Bumpy Scab Second Opinion

This is my almost 3yr old, indoor cat. We found this scabby, raised rash about 3 days ago. A little background: she came into contact with a foster kitten that had ringworm about 2 weeks ago (when we found out, we were on the look out for any extra scratching or rashes, but there was nothing until recently). We took her to the Vet and told them we thought it could be ringworm due to the circumstances, but they had told us that because her hair wasn’t falling out at the touch in that area, it probably wasn’t ringworm (also tried the UV light test; it didn’t glow), but they couldn’t say for sure what it might be. They prescribed us the cream and also stated no other anti fungal measures were needed besides the cream. We also were told, if we wanted to be safe, to quarantine her in a room with her things for about two weeks while the rash heels up with a cone/e-collar. She’s been miserable with the cone and still itching when i try to give her breaks from the cone. Any advice/knowledge would be helpful!

Hello - hair-loss over an eye is a common sign of ringworm.  It can itch or not itch (the text books sometimes say that it doesn't) and I'm not sure that it's predictable that hair will always fall out to the touch.  Furthermore, not all types of Ringworm glow under Wood's lamp.   So, from what you've told me, there may still be a case for what you describe to be ringworm.  Given that they've talked to you about isolation, this may also have crossed your vets' mind and they might be prepared to trial-treat for Ringworm, given that your other cat has a diagnosis.  I read that you'd like a second opinion; we cannot offer those on this site.  But there sounds to have been a development in that your cat hates the cone, and so it would not be unreasonable to ask for one.

Alternatively, you might consider revisiting your first vet and asking whether, for your own peice of mind, there was a way to rule out ringworm completely.