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Right OK, this is really, really long so my apologies in advance. Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated.
Cat 1
Back in September my boy Anubis developed weird scabs and lost fur all round his whiskers but only on one side of his face. He also had a couple of ulcers up under his lip, but teeth etc fine. Vet diagnosis was acne. A week of antibiotics seemed to sort it out.
Last weekend I noticed a large bald patch on his chin with crusted bits. (same side again). Back to the vet, saw another one this time, who didn't think it was acne and gave a steroid injection. Seems OK at the moment.
Cat 2
Feora (accident prone!) has had a problem with impacted anal glands. We've been to the vet who, er, emptied them, said she thought there was an infection, and gave a weeks antibiotics. However Feora was still scooting about on her bottom so they then prescribed a tape wormer (no clue how she would get one of those!) and told me to leave it about a week to work. That was applied last Thursday. Feora still scooting about though .
Cat 3
And then we have poor little Dari. She has lost patches fur on the top of her head, back of her neck. I initially assumed these were the results of bunny kicks whilst squabbling. However took her to the vet (when I went with Feora) as she also seemed very anxious and stressed and not at all her usual self. Vet did skin scraping and took samples of the fur but couldn't find anything. I have 2 Feliway things plugged in now and although she seems much less anxious, the fur is no better. Although there is fur loss, there is no irritation of the skin, it is not inflamed or red or sore.
Around her throat / neck the fur is noticeably thin and feels quite dry and a bit brittle? The rest of her fur is thick and velvety. She has not lost fur anywhere else. I haven't seen her over groom but she is scratching a little more than I would like.
I am at a loss really as to what is causing these issues. They have regular flea and worm treatment. They are up to date with vaccs (insurance requirement). They don't go out.
Could it be food related? I did take them off Felix as the quality is crap now and tried a higher quality one, but the various issues have arisen at different times. I can't remember when I first switched. I think early September?? Dry food brand remains the same (Applaws and Canagan on occasion as Dari likes it).
Litter? One box has World's Best (using up a bag after Feora surgery), the others have their normal clumping litter that I've used for the last year.
If not food, any ideas at all? I've racked my brain and can't think of anything else
I feel dreadful that something is going on with all of my lil babies that I can't seem to fix
Thank you if you were willing to read through all this!
Right OK, this is really, really long so my apologies in advance. Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated.
Cat 1
Back in September my boy Anubis developed weird scabs and lost fur all round his whiskers but only on one side of his face. He also had a couple of ulcers up under his lip, but teeth etc fine. Vet diagnosis was acne. A week of antibiotics seemed to sort it out.
Last weekend I noticed a large bald patch on his chin with crusted bits. (same side again). Back to the vet, saw another one this time, who didn't think it was acne and gave a steroid injection. Seems OK at the moment.
Cat 2
Feora (accident prone!) has had a problem with impacted anal glands. We've been to the vet who, er, emptied them, said she thought there was an infection, and gave a weeks antibiotics. However Feora was still scooting about on her bottom so they then prescribed a tape wormer (no clue how she would get one of those!) and told me to leave it about a week to work. That was applied last Thursday. Feora still scooting about though .
Cat 3
And then we have poor little Dari. She has lost patches fur on the top of her head, back of her neck. I initially assumed these were the results of bunny kicks whilst squabbling. However took her to the vet (when I went with Feora) as she also seemed very anxious and stressed and not at all her usual self. Vet did skin scraping and took samples of the fur but couldn't find anything. I have 2 Feliway things plugged in now and although she seems much less anxious, the fur is no better. Although there is fur loss, there is no irritation of the skin, it is not inflamed or red or sore.
Around her throat / neck the fur is noticeably thin and feels quite dry and a bit brittle? The rest of her fur is thick and velvety. She has not lost fur anywhere else. I haven't seen her over groom but she is scratching a little more than I would like.
I am at a loss really as to what is causing these issues. They have regular flea and worm treatment. They are up to date with vaccs (insurance requirement). They don't go out.
Could it be food related? I did take them off Felix as the quality is crap now and tried a higher quality one, but the various issues have arisen at different times. I can't remember when I first switched. I think early September?? Dry food brand remains the same (Applaws and Canagan on occasion as Dari likes it).
Litter? One box has World's Best (using up a bag after Feora surgery), the others have their normal clumping litter that I've used for the last year.
If not food, any ideas at all? I've racked my brain and can't think of anything else
I feel dreadful that something is going on with all of my lil babies that I can't seem to fix
Thank you if you were willing to read through all this!