..are always difficult to describe, but I'll do my best:
Dudley hasn't been himself the past few days. He's been sort of..twitchy, like he's itching, which is causing him to clean quite aggressively. Let me mention at this point that he's always been prone to itching, and was diagnosed with Flea Allergy Dermatitis a few years ago. Flea preventative meds are always given on time every month, and those seem to control the FAD these days. At any rate, I haven't found any signs of skin irritation recently.
On top of that, he seems unable to settle, and distracted, and just unhappy in general. Although his appetite is fine, he won't come out of hiding to eat without coercion.
Given that there doesn't seem to be anything serious/urgent wrong, I'm reluctant to fork out what I can't afford for the vet.
In light of the above, does anyone have any leads..? Anything would be appreciated, hurts me to see him anything other than his happy self
Oh, I should also mention that he suffers from HCM..not sure if that has any bearing on things.
Thanks.
Dudley hasn't been himself the past few days. He's been sort of..twitchy, like he's itching, which is causing him to clean quite aggressively. Let me mention at this point that he's always been prone to itching, and was diagnosed with Flea Allergy Dermatitis a few years ago. Flea preventative meds are always given on time every month, and those seem to control the FAD these days. At any rate, I haven't found any signs of skin irritation recently.
On top of that, he seems unable to settle, and distracted, and just unhappy in general. Although his appetite is fine, he won't come out of hiding to eat without coercion.
Given that there doesn't seem to be anything serious/urgent wrong, I'm reluctant to fork out what I can't afford for the vet.
In light of the above, does anyone have any leads..? Anything would be appreciated, hurts me to see him anything other than his happy self
Oh, I should also mention that he suffers from HCM..not sure if that has any bearing on things.
Thanks.