Stray kitten seems to have skin tags

[kitschen]

I found a stray kitten a few days ago and noticed that she has several little raised raw bald patches, that look something like skin tags (actually, they look rather like enlarged nipples).  My neighbour found a kitten that had the same, and they went away after a couple of weeks on a proper diet.  The kitten is ridiculously thin but seems otherwise healthy; she plays, purrs, and has an appetite.  I obviously plan to take her to the vet soon, to get her de-wormed, get her ear mites looked at, and see about distemper and FIV vaccinations (She's maybe six to eight weeks now and should be able to receive those when she's definitely eight weeks or older, I'm told.), but I was wondering if it would be wise to see if the skin things go away after a couple of weeks of sufficient food, or if I should hurry her in sooner to have them looked at.

[Mrs_Savas]

Poor little one!  I know about that, we've had strays hide under the bed, sometimes for quite long periods of time!  

So, no, don't traumatize her for a photo, but it's great that you can get her checked out.  Let us know what happens, ok?

[kitschen]

These are definitely skin coloured..  (I've seen ticks before, on my aunt's cats, as they live out in the country and have more, I guess)  Some of them are actually raised, but some seem flatter, like they've drained, but I'm not sure if they were always flatter, as I don't even know how many she has.  (They're sparsely located all over her whole body and she has a little kitten fluff)  They seem a little better, but I'm not sure if that's just because she's in a less-abrasive environment now.  I'll try to upload a photo of them when she comes out from under my bed.  It might be quite a wait, but I'd rather not traumatise her by trying to drag her out.  Hopefully Thursday or Friday I can get an appointment to get her checked out.

[Savas]

I'm going to mention just in case that you should be sure they aren't ticks. I could be wrong, but I've seen the description "Skin tags before" and almost half the time this is what they turn out to be.

I've also been told that they were diagnosed as spider bites as well.

Which is why I'm going to suggest you upload a picture to your p-file if you can. Usually these little bumps turn out to be minor pocket infections; which in a kitten, can be potentially dangerous if they don't drain quickly.

I would say you should take her in to get her checked. Sometimes the shots you mention CAN'T be given on the first visit because the vet has to treat additional problems before going ahead with the standard tests/treatments.

It would be best to know what the situation is with a newly found stray as soon as possible.