Hello everyone,
I'm new to kitties. I have 2 kittens (both sexed incorrectly by the pet adoption place):
Palas - 5 mo old male (not neutered yet but have appt on 2/27 for this)
DeeDee - 9 wk old female
My problem is with Palas. I've had him for 2 mos. When I got him he had a few fleas but the adoption lady told me that they just defleaed him due to a wound on his cheek where he scratched at fleas so much that it bled and he lost hair. That is what she told me. I didn't have DeeDee or any pets at home at the time. The hair loss on his cheek is almost completely covered with hair again.
The 2nd day Palas was home with me, I saw fleas and immediately gave him a flea bath. Then I applied Zodiac Spot On for cats and kittens under 5lbs on the back of his neck. Everything was fine and I haven't given him a shampoo&water bath since then. Last month, I applied the spot on again in case any flea eggs dropped into my carpet.
Two weeks later (this past Friday 2/2/07), I took both kittens to the vet to get them up to date on vaccinations. The vet determined that they were both flealess. He was surprised that there wasn't even any dirt on them. Here are the shots and treatments given to Palas:
Feline Distemper combo Vaccine
Rabies
oral deworming
This morning, I noticed on the back of his neck (but slightly to the left) he is missing a patch of hair the size of a quarter and there's a little blood. It's not steadily flowing blood and it's not really a lot. It doesn't seem to constantly irritate him and he only occassionally scratches at it. Other than that, his behavior hasn't changed. He ate over half his food before I got home from work today which is typical for him. He seems like his usual playful, cheerful self.
I made an appointment with the same vet for Friday morning. But my question is, could this be an allergic reaction to his rabies shot? I believe that was the shot that was given closer to his neck but I'm not sure about the exact spot. I don't see anything in the patch of missing hair itself like a cut or scrape, but I can't really be sure as he gets squirmy when he realizes I'm checkin' out his wound and not just lovin' on him.
When I called the vet, the woman said it might be the Spot On, but this is the 2nd time I've used the spot on and it was 2 weeks ago. It seems strange to me that it would take this long for an allergy to the Spot on to appear.
Is it possible this was caused by one of the vaccinations? It seems oddly coincidental if not. DeeDee has been with us for almost a full month. She did not receive the rabies shot because the vet said she was too young. She has a cold in her eye and I'm treating her with an eye ointment for it. But she doesn't have any missing hair. Hmmm...anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks!
Liz
I'm new to kitties. I have 2 kittens (both sexed incorrectly by the pet adoption place):
Palas - 5 mo old male (not neutered yet but have appt on 2/27 for this)
DeeDee - 9 wk old female
My problem is with Palas. I've had him for 2 mos. When I got him he had a few fleas but the adoption lady told me that they just defleaed him due to a wound on his cheek where he scratched at fleas so much that it bled and he lost hair. That is what she told me. I didn't have DeeDee or any pets at home at the time. The hair loss on his cheek is almost completely covered with hair again.
The 2nd day Palas was home with me, I saw fleas and immediately gave him a flea bath. Then I applied Zodiac Spot On for cats and kittens under 5lbs on the back of his neck. Everything was fine and I haven't given him a shampoo&water bath since then. Last month, I applied the spot on again in case any flea eggs dropped into my carpet.
Two weeks later (this past Friday 2/2/07), I took both kittens to the vet to get them up to date on vaccinations. The vet determined that they were both flealess. He was surprised that there wasn't even any dirt on them. Here are the shots and treatments given to Palas:
Feline Distemper combo Vaccine
Rabies
oral deworming
This morning, I noticed on the back of his neck (but slightly to the left) he is missing a patch of hair the size of a quarter and there's a little blood. It's not steadily flowing blood and it's not really a lot. It doesn't seem to constantly irritate him and he only occassionally scratches at it. Other than that, his behavior hasn't changed. He ate over half his food before I got home from work today which is typical for him. He seems like his usual playful, cheerful self.
I made an appointment with the same vet for Friday morning. But my question is, could this be an allergic reaction to his rabies shot? I believe that was the shot that was given closer to his neck but I'm not sure about the exact spot. I don't see anything in the patch of missing hair itself like a cut or scrape, but I can't really be sure as he gets squirmy when he realizes I'm checkin' out his wound and not just lovin' on him.
When I called the vet, the woman said it might be the Spot On, but this is the 2nd time I've used the spot on and it was 2 weeks ago. It seems strange to me that it would take this long for an allergy to the Spot on to appear.
Is it possible this was caused by one of the vaccinations? It seems oddly coincidental if not. DeeDee has been with us for almost a full month. She did not receive the rabies shot because the vet said she was too young. She has a cold in her eye and I'm treating her with an eye ointment for it. But she doesn't have any missing hair. Hmmm...anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks!
Liz