Hi,
I'm new here. I saw the post by critx about his/her pets skin condition. I'm facing the same problem. We took in a stray 2 mo. ago. A long hair gold tabby female. I noticed that she had these scabby things, several different places on her back that were'nt healing. The vet did a quick smear, and said that there was probably more white blood cells than he'd like to see, but that he really thought that it was a dermatitis. He gave her steroid drops, and said that if it didn't clear up in a couple of weeks, to come back. The scabs have fallen off, but it looks just kinda raw right now. I decided that since food can be a major contributor to dermatitis, that I would switch her off the purina one I was feeding her, and went to solid gold. When she was out on her own I suspect she was eating dog food that people had out for their pets. She sneaks over to our neighbors and eats their dog food whenever she gets the chance. She was strayed for many months, and I think that's what she got use to eating. She really doesn't like any cat food. She hasn't been as playful since I switched her food. I don't know if the change in food is a big ajustment or what. I'm open for any idea's!
Thanks.
I'm new here. I saw the post by critx about his/her pets skin condition. I'm facing the same problem. We took in a stray 2 mo. ago. A long hair gold tabby female. I noticed that she had these scabby things, several different places on her back that were'nt healing. The vet did a quick smear, and said that there was probably more white blood cells than he'd like to see, but that he really thought that it was a dermatitis. He gave her steroid drops, and said that if it didn't clear up in a couple of weeks, to come back. The scabs have fallen off, but it looks just kinda raw right now. I decided that since food can be a major contributor to dermatitis, that I would switch her off the purina one I was feeding her, and went to solid gold. When she was out on her own I suspect she was eating dog food that people had out for their pets. She sneaks over to our neighbors and eats their dog food whenever she gets the chance. She was strayed for many months, and I think that's what she got use to eating. She really doesn't like any cat food. She hasn't been as playful since I switched her food. I don't know if the change in food is a big ajustment or what. I'm open for any idea's!
Thanks.