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Hello. My cat is about 5 years old. I noticed she had fur missing and some scabs, on the underside of a back leg. I had been applying something that was supposed to be soothing for cats, which contained tea tree oil, a few times throughout the past year...but then read that for some cats, that is harmful. Imagine my fear, I threw the stuff out immediately.
I tried to wash most of it off of her, and that night she kept licking the area. I took her to the vet and they said it was an allergy and prescribed Prednisone - they gave her an injection, then prescribed 5 mg. (twice a day for 5 days, then once a day for 5 days, then once every other day for 10 days).
I have always tried to avoid injecting or applying anything to my cat that might harm her. I am unsure about prednisone, so to administer it for 20 days bothers me every time. However, seeing that irritation and wanting to do something about it, as it wasn't going away, I needed to do something. Does prednisone for 20 days seem alright? Thank you, I am just very anxious when it comes to my cat.
I tried to wash most of it off of her, and that night she kept licking the area. I took her to the vet and they said it was an allergy and prescribed Prednisone - they gave her an injection, then prescribed 5 mg. (twice a day for 5 days, then once a day for 5 days, then once every other day for 10 days).
I have always tried to avoid injecting or applying anything to my cat that might harm her. I am unsure about prednisone, so to administer it for 20 days bothers me every time. However, seeing that irritation and wanting to do something about it, as it wasn't going away, I needed to do something. Does prednisone for 20 days seem alright? Thank you, I am just very anxious when it comes to my cat.