Hi All,
First post here, not the last as I'm a cat guy with (currently) six cats and a dog in an 800-square foot home. Looking forward to conversing with many of you.
This is concerning one of my gray cats. She is 10-12 (not certain, she just showed up in our yard one day and never left), and has has no history of illness or anything else until this.
We've been feeding our cats a high-quality, grain-free diet for a few years now. They also eat the Friskies soft food in the can.
She began to get small scabs on her, mostly on her neck, head, ears and back. We've been combing the loose stuff off of her, but it doesn't seem to want to go away. I've tried Neem Oil, Veterinary Formula Antiseptic & Antifungal spray, plus have given her two baths (OK, more of like a 'pour water over her' shower) but I cannot seem to figure out what is going on.
Now, we DID take her to the vet (frankly, her very first visit to the doctor) and after blood test, skin scrapes(2), and a 30-day test for ringworms(negative) they don't know exactly what is going on.
They did find some teeth that needed to be extracted - and indicated that she was very likely in pain due to that. We did have those teeth extracted.
However, the original scabbing and hair loss issue is still the problem.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, or have experience with what could be causing this?
Thanks in advance,
BC
First post here, not the last as I'm a cat guy with (currently) six cats and a dog in an 800-square foot home. Looking forward to conversing with many of you.
This is concerning one of my gray cats. She is 10-12 (not certain, she just showed up in our yard one day and never left), and has has no history of illness or anything else until this.
We've been feeding our cats a high-quality, grain-free diet for a few years now. They also eat the Friskies soft food in the can.
She began to get small scabs on her, mostly on her neck, head, ears and back. We've been combing the loose stuff off of her, but it doesn't seem to want to go away. I've tried Neem Oil, Veterinary Formula Antiseptic & Antifungal spray, plus have given her two baths (OK, more of like a 'pour water over her' shower) but I cannot seem to figure out what is going on.
Now, we DID take her to the vet (frankly, her very first visit to the doctor) and after blood test, skin scrapes(2), and a 30-day test for ringworms(negative) they don't know exactly what is going on.
They did find some teeth that needed to be extracted - and indicated that she was very likely in pain due to that. We did have those teeth extracted.
However, the original scabbing and hair loss issue is still the problem.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, or have experience with what could be causing this?
Thanks in advance,
BC
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