What causes red skin on my cat's face between eye and ear?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Male
Hi, recently my cat has red skin on his face between the eye and ear and I am not sure how to treat it. I looked up common skin issues and the closest one that matches up is ringworm but i am still unsure.
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Published on October 12th, 2018
I am sorry to hear about your kitty! The two most common causes for lesions/irritation in this region would be an ear issue (the cat is traumatizing the skin while trying to get to the ear) such as infection, mites, or foreign body within the ear; or allergies (we can have allergies to foods or environmental allergies like pollen, dust). I would recommend bringing your kitty into the vet so they can look down into the ears with an otoscope to check for abnormalities. Dependingon their findings they can prescribe medication to help treat this issue.
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Published on November 11th, 2017
This is probably caused by an allergic reaction. first of all make sure you de-flea your cat regularly every month with a high quality spot on (ex. Advantage) as fleas are by far the most common reason for these reactions. If the fleas are not the problem, it could be an allergic reaction to food or an environmental factor. this is more complicated to treat and will sometimes require medications such as Steroids, anti histamines or cyclosporin in order to stop the allergy.
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