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Our daughter has a 1.5yr old American Curl mix cat with her away at school (we fostered the litter for 2 months). While the cat is here at home during her visits she does not itch or over groom (we have two cats here at our home). When our daughter had a roommate with a cat, her cat did not have the itchy problems. Only since our daughter has been living on her own this final year of college has the cat been excessively grooming and scratching, mainly around the neck area. We took her to a vet and vet did find an ear infection which we have since treated with Tresaderm (this was mid-December). We have also switched her diet to a limited ingredient diet hoping to rule out food allergies (started about a month ago). A second vet visit prescribed prednisone on a tapered regime and while the cat was on that, she was not as itchy. But as soon as she was off the pred, she started itching/scratching again.
We are beginning to wonder if maybe her cat is just bored and/or would like to have a companion? Our daughter is a homebody so is home quite a bit and spends a lot of time with the cat, also providing a lot of interactive toys, cat trees, etc. Even takes her out for walks on a leash/harness. We are trying to rule out any other potential medical issues and I was hoping I might get some opinions here. She is coming home again later this week and we have an appt with a vet to discuss yet again the itchiness and to recheck the ears. Any thoughts?
We are beginning to wonder if maybe her cat is just bored and/or would like to have a companion? Our daughter is a homebody so is home quite a bit and spends a lot of time with the cat, also providing a lot of interactive toys, cat trees, etc. Even takes her out for walks on a leash/harness. We are trying to rule out any other potential medical issues and I was hoping I might get some opinions here. She is coming home again later this week and we have an appt with a vet to discuss yet again the itchiness and to recheck the ears. Any thoughts?
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