Tom 's skin problems

penny v.

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Not long after we got Tom, I noticed a wee scab on his neck, the sort that comes with rough playing, I thought. It then grew and spread and his hair came off and his skin began to look very sore and weepy. The first vet gave him steroid cream and antibiotics. I really felt that this would destroy our new bonding, as poor Tom was beginning to get upset every time I picked him up. I needn't have worried, thankfully, as he now purrs as soon as he catches our eyes, and even more so when we pick him up.
Anyway, I took him off the fish version of the foods he was getting - James Wellbeloved dry food during the day, and tinned food (not JW) at night, as I thought it might be a fish allergy. The problem continued, however, and the second vet thought it was a flea allergy, as she saw flea eggs on his coat. So he was treated for fleas. He doesn't have a bald neck anymore, but he's still scabby under his fur. Does anyone know of a safe-for-cats cream I can use? I certainly don't want him to go back on steroids...

Here he is, before the problems began...

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penny v.

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I don't think it's ringworm, Helen. The vet didn't mention it and it doesn't look like it. Also, with ringworm being infectious to humans, and with all the cuddles this boy gets, I think we'd be suffering from it by now. I don't know if it's an allergy or an immune deficiency ... I hope not the latter .... So meantime I want to try cream or lotion on it, if I can be sure it's tried and tested by other cat-lovers....

Thanks for replying, though :eek:)

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If the vet has positively ruled out ringworm ask her to test for a fungal infection. It involves a culture and some expense.

The antibiotic cremes would in this case be the best thing for him.
 
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