I've seen this on cats before...and thought there was some wicked kind of worm eating the cat from inside out. An online search about this though, taught me that these are abscesses, caused most often by other cat's bites. It turns out that cats have lethal bacteria in their mouths, and when they're protecting their territory they'll bite the intruding cat on the rump area, usually, and if it's not treated, it gets very ugly.
I guess Shay was guarding her territory. "Move along missy, or I swear I'll bite you until your fur falls out and you get holes in your skin." I guess the stray didn't listen. She's sitting on top of the dollhouse now, all... holey. That would so SUCK to have skin that gets holes in it like that. Poor thing.
Posted by juel at August 8, 2004 10:49 AM