she keeps biting and scratching her skin is now raw. i'm going to call the vet tomrorow, but until then i want to soothe her. can i give her a bath or put on some kind of lotion?
2006-11-21 15:37:32 · 3 answers · asked by someoneyoudontknow 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'd wait for the Vet, I know your cat is itching and scratching but it is best not to put any kind on non RX. cream on a cat sense they lick and there could be something harmful, and soap from a bath can dry out her skin and make things worse.
2006-11-21 15:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a cat of mine. He was part siamese and suffers from eczema. The vet will give you steroids to control it but I found that if I put more oil in his diet the dry skin went away DO NOT GIVE YOUR CAT ANY OLD OIL. The vet recommened I give my kitty "Oil of Primrose" (capsules kind of expensive) but a less expensive and JUST AS AFFECTIVE treatment was to go to your local grocer and get SAFFLOWER not sunflower but SAFFLOWER oil. Put some in a saucer and the kitty should just lick it right on up. This really helped my kitty with his dry skin and this was a HUGE problem in the dry, winter weather because my cats are strictly indoors so the house heat was torture on him but the oil worked wonders!
2006-11-22 01:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by T P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bath in some good monetizing shampoo for catss may help some! they also have anti. itch sprays for cats that may help!! sorry to here about this! i just went trow this with 2 stray dogs a few weeks ago!! you feel helpless watching then dig contily and nothing really helps!! i can tell you after the first treat at the vet., the itching calmed down some! after the second treatment it almost stop completely! about 1 and half weeks after the last treatment, it was totally gone!!!
2006-11-21 23:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by rblankenship_rblankenship 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋