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I am looking to see if anyone else has experienced this with their cats. Mine is a 4 year old male, and he began this self mutilation about 8 months ago. He started scratching his face and neck, causing open areas roughly quarter size. I took him in, and he had the whole gammat of test, swabs, anything that could be under a microscope. Nothing showed. He was given an antibiotic, steroid, antihistamine, and Prozac. His face would heal for a few days, then he'd scratch it apart. I took him in a month after, as his areas were getting bigger and he would be OK a day then rip himself up again. The vet ran all the different tests again, and he was treated. Nothing showed for any bacteria, yeast, bugs if any sort, nothing. He's always been a more nervous animal. He is on Gabapentin now. His face was healing 2 days, and this morning it's torn apart. I keep his front and hind nails trimmed. Nothing has helped. I read this syndrome develops between age 1 and 5 in cats. I have not found anything that can cure it. He's harming himself daily, and I am so sad for him. My next thought is euthanasia. He has to be miserable, and I cannot imaging self mutilating every day or every other day is good. I would like to know if anyone else has or has had a cat with this and maybe if you had success, what it was you used. I can't see him suffering, and him scratching open the aide of his face raw must hurt and be so miserable. No quality of life in that. Please don't judge me. I'm trying everything I can to help him, and this is my last resort. Reaching out for a possible answer. Thank you all. ♡