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Hi everyone,
My one and half-year old domestic short-hair is having some major skin issues and I was hoping to get some advice.
At the end of January (the 23rd of 2015, to be exact), we noticed our precious cat, Nixie, had tiny scratches above her eyes. We gave her an organic bath, applied Neosporin to the wounds, and had her wear a cone to prevent her from scratching.
After a couple weeks, the scratches cleared up, but then we noticed she was getting dry, scabby patches on her stomach and in the creases where her legs and chest/torso meet -- she was excessively licking and biting those areas as well. The cone went back on and we bought antifungal and antibacterial spray for cats and hot spot spray for the itching. We also applied hydrocortisone, antifungal cream, and gave her 7 milligrams of Benadryl every 12 hours. We bathed her with Espree Natural Aloe Vera Shampoo and Conditioner in One as well.
Eventually, her stomach and the creases cleared up, but then the rash spread to her legs. We thought the cone was stressing her out, so we let her lick her wounds and those cleared up on their own.
Now, the terrible rash has returned to her head and is also on her neck. We finally decided to take her to the vet since the rash just seems to continue to move to different parts of her body. The doctor did a skin scraping and a fungal culture, thinking she had ringworm or mites, but both tests came back negative. She gave Nixie an antibacterial/antifungal spray (still using twice a day), a steroid shot, and a depo-medrol injection as well. The doctor also instructed us to apply OTC antifungal cream (Lamisil) twice a day, which we already were doing anyway. Also, in order to treat her skin more effectively, we shaved her head and neck.
There was no change in her food. She eats Hill's Ideal Balance with one pump of Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil. Her appetite is fine and her stool is solid. She still enjoys playing and is very affectionate. She does get itchy and tries to scratch, but most of the time I'm able to stop her in time.
The vet wants to either do a skin biopsy or refer her to a dermatologist, which I'm fine with, but I was just wondering if anyone else's poor kitty has experienced this horrid rash and I would like to get some input on what could be the cause. Perhaps she has a yeast infection? I did have the humidifier going during the winter months. I just don't know.
Thanks so much for reading, and sorry about the length!
My one and half-year old domestic short-hair is having some major skin issues and I was hoping to get some advice.
At the end of January (the 23rd of 2015, to be exact), we noticed our precious cat, Nixie, had tiny scratches above her eyes. We gave her an organic bath, applied Neosporin to the wounds, and had her wear a cone to prevent her from scratching.
After a couple weeks, the scratches cleared up, but then we noticed she was getting dry, scabby patches on her stomach and in the creases where her legs and chest/torso meet -- she was excessively licking and biting those areas as well. The cone went back on and we bought antifungal and antibacterial spray for cats and hot spot spray for the itching. We also applied hydrocortisone, antifungal cream, and gave her 7 milligrams of Benadryl every 12 hours. We bathed her with Espree Natural Aloe Vera Shampoo and Conditioner in One as well.
Eventually, her stomach and the creases cleared up, but then the rash spread to her legs. We thought the cone was stressing her out, so we let her lick her wounds and those cleared up on their own.
Now, the terrible rash has returned to her head and is also on her neck. We finally decided to take her to the vet since the rash just seems to continue to move to different parts of her body. The doctor did a skin scraping and a fungal culture, thinking she had ringworm or mites, but both tests came back negative. She gave Nixie an antibacterial/antifungal spray (still using twice a day), a steroid shot, and a depo-medrol injection as well. The doctor also instructed us to apply OTC antifungal cream (Lamisil) twice a day, which we already were doing anyway. Also, in order to treat her skin more effectively, we shaved her head and neck.
There was no change in her food. She eats Hill's Ideal Balance with one pump of Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil. Her appetite is fine and her stool is solid. She still enjoys playing and is very affectionate. She does get itchy and tries to scratch, but most of the time I'm able to stop her in time.
The vet wants to either do a skin biopsy or refer her to a dermatologist, which I'm fine with, but I was just wondering if anyone else's poor kitty has experienced this horrid rash and I would like to get some input on what could be the cause. Perhaps she has a yeast infection? I did have the humidifier going during the winter months. I just don't know.
Thanks so much for reading, and sorry about the length!
