconut oil on him? Or will it just make the burns worse?

    4 April, 2017 at 2:13 am #857754
    Kittyzee
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    Coconut oil will not hurt him, but you need to make sure he is clean and dry first. If you read the links on kitten rearing that I provided, it will tell you that you need to rub the area to stimulate him to pee, and then to poop. Clean him well, then you can apply the coconut oil to his skin, rubbing gently. Make sure you switch out his bedding and small blankets that become soiled with fresh dry ones to prevent this from happening. Remember–I don’t know for sure what this rash is as I have only seen the pictures on photobucket. He should probably be seen by a vet to be sure what is really going on. Good luck!

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