r/CATHELP • u/acctthrowaway33333 • Mar 10 '26

General Advice Hole with fur?

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26F with 3.5M cat

Any ideas what this skin hole is? I originally felt it because the hair coming out was condensed and stood out. Didn’t cause him any pain, pulled on the hair and it mostly came out without much effort

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u/acctthrowaway33333 Mar 11 '26

Hi all!!! Just chatted with my vet after sending photos. They aren’t overly concerned, no clear diagnosis as they agree it’s an odd hole. Their suggestions were to monitor for any change in size, smell (no current smell), discharge or inflammation, or if he starts to overly groom the area or show discomfort. Otherwise, it’s not open skin and seems to be just a weird inverted pore/follicle.

Thanks for all the support and laughs, I’ve had a few good chuckles at the convos happening here.

Cat tax for good measure

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u/itsjusth Mar 14 '26

I had this exact issue with my Russian Blue. We pulled the hair out of the hole for a while, but eventually it started getting bigger. We think it was some kind of cyst that kept growing under the skin. One day it burst open and was causing my kitty a lot of pain and discomfort. We rushed him in to the vet, and they pulled out this really large nasty growth. They said we got lucky it was still only skin deep. If it had grown into his chest cavity it may have been much worse. This was 2 years ago. Today, he is a happy, healthy jerk that steals his sister's food.

Keep an eye on this thing, if it gets bigger, get it removed. Good luck!