For almost three years (it started a few months after I got her at about a year of age), Luna has had issues with occasional asthma attacks. Later on, she also started to have bad itching issues that would come and go. During these 'itchies' she would scratch herself so bad that I would find scabs on her and little bald spots as a result. About every few months, the vet would end up giving her another cortisone shot. For almost a year now, I've been feeding her a limited ingredient diet per the vet's advice. She also got another shot before the diet switch.
She was doing well for a couple of months, but after that the scabs have been coming back. Luna gets upset at the vet, so I've tried giving it some time to go away on its own. But it hasn't gotten any better, and it actually seems to have gotten worse. She has at least a couple of scab spots at any given time around her head and neck. I hate seeing her scratch and scratch and feeling all those scabs when I pet her. It's awful.
So, I've made an appointment for her at 4:30 tomorrow to see what they can do. I don't have much reserves at the moment, so I did ask if they took Care Credit in case she needed something costly (they do - I already have it from when I had to take Top Cat to a different vet for his laceration). I have no idea what it would cost if I had them do an allergy test for her, but I think that may be best for her.
She was doing well for a couple of months, but after that the scabs have been coming back. Luna gets upset at the vet, so I've tried giving it some time to go away on its own. But it hasn't gotten any better, and it actually seems to have gotten worse. She has at least a couple of scab spots at any given time around her head and neck. I hate seeing her scratch and scratch and feeling all those scabs when I pet her. It's awful.
So, I've made an appointment for her at 4:30 tomorrow to see what they can do. I don't have much reserves at the moment, so I did ask if they took Care Credit in case she needed something costly (they do - I already have it from when I had to take Top Cat to a different vet for his laceration). I have no idea what it would cost if I had them do an allergy test for her, but I think that may be best for her.