This section is from the book "The Cat: Its Points And Management In Health And Disease", by Frank Townend Barton. Also available from Amazon: The Cat: Its Points And Management In Health And Disease.
Erythema (or Inflamed Skin), Burns, Scalds, etc. - Mange - Eczema (Acute and Chronic) - Ringworm - Herpes and Skin Abrasions.
The term Herpes is sometimes applied to ringworm, but also to other skin eruptions accom panied by the appearance of minute blisters, and there is one form that makes its appearance, occasionally, round the margins of the mouth of the cat.
If so, dress with a little boracic acid ointment.
Cats are very liable to superficial injuries to the skin arising from various causes. The simplest method of dealing with such is, to paint them with some antiseptic solution, healing tincture, or friar's balsam.
 
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