Hey everyone, I'm new. And desperate for help!
Firstly, I work at a reputable vet clinic under two wonderful veterinarians. However, we're a bit stumped to my cat's problem.
I adopted Napolean a few months ago from a local rescue. He and his brother were found in a garbage can. He was tested negative for FIV and FELV. Everything was peachy, except a few weeks later he was getting bald patches on his face. We black lighted him, nothing. We did a scraping, nothing, we did a fungus test for 14 days. Nothing. I was given animax cream to put on it, and things seemed to be going well. When I had him neutered I was prepping him and noticed his ear was inflamed and really crusty. I cleaned his ear out with Otirinse, we also swabbed for ear mites. No mites. Well the next evening his ear was crusty and I finally noticed him digging at it. So we gave him a shot of cortizone, and I put otimax in his ear. Well the right ear cleared up, and a few days later the left one started getting gross. So I used to otimax and things were fine. Well he started scratching his chin again about a month and a half ago, so we switched his food from Science Diet Kitten food [[which he was being fed at the rescue]] to IVD Feline Duck and Pea. We also put him on clavamox to take of any underlying infection. He started doing fine again, but a week ago I noticed his chin was all scabbed up. So I brought him in on Friday, by then his right ear was gross again. Dr. gave me some drops with cortizone in them, cleaned his ear, gave him a shot of cortizone, and we called it good for the time being. Like he says "We're missing something."
So has anyone had this issue? Could is maybe even be the litter I use? I use the scoopaway... and was thinking I should maybe go to Feline Pine or yesterday's news. Something different. But I don't know. I just don't like him being miserable. He's been checked 3 different times for mites, he's an indoor cat, we keep him up to date with Revolution so he doesn't have fleas. I'm just at my wits end as far as what could be wrong. I was also even thinking even a raw diet might be in order if something in the kibble is bothering him. But the special foods were made for animals with allergies to the average beef, chicken filled foods.
Anywho, if anyone has any ideas. Let me know.
Thanks!
Suzanne
Firstly, I work at a reputable vet clinic under two wonderful veterinarians. However, we're a bit stumped to my cat's problem.
I adopted Napolean a few months ago from a local rescue. He and his brother were found in a garbage can. He was tested negative for FIV and FELV. Everything was peachy, except a few weeks later he was getting bald patches on his face. We black lighted him, nothing. We did a scraping, nothing, we did a fungus test for 14 days. Nothing. I was given animax cream to put on it, and things seemed to be going well. When I had him neutered I was prepping him and noticed his ear was inflamed and really crusty. I cleaned his ear out with Otirinse, we also swabbed for ear mites. No mites. Well the next evening his ear was crusty and I finally noticed him digging at it. So we gave him a shot of cortizone, and I put otimax in his ear. Well the right ear cleared up, and a few days later the left one started getting gross. So I used to otimax and things were fine. Well he started scratching his chin again about a month and a half ago, so we switched his food from Science Diet Kitten food [[which he was being fed at the rescue]] to IVD Feline Duck and Pea. We also put him on clavamox to take of any underlying infection. He started doing fine again, but a week ago I noticed his chin was all scabbed up. So I brought him in on Friday, by then his right ear was gross again. Dr. gave me some drops with cortizone in them, cleaned his ear, gave him a shot of cortizone, and we called it good for the time being. Like he says "We're missing something."
So has anyone had this issue? Could is maybe even be the litter I use? I use the scoopaway... and was thinking I should maybe go to Feline Pine or yesterday's news. Something different. But I don't know. I just don't like him being miserable. He's been checked 3 different times for mites, he's an indoor cat, we keep him up to date with Revolution so he doesn't have fleas. I'm just at my wits end as far as what could be wrong. I was also even thinking even a raw diet might be in order if something in the kibble is bothering him. But the special foods were made for animals with allergies to the average beef, chicken filled foods.
Anywho, if anyone has any ideas. Let me know.
Thanks!
Suzanne