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In June of 2021, we took my cat Otto to the vet for a hot spot on his shoulders and a small overgroomed patch on his belly. There was no sign of fungal infection and we were advised to try to see if it's allergies (so basically just mess around with his diet.) We started by feeding him only chicken. Every other protein was removed from his diet. But he was getting worse. So we thought, oh it must be chicken, and so we eliminated chicken altogether from his diet. But he still got worse. (we also gave these different methods weeks-months to take effect) At wit's end, I thought maybe it's his litter. So we are now messing with his litter.
I myself have MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity), so everything we buy has to be completely free of fragrance otherwise I'm sent into a horrible migraine for the rest of the day. Finding fragrance-free litter is such a pain. I also try to find lightweight litter because I have an unstable shoulder, but that isn't the biggest deal, I can just carry it with the other hand. But anyway, his belly just seems to keep getting worse. I just don't know what to do. I cannot get a pill down this cat's throat to save my life. Honestly. If my life depended on it, I'd be dead. All the anti-itch things I'm finding are scented.
I've begun to have my own medical issues in November from the sheer stress of not being able to fix whatever ales my baby boy. Knowing that I don't know how to fix the problem makes me cry. I just don't know what to do.
I myself have MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity), so everything we buy has to be completely free of fragrance otherwise I'm sent into a horrible migraine for the rest of the day. Finding fragrance-free litter is such a pain. I also try to find lightweight litter because I have an unstable shoulder, but that isn't the biggest deal, I can just carry it with the other hand. But anyway, his belly just seems to keep getting worse. I just don't know what to do. I cannot get a pill down this cat's throat to save my life. Honestly. If my life depended on it, I'd be dead. All the anti-itch things I'm finding are scented.
I've begun to have my own medical issues in November from the sheer stress of not being able to fix whatever ales my baby boy. Knowing that I don't know how to fix the problem makes me cry. I just don't know what to do.
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