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Sorry this is so long! I hope you read and share any experiences that sound similar. I want to know if anyone has seen anything similar to what is happening to my foster cat or if what is happening to him sparks any thoughts/similar threads. Not looking for a diagnosis, just an outside sounding board of people who have experienced a variety of things.
Background: Fostered a litter of one month old kittens rescued from a hoarding situation. The whole litter:
- was tested for FIV/FELV (negative)
- received Pyrantal and Revolution for ear mites and fleas
- received all of their FVRCP vaccines
- had 12 days of Panacur for giardia
- were fixed and adopted out because they were completely healthy except for one male named Mouse
A week before being neutered Mouse developed 3 bumps on the top of his head (one grew to the size of a black bean within hours and had a scab). They were firm, not on the surface of the skin, did not feel attached, and had no hair loss or irritation. The vet suspected an abscess from a bite or scratch from one of the litter mates. The original bumps went away, but new ones popped up on his neck by his clavicle. Painful blisters appeared in between his pads on the skin and on the tops of his paws. He had diarrhea which went away with Albon. For the past 2 months he has received the following treatment with no overall success and the vet is still puzzled as he has been treated with what seems like everything.
Round 1: The lumps would come and go randomly in the same locations and his feet got worse
- Skin scraping (nothing found)
- Bravecto topical for mites (no change)
- Prednisolone (no change)
- 10 days later Advantage Multi for mites (no change)
Round 2: He started having heavy breathing and rattling from his chest that sounded very dry. No nose/eye discharge or sneezing.
- Fecal (nothing found)
- Blood work (normal except for high white blood cell count)
- Chest X-rays (lungs were extremely cloudy)
- Anti-inflammatory shot (lungs resolved 3 days after shot)
- Panacur for 14 days in case of lung worm
- 2nd skin scraping (nothing found)
- Enrofloxacin for 10 days (bumps started shrinking at first and then stopped changing, blisters on feet went away)
The bumps still are coming and going on his neck, but this time over a patch of skin about the size of a prescription pill bottle cap. It's all one firm patch and you can feel the thickness of the skin in between your fingers. The skin seems to be nothing but crust (not like a scab on top of the skin) with some areas starting to break open into sores. No hair loss, no itching, no skin discoloration, and the patch is not even visible despite his short coat. He has not had any behavior changes, exposures to foreign objects/chemicals/plants, change in eating or drinking habits, we tried new food with no change and he was on his original food for a month before symptoms started, and he is the only one who is experiencing any trouble. His ear are still getting dark wax build up despite all of his treatment and ear mite medicated drops.
Does this sound similar to anything anyone has experienced or knows about? I just want any rabbit hole that I can follow if you've had a cat who has had similar issues. I am still working with my vet and am doing only what she prescribes, I am just curious if anyone else has experienced anything like this?
Thank you!!
Background: Fostered a litter of one month old kittens rescued from a hoarding situation. The whole litter:
- was tested for FIV/FELV (negative)
- received Pyrantal and Revolution for ear mites and fleas
- received all of their FVRCP vaccines
- had 12 days of Panacur for giardia
- were fixed and adopted out because they were completely healthy except for one male named Mouse
A week before being neutered Mouse developed 3 bumps on the top of his head (one grew to the size of a black bean within hours and had a scab). They were firm, not on the surface of the skin, did not feel attached, and had no hair loss or irritation. The vet suspected an abscess from a bite or scratch from one of the litter mates. The original bumps went away, but new ones popped up on his neck by his clavicle. Painful blisters appeared in between his pads on the skin and on the tops of his paws. He had diarrhea which went away with Albon. For the past 2 months he has received the following treatment with no overall success and the vet is still puzzled as he has been treated with what seems like everything.
Round 1: The lumps would come and go randomly in the same locations and his feet got worse
- Skin scraping (nothing found)
- Bravecto topical for mites (no change)
- Prednisolone (no change)
- 10 days later Advantage Multi for mites (no change)
Round 2: He started having heavy breathing and rattling from his chest that sounded very dry. No nose/eye discharge or sneezing.
- Fecal (nothing found)
- Blood work (normal except for high white blood cell count)
- Chest X-rays (lungs were extremely cloudy)
- Anti-inflammatory shot (lungs resolved 3 days after shot)
- Panacur for 14 days in case of lung worm
- 2nd skin scraping (nothing found)
- Enrofloxacin for 10 days (bumps started shrinking at first and then stopped changing, blisters on feet went away)
The bumps still are coming and going on his neck, but this time over a patch of skin about the size of a prescription pill bottle cap. It's all one firm patch and you can feel the thickness of the skin in between your fingers. The skin seems to be nothing but crust (not like a scab on top of the skin) with some areas starting to break open into sores. No hair loss, no itching, no skin discoloration, and the patch is not even visible despite his short coat. He has not had any behavior changes, exposures to foreign objects/chemicals/plants, change in eating or drinking habits, we tried new food with no change and he was on his original food for a month before symptoms started, and he is the only one who is experiencing any trouble. His ear are still getting dark wax build up despite all of his treatment and ear mite medicated drops.
Does this sound similar to anything anyone has experienced or knows about? I just want any rabbit hole that I can follow if you've had a cat who has had similar issues. I am still working with my vet and am doing only what she prescribes, I am just curious if anyone else has experienced anything like this?
Thank you!!