Probably needs worming, specifically tape worms, which is a two step process. You give the first dose, and EXACTLY 21 days later he gets the second dose. My cats just got wormed for tape worms, and their signs included being thin rather suddenly and odd coughing. Vet diagnosed from my relating problems. NOT taking 7 barn cats to the Vet!! Figured they got the tape worms from catching varmints around the barn, part of their job description! My job to keep them healthy. They do get cat chow daily as well. Has cat been vaccinated for the common cat diseases? If it costs too much, you could vaccinate him yourself. Some of those diseases include coughing as a sign of problems. You just have to purchase the vaccines from one of the Vet supply catalogs. You will need two doses to get him started, then a yearly booster. I would strongly suggest you include Rabies vaccine in that yearly boostering list. Rabies shot protects YOU from him getting bitten by a carrier. Our barn cats are very playful, like to "play bite" as you scratch bellies. They never bite down, but it only takes a small tooth scratch and saliva to infect YOU or children if cat is not vaccinated for Rabies. Rabies is a cheap vaccine and you won't need the treatment shots if you do get accidentally bitten or scratched. The marks on your cat could be from a number of things, which other folks mentioned. For fleas, I see a dirtyish grey on the belly skin of animal like a dog. Might be harder to see on a cat with thick hair on all the body parts. Our barn cats are pretty tame, I would probably wash them using a flea soap to clean them up. Scabs seem to do well just being washed and having antibiotic ointment rubbed in. That method doesn't leave anything for cat to lick off later. With big or nasty holes, infections, I might treat the cat wounds/sores twice a day, the same way. Probably would lock cat up in my big dog crate in the barn or garage so I can be sure to locate him daily for treatment until his holes looked better. I also would look for another Vet, this one is not very interested in keeping your animals cared for, or helping you to care for them well.

I have a 2 year old pit bull that does this when we play. I think it's funny, and adorable. He doesn't do it to anyone else though. Just me, when we're playing. I get on all fours and headbutt his shoulder, and he spins in circles chewing on me, and pulls on my shirt, and sometimes tries to pull my shirt off. He likes nibbling my chin too.

Rose slugs, and yes that's the cause! They can do a lot of damage. I think they go away once the weather gets really hot. On my roses I usually catch them early, then just pluck them off and squash them. They did infest one of my summer flowering plants so badly I actually had to spray the plant to get rid of them. I would just keep checking the underside of the leaves to make sure you only had one left.

HA! Thanks Stefan. I’m sure you are correct about my spelling “it” different ways. I usually just start typing and let the auto fill feature take care of the rest. Yes! LAZY, I know. I should really be more concerned and make sure first of all that I know how “it” is spelled and make sure I’m spelling “it” correctly. I’m avoiding spelling “it” right now just so that I don’t offend by misspelling it again as I can see that it clearly bothers you. I guess I just figured that everyone would know what I meant. AND YES! You are correct again in saying that was not the question of the original post, hence my initial acknowledgement “I know you didn’t ask about this...” SO observant! Thank you for pointing both of those out to me. Tyler