My senior cat has sores that won't heal, losing hair. Is it cancer?

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My cat (aged around 12 and a half years) has sores that don't seem to be going away. And in some of the areas, she seems to be loosing her hair. Could this be cancer? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 13 years and 7 months old | 20 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

There can be many causes of sores in cats, including bacterial infection, ringworm, mites, fleas, allergies, and, yes, cancer is also a possibility. I would recommend that Carmen be examined by a veterinarian. After a thorough physical exam, your vet may recommend diagnostics like skin cytology to look at cells under a microscope, skin scrapes to look for mites, fungal cultures to identify ringworm, or biopsies to look for cancer.

My senior cat has sores that won't heal, losing hair. Is it cancer?

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