cat with small holes in skin - possible gunshot wounds? help!

[Special]

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13 year old i'm guessing?

and yeah i'll upload pictures later if i can be bothered ha

[Accipiter]

I would have thought a BB bullet would bruise the surrounding skin

She might have meant insect bites, meaning there would only be 1 hole

[Recursion]

BB pellets don't make "holes"... or at least on human skin anyway (from experience... ouch), but they do leave a small round scar that heals very quickly and doesn't tend to bruise the surrounding area.

[Accipiter]

BB pellets don't make "holes"... or at least on human skin anyway (from experience... ouch), but they do leave a small round scar that heals very quickly and doesn't tend to bruise the surrounding area.

Could be an air rifle, or over powered illegal BB Guns.

But I wouldn't expect either to leave a perfect hole, more of a gash as it would tear surrounding skin upon entry.

[Special]

hm so it's looking more towards the little worm things?

[Accipiter]

Worms or maybe one of those fly infections, where, you know... flies land on the cats bum and lay lave inside then they grow out of the skin or something.

[dbgtz]

Worms or maybe one of those fly infections, where, you know... flies land on the cats bum and lay lave inside then they grow out of the skin or something.

oh yummy

[Accipiter]

oh yummy

Glad I don't like cats really

[tdi]

Worms live inside the cat, but shouldn't be present if the cat is wormed regularly ie every three months (or less depending on the brand of wormer).

It won't be fleas or ticks as you will find they both live around the neck of the cat, aswell as under the legs in the equivalent of cat 'armpits' - fleas would mean there would be eggs/faeces on the cat which are miniscule black dots, about the same size as a grain of salt. Ticks 'bite' into the cat so the head will be in the skin and the body will be visible. Again, regular flea treatment should prevent this.

'Gunshot wounds' is quite a high possibility, as people are often cruel to cats which is disgusting and shows a complete lack of any morals or decency. If you believe it is this, keep an eye on the cat to make sure she's not in any pain (ie, internal injuries, problems when walking etc) - if any signs show up take her to the vet straight away. Just make sure they heal up.

Your best bet if you believe it to be down to cruelty is keep the cat inside. It's not 'cruel' as cats are domesticated animals and can adapt to living inside.

[Vernier]

People who shoot cats with BB guns are disgusting imo.

David.