My 3 yr old cat won't stop scratching his head between his eye and ear

lnpxo · Feb 6, 2017

My 3 yr old cat won't stop scratching his head between his eye and ear. I've taken him to 2 differnet vets. He's had a biopsy which came back normal. No ear mites, allergies, fleas or skin problems present. Has anyone else had this problem ? I'm running out of ideas - although it doesn't seem to bother him I just don't want to see my fur baby scratching his lil head any longer

.. it's been too long trying to resolve this. Looking for any thoughts or similar experiences. Thanks .

missmimz · Feb 6, 2017

My first thought would be a food allergy. In pets, food allergies show up as skin allergies. What foods are you feeding? Many times cats that are on a kibble only diet develop allergy issues because kibble is loaded with things cats can't digest like corn, wheat, soy, and other starchy veggies. Switching to a high protein meat based wet food diet can help, or if its a protein allergy switching to a novel protein.

stephenq · Feb 6, 2017

lnpxo said:
My 3 yr old cat won't stop scratching his head between his eye and ear. I've taken him to 2 differnet vets. He's had a biopsy which came back normal. No ear mites, allergies, fleas or skin problems present. Has anyone else had this problem ? I'm running out of ideas - although it doesn't seem to bother him I just don't want to see my fur baby scratching his lil head any longer

.. it's been too long trying to resolve this. Looking for any thoughts or similar experiences. Thanks .

Have you tried an antihistmine under a vet's supervision?

lnpxo · Feb 6, 2017

Thanks . We did do a hypoallergenic food trial with no change. We also did an antihistamine shot and cream .. also no change

As a last resort we tried a medication trial .. although the scratching wasn't as frequent, he was still itching at the same spot ..

stephanietx · Feb 6, 2017

I had a cat who did that. We started giving her a daily dose of Claritin and after about a month, she completely stopped the scratching.

tamu708 · Feb 6, 2017

My Basil developed a similar itch. I had changed fabric softeners. Once I switched back to the old one, he was fine. My two rainbow babies, Sandra and Thomas, were also sensitive to the fabric softener used.

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