Cat has red skin & fur loss around penis after UTI. Is it urine burn?

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My cat has a uti, but has stress cystitis before that. He's doing better each day but I did notice he seems to have lost fur around his penis and the skin was red. Is this urine burn or like diaper rash? I started using alcohol free baby wipes and dermalone ointment, which he seems to like. Check the pic and let me know. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 10 years and 6 months old | 19 lbs

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

It does look like he could have urine scalding around his rear end, it looks in the photo like the fur is wet underneath the red area? I would worry is he sitting in a soiled litterbox or wet area. We don't normally see the fur around the rear end getting soaked with urine in a cat. I would be sure that all the litterboxes are cleaned daily so he isn't sitting in a wet area and also would recommend getting an e-collar for him to stop him from licking the area (they can lick at the penis if they are having cystitis so maybe this is the case). I would bathe the area so there is no more urine present and dry with a hairdryer set on cool and put on an e-collar. I would let your vet know about the issue and they may want to prescribe a topical antibiotic or steroid ointment to use (if you have the dermalone, they may feel this is ok), or just monitor the area closely after bathing and putting on the e-collar.

Cat has red skin & fur loss around penis after UTI. Is it urine burn?

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