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Hi! I have a 3 year old calico girl. She's the sweetest, smallest girl. A couple of months ago, she started licking herself in a way that would make wounds and scratches and her fur would fall off. We took her to the vet, and she said it's either allergies, a bacterial infection, or the worse case, a psychological issue.
So we did the bacterial test, turns out negative, so we started off ruling out allergies. First, fleas. She has been on some sort of pill that is really good for fleas. So has the other cat, to make sure he doesn't get anything that can pass off to her. They also gave her a cortisone injection that stopped the itching.
A couple of weeks later, she's back to licking herself bald. Back to the vet, she recommends ruling out food allergies, so we get her this veterinary food that is supposed to be made with nothing that can cause allergic reactions (no outside contamination, good ingredients, etc), and another cortisone shot.
We went back a couple of weeks later and she's better, vet recommends to keep the food and give a bath once a week with natural cat shampoo.
A few weeks into nothing but this food (which smells horrible and she hates!), and she's back to the same. She licks herself bald. We've been feeding her the right food, giving her the baths and giving her the flea medication. The other cat is completely fine. Nothing has changed in the house since we got her.
Has anyone gone though something like this before?
Could this really be psychological? If so, is there anything I can try to make it better for now, before the next vet visit?
Thank you
So we did the bacterial test, turns out negative, so we started off ruling out allergies. First, fleas. She has been on some sort of pill that is really good for fleas. So has the other cat, to make sure he doesn't get anything that can pass off to her. They also gave her a cortisone injection that stopped the itching.
A couple of weeks later, she's back to licking herself bald. Back to the vet, she recommends ruling out food allergies, so we get her this veterinary food that is supposed to be made with nothing that can cause allergic reactions (no outside contamination, good ingredients, etc), and another cortisone shot.
We went back a couple of weeks later and she's better, vet recommends to keep the food and give a bath once a week with natural cat shampoo.
A few weeks into nothing but this food (which smells horrible and she hates!), and she's back to the same. She licks herself bald. We've been feeding her the right food, giving her the baths and giving her the flea medication. The other cat is completely fine. Nothing has changed in the house since we got her.
Has anyone gone though something like this before?
Could this really be psychological? If so, is there anything I can try to make it better for now, before the next vet visit?
Thank you