My girlfriend took her to a vet about a month ago and he said that she is allergic to fleas. He gave her a shoot and said that should fix it but it seemed to get alittle better then its got alot worse. She scratches alot but she has a new flea collar and I haven't seen a flea in the house for some time now. She has red dots all over her body, shes loosing her hair, and she has scabs from scratching. I've been cleaning the wounds ever day but they don't seem to really be healing (That might just be because she just scraches them back open.). Also we have 4 other cats but none of them have the same problem. I've also just lost my job and we don't have much money so going back to the vet is not really something we can afford. I'm not sure what to do. Is there some medicine I can buy for her that is cheap? Please help.
Thank You,
Robert Prine
RobertPrine313@hotmail.com
2006-11-08 20:14:17 · 6 answers · asked by robertprine313 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
To me it sounds like ringworm. Is it round, red and scaly/flaky? Not all the other cats may have it as it's an airborne disease and the other cats may be carriers. Just get some anti-fungal cream from your chemist and keep applying it to it disappears.
2006-11-08 22:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by evenstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I'd take her to another vet. If you don't want your cat to suffer - do it, it can't be so expensive. My cat had a patch on her neck where hair fell off and which she scratched all the time and it was red and irritated. We took her to a vet and although he didn't explain what exactly the problem was, he said it was not unusual and prescribed a medicine and some kind of balm which helped in just a few days. My mom's cat had a similar problem: an irritated patch - hair falling off, scabs from scratching - she took her to a vet who prescribed some medicine and the problem was gone in less than a week. In our cases medicines (I'm not sure whether they were the same) were not expensive.
If a problem persists it's good to try another vet - that's my advice. I hope everything will be fine with you and your pet.
2006-11-08 21:10:43 · answer #2 · answered by nelabis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1: Try some cream for babies with nappy rash, but make sure not to get it into any open wounds. If you put it on reguarly enough, it should stop the inflammation.
2: As you now have some time on your hands, keep a close eye on her. Try not letting her out for a few days and make sure that the other cats aren't licking or scratching her as well.
3: Allergies often set off other allergies. Maybe it started with fleas, but now that she has her skin exposed by hair loss something that she never had a problem with before could be affecting her.
4: Make sure her claws are cut back as far as possible and think about trying to make her some boots! Sounds weird, but you have to find a way to stop her scratching long enough for her wounds to heal.
5: Good luck!
2006-11-08 20:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by rosbif 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flea collars only get the fleas on the animals head so ditch the thing.
Try a cat food that contains no beef, corn or wheat...those are highly allergenic ingredients. Chicken, Salmon, rice and oatmeal are best. Always wise to call and ask the vet for advice too.
Get Advantage or Advantix for cats (never use dog flea meds on cats).
It is expensive but if you consider it lasts for a month or more and may save your pet's life....It's worth a try!
2006-11-08 20:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, flea collars aren't really that good with getting rid of fleas all over the body.
Although it is a bit pricey, Frontline Plus works really good if your car HAS fleas.
Going to the vet to buy medication would be the best solution to helping with her allergy.
I can't really recommend any cheap, over-the-counter medication for flea allergies.
The medication would only usually cost $25-$55 depending on what type of brand your vet recommends.
2006-11-08 20:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Elena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id suggest changing food. Sounds like a food alergy to me. Same thing happened to my wifes cat a few months ago. Found out he was alergic to chicken and corn. Now we feed him Science Diet and he's put on about 5 lbs and all the hair came back.
2006-11-08 20:18:58 · answer #6 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whilst I sympathise with the money problem. If you can afford the vet then you shouldn't have the cats. They deserve medical attention if needed just like we do.
2006-11-08 20:47:12 · answer #7 · answered by margo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a form of mange and can only be treated by the vet
2006-11-08 23:54:48 · answer #8 · answered by katty_ferguson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send her to SPCA ....they will do the hhumane thing...
2006-11-08 21:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋