My husband and I adopted a 10 year old cat a couple of months ago. She was in bad shape when we adopted her; most concerning are the big quarter sized raw wounds - 3 of them on her body, raw tips on her ears, and raw corner of one of her eyes. The shelter ruled out ringworm and other parasites. I took her to a vet after adopting her, they thought it might be an allergy or self-mutilation caused by stress. She doesn't have fleas (not really a thing in Colorado). The vet gave her a couple of antibiotic shots over 2 weeks and prescribed a steroid cream. I did a bit of research and read that chicken is the #2 allergen in cats behind fleas (according to Cornell), so I removed all chicken from her diet.
After 3 weeks, she seemed to be doing much better and the wounds healed very nicely...but now the round of steroid cream is out and the wounds are coming back. I will admit that while the majority of her diet is chicken free, she loves the Greenie treats the shelter gave us and they have helped us motivate her to be okay with our dogs. We will stop giving these to her. I found a duck liver treat that she likes (not quit as much though).
Anyways, I would like your opinion on what you think this might be. Does this sound like an allergy or something else?
After 3 weeks, she seemed to be doing much better and the wounds healed very nicely...but now the round of steroid cream is out and the wounds are coming back. I will admit that while the majority of her diet is chicken free, she loves the Greenie treats the shelter gave us and they have helped us motivate her to be okay with our dogs. We will stop giving these to her. I found a duck liver treat that she likes (not quit as much though).
Anyways, I would like your opinion on what you think this might be. Does this sound like an allergy or something else?