Eczema Treatment Care

My oldest cat (around 3 years or so) in the past 2-3 months has developed an odd rash of sorts around her belly. I didn’t know this because I was gone most of the time out of town, and my parents were caring for her, so I was pretty shaken up to return to her in this state. It’s now branched out, so I’m even more concerned. It started right at the center of her lower abdomen, and has now stretched to her genitals and up the back of her left thigh. The rash… I could only describe as looking a strong pink, and feeling much like Psoriasis (I know the feeling from experience – my father has an extremely bad case). The hair in the area is extremely thin, but still there. All the patches of the “rash” are upraised. What could this be? She’s an indoor cat and hasn’t had any contact with any other cats save her children, also indoor cats, for months. And should I also note that her son, part of her first litter, passed away from some unknown, fast-acting disease? He just began withering away, losing fur, becoming nothing but skin and bone and in the end refusing all food and drink, and then lost bladder control and had seizures leading to his death. Could it be related at all? I can’t think of anything other than maybe Miliary Dermatitis.

Thanks for any input/help on this matter!
Also, she doesn’t scratch it at all very often – nor does she lick/chew it often. So I’m not sure about the Feline Miliary Dermatitis as a diagnosis.

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