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Hi all,
I was hoping for some insight regarding my 7yo Bengal that consistently licks herself raw. She has been doing it ever since I adopted her, and the breeder I adopted her from said she never did that. I have taken her to two different vets, one said that it could just be boredom (which I'm ruling that out since I now have spent 24hrs a day with her due to working from home because of COVID), and the other said it may be feline eosinohilic granuloma complex - which has no cure. About every 6months, she gets a Depo-Medrol shot which seems to have a positive effect for a few months, then the licking starts up again. She has been through tons of sweaters - she just eventually chews through them and since the spots are so spread - no sweater can contain all of them. I have also shampooed her with vet prescribed shampoo for itchy/dry skin.
The breeder told me that she would only feed her raw meats - but the vet advised me against doing this. The breeder recommended me wet/dry food from Natures Abundance. About a year into it, I switched from their wet food to Blue Buffalo Chicken, since the only protein it contained was chicken. The breeder had stated that she was fed raw chicken before so I figured the chicken wet food was a good start since the other wet food had chicken/turkey/shrimp/fish oil. She is still on the same dry food, and I'm now considering switching that to a limited ingredients protein source she has never had before, such as duck or turkey.
I have plans to visit a board certified veterinary dermatologist. The only one around here is only taking "televisits from previously seen" animals.
Does this behavior sound like an allergic type reaction? I know for a fact that these spots she licks are itchy, because if i scratch them for her she loves it. Are there any tests that can be done besides a food trial to help determine if this truly is an allergic reaction?
Thanks in advance!
I was hoping for some insight regarding my 7yo Bengal that consistently licks herself raw. She has been doing it ever since I adopted her, and the breeder I adopted her from said she never did that. I have taken her to two different vets, one said that it could just be boredom (which I'm ruling that out since I now have spent 24hrs a day with her due to working from home because of COVID), and the other said it may be feline eosinohilic granuloma complex - which has no cure. About every 6months, she gets a Depo-Medrol shot which seems to have a positive effect for a few months, then the licking starts up again. She has been through tons of sweaters - she just eventually chews through them and since the spots are so spread - no sweater can contain all of them. I have also shampooed her with vet prescribed shampoo for itchy/dry skin.
The breeder told me that she would only feed her raw meats - but the vet advised me against doing this. The breeder recommended me wet/dry food from Natures Abundance. About a year into it, I switched from their wet food to Blue Buffalo Chicken, since the only protein it contained was chicken. The breeder had stated that she was fed raw chicken before so I figured the chicken wet food was a good start since the other wet food had chicken/turkey/shrimp/fish oil. She is still on the same dry food, and I'm now considering switching that to a limited ingredients protein source she has never had before, such as duck or turkey.
I have plans to visit a board certified veterinary dermatologist. The only one around here is only taking "televisits from previously seen" animals.
Does this behavior sound like an allergic type reaction? I know for a fact that these spots she licks are itchy, because if i scratch them for her she loves it. Are there any tests that can be done besides a food trial to help determine if this truly is an allergic reaction?
Thanks in advance!
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