What can I do for itching?

Does anyone know any products that can be applied to wounds that help with itching?
My cat Spot had a really bad eosinophilic granuloma (aka lick granuloma) on his lower stomach- well actually he had several. He was on Atopica before but had some "off" bloodwork results and surgery so my vet took him off it. (long story but he had surgery/biopsy to discover what it was but it came back after he healed from surgery-- if you want to hear more about it I can dig up the thread where I wrote about the surgery before.)
Recently we put him back on it and the granulomas have gotten a lot better. There's really only one now and it's shrunk to about the size of a quarter. However it keeps starting to get a harder, dryer layer over it as it tries to heal, but then he ends up licking it and causes it to become red and weepy again. A few times he even made it bigger by doing that. I think it may be itching while it tries to heal and so he keeps licking. I tried covering it but when he gets out of the covering he will lick it even more. My vet thought he might just be licking from habit. She put lavender essence (very diluted, food grade) on it and said that might help stop the licking but it didn't . The only way I've gotten him to not lick somewhat is by using a bitter spray on it and if it wears off he will lick again.
I was hoping to find something I can put on it that will help if it is itching and causing him to lick? Of course it needs to be something safe for him to ingest.

You can try Benadryl spray. Another thing that may work and would also help the rash is Animax ointment which you would get from the vet. You could also try to put a small dog sweater on him that covers the rash so he can't lick while also using an anti itch treatment like Benadryl spray, hydrocortisone ointment or another of the many anti-itch ointments you can get at the pharmacy.

Nekochan said:

Does anyone know any products that can be applied to wounds that help with itching?
My cat Spot had a really bad eosinophilic granuloma (aka lick granuloma) on his lower stomach- well actually he had several. He was on Atopica before but had some "off" bloodwork results and surgery so my vet took him off it. (long story but he had surgery/biopsy to discover what it was but it came back after he healed from surgery-- if you want to hear more about it I can dig up the thread where I wrote about the surgery before.)
Recently we put him back on it and the granulomas have gotten a lot better. There's really only one now and it's shrunk to about the size of a quarter. However it keeps starting to get a harder, dryer layer over it as it tries to heal, but then he ends up licking it and causes it to become red and weepy again. A few times he even made it bigger by doing that. I think it may be itching while it tries to heal and so he keeps licking. I tried covering it but when he gets out of the covering he will lick it even more. My vet thought he might just be licking from habit. She put lavender essence (very diluted, food grade) on it and said that might help stop the licking but it didn't . The only way I've gotten him to not lick somewhat is by using a bitter spray on it and if it wears off he will lick again.
I was hoping to find something I can put on it that will help if it is itching and causing him to lick? Of course it needs to be something safe for him to ingest.

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I think as the wound shrinks and develops that crusty layer, the result can be that it is itchy. I would suggest just using a warm compress on the area(s) a couple of times a day. Water can help to soothe itchy skin. I use warm compresses when my Max gets rodent ulcers or reactions around his mouth at times, and follow up with some vitamin e from gel tabs, right on the areas. This helps to heal things quicker.