Veterinary researchers are shining a light on an oddly mesmerizing skin condition found in hairless sphynx cats.
But according to study author Ekaterina Mendoza-Kuznetsova, theres been little research conducted on feline FE.
So she and her coauthors decided to do it themselves.
A close-up of figurate erythema in a sphynx cat. As seen above, some cats can experience scaly, peeling skin in addition to the rashes, as well as itching.
While I worked in Moscow, Russia, I and my colleagues saw them regularly.
They ultimately identified 11 such cases, finding a few common threads between the reports.
The most hassle that FE seemed to cause the cats was itchiness in some.
Potential treatments like antibiotics or lifestyle changes like a new diet didnt appear to affect the course of symptoms.
For now, though, Mendoza-Kuznetsova notes that the research is just the first step in understanding the condition.
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