My newest kitty, Bella, seems to have a bad dermatitis from food allergy. The vet prescribed Royal Canin Hypoallergenic dry food but it is SO expensive. $37 for 6 lb of food! And of course if I give it to Bella I have to give it to Peaches and Maxx too. There's no way of easily separating them. Especially since I'm still recovering from getting a total knee replacement. Anyone had any success with any over the counter foods? Anyone ever try Avoderm? There are also some foods at the local pet store that maybe I could try. But this is new territory to me and I'm not sure what I'm looking for.
Poor Bella got so bad though, she had little scabs all over from biting and scratching. The vet had to give her a shot of antibiotic and steriods to calm things down. And she's never warmed up to humans since I got her. It makes me sad, really. She runs away from me when I come near her. That's part of what makes it almost impossible to catch her and pin her down! I had to trap her to take her to the vet and that was a struggle because all my methods she has wised up to!
Little smarty pants!
Poor Bella got so bad though, she had little scabs all over from biting and scratching. The vet had to give her a shot of antibiotic and steriods to calm things down. And she's never warmed up to humans since I got her. It makes me sad, really. She runs away from me when I come near her. That's part of what makes it almost impossible to catch her and pin her down! I had to trap her to take her to the vet and that was a struggle because all my methods she has wised up to!