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About 4 weeks ago my adorable fluff ball Indie started scratching at herself (ears and neck area, then biting at her tail) - she had a couple of small pimple type bumps on her neck and one on her tail. She is an indoor cat. No other people or pets in the house. After about a week I took her to the vets where I was told she had Miliary Dermatitis (although the vet hardly examined her) and said it was 'probably' fleas. Vet gave her a steroid injection and told me to flea bomb the house. I think the problem came from a cat bed my mam bought Indie as a present (thinking it was new). Indie loved it but after a few hours in it, that's when the itching seemed to start and I found evidence of another animal having been in there (little bits of clay cat litter).
Anyway, the vet also told me to do the normal flea treatment on the back of her neck 3 weeks after the steroid injection (I have changed to Advantage because Frontline gave her a bald spot so I will never use that again).
She is still scratching - and now scratching under her chin. The original pimple things have gone but there are two new ones. I have used a flea comb over a white sheet of paper and there is nothing coming off her.
Anyway, my cat is actually very allergic to fleas so I am reluctant to think that they are the problem because she has not lost any fur and the scratching isn't affecting her personality, appetite or energy.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Julie
About 4 weeks ago my adorable fluff ball Indie started scratching at herself (ears and neck area, then biting at her tail) - she had a couple of small pimple type bumps on her neck and one on her tail. She is an indoor cat. No other people or pets in the house. After about a week I took her to the vets where I was told she had Miliary Dermatitis (although the vet hardly examined her) and said it was 'probably' fleas. Vet gave her a steroid injection and told me to flea bomb the house. I think the problem came from a cat bed my mam bought Indie as a present (thinking it was new). Indie loved it but after a few hours in it, that's when the itching seemed to start and I found evidence of another animal having been in there (little bits of clay cat litter).
Anyway, the vet also told me to do the normal flea treatment on the back of her neck 3 weeks after the steroid injection (I have changed to Advantage because Frontline gave her a bald spot so I will never use that again).
She is still scratching - and now scratching under her chin. The original pimple things have gone but there are two new ones. I have used a flea comb over a white sheet of paper and there is nothing coming off her.
Anyway, my cat is actually very allergic to fleas so I am reluctant to think that they are the problem because she has not lost any fur and the scratching isn't affecting her personality, appetite or energy.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Julie
