My two year old tabby male, Howie, started itching about a month and a half ago. He will be going along just fine, even sleeping, and suddenly he will jump up like something has bitten him and start licking and biting his haunches frantically.
Now, full disclosure, I work in a special needs classroom, and at about the same time that Howie started itching, we had a scabies outbreak. Unfortunately, I was one of the victims.... They say that scabies are supposed to be easy to get rid of, but I guess it was drug resistant. It took an aggressive treatment to completely be cured. That being said, I am cured, and neither my kids or my husband caught it.
At first I called the vet, and told her our tale of woe. She assured me that cats cannot get human scabies and that it was probably just an allergy. She suggested Benadryl. Giving Howie Benadryl was a miserable failure. To say he doesn't like the taste is a gross understatement.
So, I took Howie in. The vet looked over him thoroughly and didn't see any evidence of anything that could be causing his itch. She gave him a shot of Cortisone and prescribed 3 doses of Revolution over six weeks.
It has been two weeks, and I see no relief from the itching. However, he did get an upper respiratory infection from the vet's office. [emoji]128545[/emoji]
Today he suddenly started pooping all over the house. This is NOT like him! He has never ever done that before. His box is clean and assessable. He's a very good boy.
I called the vet again, and they want to try him on an allergy diet, but he has been on the same food for over a year. I just don't think that is it. The poor baby is miserable though. Does anybody have any ideas? I'm really worried about him.
FYI, he is 100% indoor, and the only animal in the house.
Now, full disclosure, I work in a special needs classroom, and at about the same time that Howie started itching, we had a scabies outbreak. Unfortunately, I was one of the victims.... They say that scabies are supposed to be easy to get rid of, but I guess it was drug resistant. It took an aggressive treatment to completely be cured. That being said, I am cured, and neither my kids or my husband caught it.
At first I called the vet, and told her our tale of woe. She assured me that cats cannot get human scabies and that it was probably just an allergy. She suggested Benadryl. Giving Howie Benadryl was a miserable failure. To say he doesn't like the taste is a gross understatement.
So, I took Howie in. The vet looked over him thoroughly and didn't see any evidence of anything that could be causing his itch. She gave him a shot of Cortisone and prescribed 3 doses of Revolution over six weeks.
It has been two weeks, and I see no relief from the itching. However, he did get an upper respiratory infection from the vet's office. [emoji]128545[/emoji]
Today he suddenly started pooping all over the house. This is NOT like him! He has never ever done that before. His box is clean and assessable. He's a very good boy.
I called the vet again, and they want to try him on an allergy diet, but he has been on the same food for over a year. I just don't think that is it. The poor baby is miserable though. Does anybody have any ideas? I'm really worried about him.
FYI, he is 100% indoor, and the only animal in the house.