Hello all, I havent been on here for far too long as my laptop died
But Im back now and need some help as vets seem to be incompetent!
Its kind of a long story so I'll make it as brief as possible:
At about 6 months Murfie developed a rash on her neck (there was another kitten in my home at the time and she used to scratch her in play so im fairly certain it started from there). After trying some home remedies suggested by my breeder as it wasnt that bad at the time I ended up taking her to the vet. I was then told he was 98% sure she is allergic to fish so to change her food immediately (she was on fresh mince and royal canon kitten food). I did as he said and he also gave her an injection as it was mildly infected.
About 3 days later (on a sunday) I came home and one side of her face was puffed up and her eye was nearly closed. As my usual vet was closed I rusher her to the nearest emergency vet. After spending an hour consulting with me the vet gave her another injection for infection (her temperature was so high she wanted to keep her in on a drip), some tablets which I cant remember the name of and some neotopical cream. All 3 seemed to do the job and after a day or so I noticed a huge improvement.
After about a week after her medicine was finished the rash came back (she likes to rub herself on the cat post). Being a late developing devon she didnt have much hair at the time and now it has grown patchy. Ever since then she gets the rash, it scabs over then she rubs it off on the cat post or carpet and the cycle starts all over again. My home is free from fleas as one of my dogs is allergic and she doesnt have worms as she is wormed regularily.
Can anyone tell me what to do? I know its terrible but I cant afford to keep going to vets who are only going to give me a short term remedy.
I have also tried changing her diet but as she will pretty much only eat dry food now it leaves me limited as most brands have fish...I have found Eagle Pack to be quite good though.
Any suggestions welcome
Its kind of a long story so I'll make it as brief as possible:
At about 6 months Murfie developed a rash on her neck (there was another kitten in my home at the time and she used to scratch her in play so im fairly certain it started from there). After trying some home remedies suggested by my breeder as it wasnt that bad at the time I ended up taking her to the vet. I was then told he was 98% sure she is allergic to fish so to change her food immediately (she was on fresh mince and royal canon kitten food). I did as he said and he also gave her an injection as it was mildly infected.
About 3 days later (on a sunday) I came home and one side of her face was puffed up and her eye was nearly closed. As my usual vet was closed I rusher her to the nearest emergency vet. After spending an hour consulting with me the vet gave her another injection for infection (her temperature was so high she wanted to keep her in on a drip), some tablets which I cant remember the name of and some neotopical cream. All 3 seemed to do the job and after a day or so I noticed a huge improvement.
After about a week after her medicine was finished the rash came back (she likes to rub herself on the cat post). Being a late developing devon she didnt have much hair at the time and now it has grown patchy. Ever since then she gets the rash, it scabs over then she rubs it off on the cat post or carpet and the cycle starts all over again. My home is free from fleas as one of my dogs is allergic and she doesnt have worms as she is wormed regularily.
Can anyone tell me what to do? I know its terrible but I cant afford to keep going to vets who are only going to give me a short term remedy.
I have also tried changing her diet but as she will pretty much only eat dry food now it leaves me limited as most brands have fish...I have found Eagle Pack to be quite good though.
Any suggestions welcome