Why does my cat have mysterious scratches on its head?
Cats frequently develop head wounds from outdoor altercations or self-inflicted scratching that worsens existing marks. These injuries make it difficult to determine whether the damage stems from rough outdoor play or the cat persistently reopening a healing sore.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1taking the cat to the vet
- 2keeping an eye on the cats' interactions
- 3treating it as an allergy or infection
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Yesterday my car had some scrapes on her head and today she opened them up, I can’t tell if they’re getting worse or if she’s scratching them open.”source ↗
“My cat has the same marks. He got them from playing outside and I saw them when he came back in the evening. I’m not sure where he got his either.”source ↗