Itchy cat :(

FrugalFranny

Recentally my cat had a skin reaction when he had fleas, the flea were dealt with but he carried on grooming himself so much that he developed some bald patches and scratched himself raw in a few places.
So on goes the 'cone of shame' (head cone) and a week later he's looking fine again (brushed him down each night and lots of tickles while he was wearing it),so I took off the cone, brushed him down again (around the neck area in particular) and by the next morning he had scratch himself so badly his neck was a mass of scabs! :eek:
Anyone had this problem?
He's back in the cone to protect his neck now, but he'll probably just go at himself again the moment I take it off.....
The rest of him is fine, he grooms normally not causing any bald patches but he neck in now covered to stop further damage.
Would a good firm brushing of the neck fur help next time I take it off?
Not sure what to do...

krlyr

I would perhaps give it a few days after it looks healed, to fully heal all the way - maybe it was still a bit tight and itchy.
If it helps, I've been using a manuka honey cream on my dog's elbow calluses (he has the choice of several soft beds and rugs but chooses the laminate floor to lay on!) and they have healed very quickly - far quicker than when I used other creams on them. A tube is about a fiver in H&B and I just use a teeny blob.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

It could have rubbed his neck until it was sore. Especially as it's been hot.


And I would have clipped mog's back claws, just to add insult to injury


Might be worth calling the vet as there might still be the odd flea around or he might need a bit more medication to deal with the allergy, though.

FrugalFranny

Thanks for the advice , will try the cream and clipped him the other day (he's still giving me the evil eye for that lol)
I'll give a few days see how it goes, then it's the vet....if I say V word out loud he'll hide from me *sigh* at least he's minus one mode of attack with clipped claws!

dacouch

With your username is this a freudism?

scaredy_cat

he could have skin mites, what did you treat him with?

ka7e

One of my Maine Coons has a severe allergy, he is is treated with both Advantage and Program every 4 weeks and still gets occasional bad flare-ups. A shot of steroids at the vets usually works wonders and the "scabs" disappear in 48 hours (they are not actual scabs but scaly welts).

The wet eczema that results from over-grooming can be treated with Sudocreme to reduce the licking, but I had one vet that shaved the overlying fur to keep the area cool and applied antibacterial ointment and gave antibiotics. It was a bit extreme - especially on a long-haired cat, but it worked!

dizziblonde

One of our old cats (long since departed) had quite a severe flea allergy and it always took much longer than you'd expect to clear up fully after a flare up.

Fire_Fox

If needs be the vet can give a corticosteroid injection to calm any itching, you might first ask them about antihistamines.

FrugalFranny

dacouch wrote: »

With your username is this a freudism?

I walked into that one lol

he could have skin mites, what did you treat him with?

Bob martins failed, waited a few days then used frontline. Been hunting for stronghold, my other cats are fine and dandy now. He's always been a fuss pot over his fur.
Scabs are a lot better today (almost gone), I'm going to wait and see how it goes next time the cone comes off, fingers crossed!

Fire_Fox

Have you thoroughly deflead your home (hard floors, under all furniture, sofa, mattress, hot washed all fabrics) with a product like Acclaim or Indorex? If not you may find your cat is still getting bitten.