Ok, so I adopted two cats in December. My black Manx - Macie - has a difficult history, coming from a hoarding situation. When the rescue got her, she had very little fur and was severely malnourished. She also had fleas and staph dermatitis. They brought her in, took care of everything, and when I adopted her, her fur had grown back and she was healthy. She was missing fur on her back feet/legs, which looks/looked like she was overgrooming there. They had had her on Revolution.
She has overgroomed since I got her. I brush her every day, wash all blankets, etc...frequently, see no signs of fleas or flea dirt. The only thing I see when I brush her is dry skin.
The first time I took her to the vet they kind of blew me off. Said it was likely stress, and I should try Feliway. Did not inspect her skin at all, though. I tried the Feliway, and my other cat was way more aggressive after I plugged it in, and Macie never stopped the overgrooming. It actually got worse, and she then had a patch of fur missing, as well as fur pulled out around her tail. Because there was a sore, I called the vet again and took her in (which is super stressful for her). They looked at her and decided she had fleas. Couldn't find any, even when they combed. Didn't see any flea dirt.
I told them I didn't want her on Revolution, because she had been on that and was still scratching, etc....so if it was actually fleas, it didn't work. So they gave me Bravecta. That was last week. She is a LOT worse, with another patch of fur missing and a couple that are moving in that direction.
I have no idea what to do. The vet basically said to treat her with the Bravecta for 3-6 months and hopefully it will help. I feel like we need to be doing more to help her, but every time I talk/email the vet, she is stuck on the flea thing and just waiting.
Anybody else have this issue? I suspect it could be allergies, but I don't want to try something new while we're trying to treat for fleas.
Sorry, I'm just frustrated.
She has overgroomed since I got her. I brush her every day, wash all blankets, etc...frequently, see no signs of fleas or flea dirt. The only thing I see when I brush her is dry skin.
The first time I took her to the vet they kind of blew me off. Said it was likely stress, and I should try Feliway. Did not inspect her skin at all, though. I tried the Feliway, and my other cat was way more aggressive after I plugged it in, and Macie never stopped the overgrooming. It actually got worse, and she then had a patch of fur missing, as well as fur pulled out around her tail. Because there was a sore, I called the vet again and took her in (which is super stressful for her). They looked at her and decided she had fleas. Couldn't find any, even when they combed. Didn't see any flea dirt.
I told them I didn't want her on Revolution, because she had been on that and was still scratching, etc....so if it was actually fleas, it didn't work. So they gave me Bravecta. That was last week. She is a LOT worse, with another patch of fur missing and a couple that are moving in that direction.
I have no idea what to do. The vet basically said to treat her with the Bravecta for 3-6 months and hopefully it will help. I feel like we need to be doing more to help her, but every time I talk/email the vet, she is stuck on the flea thing and just waiting.
Anybody else have this issue? I suspect it could be allergies, but I don't want to try something new while we're trying to treat for fleas.
Sorry, I'm just frustrated.