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Hello guys
My male 1.5 yo scottish cat Adam started shaking his head and scratching his ears (above/behind his ears, almost on the head) 5-10 times a day.
Nothing alarming, I know, but it was kind of sudden and it's been lasting for 2 months also.
When it started, I gave him Revolution thinking of mites (even tho his ears are fairly clean....just some wax here and there).
It didn't stop.
Then I thought of dry air in my apartment, AC always on. I added a humidifier.
Still on.
Thought of dry skin or too much brushing from myself (he is long hair). So I stopped brushing him and I simply wash him once a week with a soothing, oatmeal dry shampoo and shed him once.
Still scratching.
I was giving him some Tryptophan to keep him calmer. I stopped 10 days ago thinking it could be the reason.
No change.
WHAT IS LEFT ?
- Sudden food allergy ? I feed him a mix of Buffalo Basics Turkey + homecooked chicken breast. Should I try to cut the chicken out and replace it with turkey ?
- Ear mites ? His ears are fairly clean but in the past I thin he had some cause I often got bitten as well, from his "mites"
- Hyperesthesia? He has some zoomies, sometimes the bottom of his back skin "rolls" and sometimes he licks/bites his bottom. But he is a healthy cat overall, I never really believed he had Hyperesthesia
- Environmental allergy ? Not sure to what, my place is clean, I vacuum often. Windows are closed so no pollens
Any insight is highly appreciated
My male 1.5 yo scottish cat Adam started shaking his head and scratching his ears (above/behind his ears, almost on the head) 5-10 times a day.
Nothing alarming, I know, but it was kind of sudden and it's been lasting for 2 months also.
When it started, I gave him Revolution thinking of mites (even tho his ears are fairly clean....just some wax here and there).
It didn't stop.
Then I thought of dry air in my apartment, AC always on. I added a humidifier.
Still on.
Thought of dry skin or too much brushing from myself (he is long hair). So I stopped brushing him and I simply wash him once a week with a soothing, oatmeal dry shampoo and shed him once.
Still scratching.
I was giving him some Tryptophan to keep him calmer. I stopped 10 days ago thinking it could be the reason.
No change.
WHAT IS LEFT ?
- Sudden food allergy ? I feed him a mix of Buffalo Basics Turkey + homecooked chicken breast. Should I try to cut the chicken out and replace it with turkey ?
- Ear mites ? His ears are fairly clean but in the past I thin he had some cause I often got bitten as well, from his "mites"
- Hyperesthesia? He has some zoomies, sometimes the bottom of his back skin "rolls" and sometimes he licks/bites his bottom. But he is a healthy cat overall, I never really believed he had Hyperesthesia
- Environmental allergy ? Not sure to what, my place is clean, I vacuum often. Windows are closed so no pollens
Any insight is highly appreciated