Hi everyone,
I'm hoping to receive a little bit of insight. I adopted a 2 month old kitten back in September of 2019. Starting around early December she started scratching/grooming obsessively to the point where she would scar herself and begin to lose hair. We've been to the vet SEVERAL times and ruled out things like ticks, fleas, mites, etc. Anti-histamines didn't do much for her when prescribed. The vet went on to prescribe hypoallergenic cat food as well as a steroid for short-term usage.
My cat finds great relief when on the steroid, but after completing the food trial (90 days) nothing has changed, ruling out a food allergy. We've discontinued use of the steroid since it's obviously not intended for long-term usage. For the past two weeks I've been using a hydrocortisone spray on her that does bring some relief, albeit not 100%. Hydrocortisone spray isn't intended for long-term usage eithter, so we're going to have to stop that soon.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing my cat's itching when steroids/steroid creams seem to be the only thing that help? I've been to two different vets a total of six different times and none of them have seen to make any progress in diagnosing the issue. Begging for some advice -- my cat literally scratches non-stop when she isn't on a steroid and I want to help her be comfortable as soon as possible.
Thank you
I'm hoping to receive a little bit of insight. I adopted a 2 month old kitten back in September of 2019. Starting around early December she started scratching/grooming obsessively to the point where she would scar herself and begin to lose hair. We've been to the vet SEVERAL times and ruled out things like ticks, fleas, mites, etc. Anti-histamines didn't do much for her when prescribed. The vet went on to prescribe hypoallergenic cat food as well as a steroid for short-term usage.
My cat finds great relief when on the steroid, but after completing the food trial (90 days) nothing has changed, ruling out a food allergy. We've discontinued use of the steroid since it's obviously not intended for long-term usage. For the past two weeks I've been using a hydrocortisone spray on her that does bring some relief, albeit not 100%. Hydrocortisone spray isn't intended for long-term usage eithter, so we're going to have to stop that soon.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing my cat's itching when steroids/steroid creams seem to be the only thing that help? I've been to two different vets a total of six different times and none of them have seen to make any progress in diagnosing the issue. Begging for some advice -- my cat literally scratches non-stop when she isn't on a steroid and I want to help her be comfortable as soon as possible.
Thank you