Rapheal cat

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Sammmy

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Is it normal for a Rapheal cat to have a white rustic looking head? DOn't think it's ick, the rest of his body doesn't have this white stuff on it.. Trying to get a pic but the little ****er wont come out
 
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Will be hard without a photo.

Consider bringing him to the front glass with a net, or getting him into a phototank.
 
Mine used to get that from scrapes trying to fit in places only his head could go into lol could just be that, take a picture so we can better understand still of course as this may not be the case but Ill put my Bett on it, if it was anything else it would have likely spread depending how long it's been there
 
I fail to note a significant difference between the looks of your raph and these catalog looks http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=880

I think your raph appears healthy and looks good.

The whiteness on closer inspection is caused by discrete bumps of, IIRC, sensory nature or could be merely the trait of their skin - they are not called armored catfish for nothing :)

Good job with this cat.
 
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