Roxy (6 year old) scratches the outside of her ears and neck to the certain point she's ripping off her fur/skin. It seems like this happens around the "spring time". In the past I have taken her to many vets and tried many things (creams, pills, more attention, cone etc..). The only thing that "worked" three years ago, was a 3 week prescription of ativan.
I believe Roxy is a very OCD cat. For instance she overly scratches in the litter box yet she doesn't cover anything. The ativan did help get over whatever she was going through. It seemed to calm her down.
People suffer from seasonal depression.. Can't cats?
Last year I didn't take her to the vet. Her scratching wasn't as bad as it is this year. She started the scratching just after I came home limping from a fall at work. I have been wearing a walking boot since Feb 10. The following week she started to scratch herself.
After 2 weeks went by I took her to the vet (not suppose to drive with my injured foot/ankle). I explained Roxy's behavior and the treatment she had before. She thought it was a inner ear infection and gave me Clavamox 62.5 mg (28 tablets) taken twice a day and Tramadol 50mg (7 tablets) 1/4 tablet twice a day.
Roxy became very anti social and wouldn't leave a certain spot in the house, and when she did she looked very unbalanced. She also became more obsessive over that area. One night I almost thought I had to take her to the emergency room because she kept on itching and scratching pieces of her skin. Blood was splattered on my wall and bloody fur scattered all over my apartment. I tried to tape my socks on her back paws but I was only able to get one on. The next morning I took her back to the vet. She had blood work done.
The vet took her off Tramadol, told me to continue the Clavamox and gave me Prednisone 5 mg one tablet twice a day, and a cone. The blood work came back and it said that she has high liver enzymes and stress in her muscles. And I believe she doesn't have any allergies (can blood work really show that?)
Now my question is what is causing her to have high liver enzymes? What can be done about it? Is her stress/possible infection causing it?
Main question what is going on with her?
The vet also told me that she might have cancer. Now if she has cancer then I am probably not going to be able to afford chemo. But I can afford Roxy to have a good life by not wearing a cone to prevent her from scratching and be medicated for her high liver enzymes and her anxiety.
I suppose to take my cat back to the vet for a recheck up. Whats the point if she isn't giving me answers. I know I am not a Vet but I know my cat. The ativan worked just fine and apparently she can't take it because of her high liver enzyme count.
Roxy is an awesome little soul and very much connected to me. She deserves to live a life without wearing a stupid cone to prevent her from scratching. She deserves to have answers to the root of the problem.
can anyone help me out?
Thank you...
-Natasha
I believe Roxy is a very OCD cat. For instance she overly scratches in the litter box yet she doesn't cover anything. The ativan did help get over whatever she was going through. It seemed to calm her down.
People suffer from seasonal depression.. Can't cats?
Last year I didn't take her to the vet. Her scratching wasn't as bad as it is this year. She started the scratching just after I came home limping from a fall at work. I have been wearing a walking boot since Feb 10. The following week she started to scratch herself.
After 2 weeks went by I took her to the vet (not suppose to drive with my injured foot/ankle). I explained Roxy's behavior and the treatment she had before. She thought it was a inner ear infection and gave me Clavamox 62.5 mg (28 tablets) taken twice a day and Tramadol 50mg (7 tablets) 1/4 tablet twice a day.
Roxy became very anti social and wouldn't leave a certain spot in the house, and when she did she looked very unbalanced. She also became more obsessive over that area. One night I almost thought I had to take her to the emergency room because she kept on itching and scratching pieces of her skin. Blood was splattered on my wall and bloody fur scattered all over my apartment. I tried to tape my socks on her back paws but I was only able to get one on. The next morning I took her back to the vet. She had blood work done.
The vet took her off Tramadol, told me to continue the Clavamox and gave me Prednisone 5 mg one tablet twice a day, and a cone. The blood work came back and it said that she has high liver enzymes and stress in her muscles. And I believe she doesn't have any allergies (can blood work really show that?)
Now my question is what is causing her to have high liver enzymes? What can be done about it? Is her stress/possible infection causing it?
Main question what is going on with her?
The vet also told me that she might have cancer. Now if she has cancer then I am probably not going to be able to afford chemo. But I can afford Roxy to have a good life by not wearing a cone to prevent her from scratching and be medicated for her high liver enzymes and her anxiety.
I suppose to take my cat back to the vet for a recheck up. Whats the point if she isn't giving me answers. I know I am not a Vet but I know my cat. The ativan worked just fine and apparently she can't take it because of her high liver enzyme count.
Roxy is an awesome little soul and very much connected to me. She deserves to live a life without wearing a stupid cone to prevent her from scratching. She deserves to have answers to the root of the problem.
can anyone help me out?
Thank you...
-Natasha
