Sparkle has food allergies to chicken, turkey and quail that we know of. If we just cook or boil chicken and get it in the air, she goes crazy scratching so we know she is very sensitive to what bothers her. She is also one who, 2 hours either side of her meals, regularly jumps into the kitchen sink to lick up any scraps that may be in the drain if we aren't paying constant attention to her
Recently she has been going crazy scratching again around her mouth and grooming her bib. Then she usually licks her bum. She had urinary infections when we first adopted her 3 years ago. She has no sign of a urinary infection today other than the licking when it seems like her skin is on fire. Sometimes her back will twitch before she starts licking or bolts from the room.
She had multiple illness visits to the vet in November and is an indoor cat so I know its not parasites and I think its either her food allergies bothering her again (counter top cruising) or itchy skin. Not looking to rush back to the vet at this time.
She is on a NV frozen raw food diet with a tablespoons of pumpkin each day to keep her stools regular. She has been on NV since May. Pumpkin was added a week ago. The itching began before the pumpkin.
Does anyone have any suggestions on home remedies to help with itchy skin? We have a specialized shampoo from the vet from last January when a similar occurrence occurred.
Should I be giving her Omega 3, fish oil, olive oil or anything else I can add to her diet to help her with itchy skin?
She has no dandruff and drinks and pees a ton so I think her skin is more itchy than dry. We were at the vet with her last January for the same symptoms with no diagnosis. Through the process of elimination we determined the food allergies.
Recently she has been going crazy scratching again around her mouth and grooming her bib. Then she usually licks her bum. She had urinary infections when we first adopted her 3 years ago. She has no sign of a urinary infection today other than the licking when it seems like her skin is on fire. Sometimes her back will twitch before she starts licking or bolts from the room.
She had multiple illness visits to the vet in November and is an indoor cat so I know its not parasites and I think its either her food allergies bothering her again (counter top cruising) or itchy skin. Not looking to rush back to the vet at this time.
She is on a NV frozen raw food diet with a tablespoons of pumpkin each day to keep her stools regular. She has been on NV since May. Pumpkin was added a week ago. The itching began before the pumpkin.
Does anyone have any suggestions on home remedies to help with itchy skin? We have a specialized shampoo from the vet from last January when a similar occurrence occurred.
Should I be giving her Omega 3, fish oil, olive oil or anything else I can add to her diet to help her with itchy skin?
She has no dandruff and drinks and pees a ton so I think her skin is more itchy than dry. We were at the vet with her last January for the same symptoms with no diagnosis. Through the process of elimination we determined the food allergies.
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