Okay guys, aside from this being a bit icky, I'm not sure if it's entirely on topic as it seems more about me than the kitties but I figured I would ask around anyway. I know we have a couple of nurses on the forum.
Recently both of the boys were de-wormed and had fecals that came out clean. However, this morning I woke up with a mark on my back that raised some concern. It's itchy and if you think it'll help i'll post a picture of it but I figured i'd spare some of you the grossness of it all by just asking if it's even possible.
I've seen some sites that said it is possible to catch ringworm and other things from cats and some that said it isn't.
That on top of the fact that supposedly both boys are clean and do not have any visible marks on them anywhere.
I'm pretty much a hermit myself aside from going to work, so I cannot imagine where else it would even be remotely possible for me to catch ringworm (if that's what it even is) I am SUCH a clean freak too... the kind of person who showers before work and after and runs up the water bill in doing so. lol. To describe it, it's sort of a darker red ring (oh boy) and in the middle of the ring it's pink and sort of flaky kind of like a sunburn when it begins to peel. This morning it was itching so I put hydrocortizone cream on it. I figured I would ask before I freaked out and spent a bunch of money on a doctor or a clinic even. I'm hoping it's not something that requires a prescription because I just spent $3,000 on dental treatment to repair everything in that area. =/
At least if I know it isn't ringworm I can rule out the boys as potential culprits because I TRULY can't imagine where else it would come from and they are always crawling all over our backs in bed, though Brett doesn't seem to have the same issue I do anywhere on himself.
Just curious as to what some of you guys might think it is. Sorry to gross you out, as I am quite confused myself.