My almost 2 yr old boys has had quite the year. Starting with 3 urinary blockages, and ending in not one, but two perineal urethrostomy surgeries. Thankfully he is able to pee completely normal now, but throughout the process of getting the urinary issues sorted out he spent a lot of time in a cone. Upon removing the cone he seemed to have an issue with overgrooming, the main focus area being his feet. It was thought to be behavioral at first but behavioral meds didn’t do the trick, and he genuinely seemed to be itchy. About a month ago we took him into the vet for this and they did a flea treatment (even though no fleas were found on him) and put him on a round of prednisolone. During the time of being on prednisolone he didn’t chew or lick his paw pads at all, it was fantastic. BUT, due to his urethral surgery, he is more susceptible to UTIs, and the steroid is an immunosuppressant. While on it he got a uti (no big deal, treated it with antibiotics), but obviously him being on steroids long term for relief of his itchy feet isn’t really an option since it makes him so much more likely to contract UTIs than he already is. Seeing that it seems to be only his paws that are proving to be an issue, I went today and picked up some Unscented Dr Elsey litter and cleaned out and replaced the litter in all of his boxes. The stuff we were using was scented and I’ve read that fragrances in litter can cause allergy issues for some cats. I will also add that his paws seem to get dry pretty fast, he’s an indoor only cat and there are 3 other cats in the household and none of them get dry paws or are suffering from any itching. We don’t use any cleaners on the floors aside from an extremely diluted all natural cleaner on our kitchen floor about once a month, aside from that just water to clean it. For now we have been using antibacterial/anti fungal/steroidal wipes on his pads and using a paw balm to rehydrate his pads. Looking for any ideas of why this is happening, and/or tips on how to combat it. This had never been an issue before him going through all of his urinary issues this past year and while it was a stressful time for him, it was an extremely stressful time for me as well. Wanting a solution to get him back to his normal kitty self ASAP.
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