My siamese mix cat has gotten very itchy over the past few months and it's to the point where he's scatching so much he has sores. I plan to take him to vet but due to extra bills this month I have a negative balance in my account and no money for a vet at this moment. No vets around us do payment plans. I'd like to try to ease his itching while I wait for my next two checks, anyone have any suggestions on stuff from home I could give him to ease his itchiness. He has no fleas so I know that's not the problem. I've tried switching food but so far it hasn't helped. Any help is appreciated.
2007-09-03 14:22:49 · 6 answers · asked by mom2havenandlace 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Just an FYI.
Casper ( our kitty) is on a dry food.
2007-09-03 14:40:27 · update #1
Ideally you should take him to the vet (cats can be itchy for a variety of reasons: food allergies, environmental allergies, parasites, stress...), especially where he has sores. Sores will obviously cause him pain, they can get worse, and they can get infected.
I would also suggest switching him to a high-quality canned food (like Wellness or Innova) and add fish oil supplements to his wet food. Poor nutrition can cause skin and coat problems in cats. Plus, a dry-food-only diet can lead to other health problems, like diabetes.
2007-09-03 15:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by Cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have tried swirching food but did you switch to wet food?
If so then you need to go to higher quality wet that doesn't have corn and grains. If you are feeding dry then that is most likely the problem
Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health
Contrary to what you may have heard, dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat.
Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s and a host of other problems. The problems with it are that they are loaded with carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. Most of the moisture a cat needs is gotten
out of the food and 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Also, most use horrible ingredients and don't use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive.
You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn't have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods.Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Please read about cat nutrition.
http://www.newdestiny.us/nutritionbasics.html
2007-09-03 14:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Ken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, i have 8 cats 1 seems to scratch due to stress situations, another started scratching when we changed the detergent we use for laundry , if the cat is bored he will start licking and scratching. the scratching may also be caused by bacterias ( not always fleas are the reason) i usually use a yellow oily looking liquid recommended for heat spots, u can find it at Walmart, it has a cocker spaniel printed on the label, try it first only in one sore or where he is scratching, but try to make an effort and take him to the vet.
2007-09-03 14:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by lozano 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be tick's? though they don't itch but it is annoying to the cat. but i wouldn't try to move it by my own. You need to prevent it from throwing it's stomach contains into Your cat's blood veins. if you wantto remove it you need to twist it fast and pull it out at the same time to get it's head out. Check if the head is under the skin of your cat. OH! and don't panic, it won't hurt your cat as long as you leave it alone. the reason it is red is because it works like a mosquito, drink's blood.
2016-03-15 03:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phone calls don't cost anything. Call your vet and ask if it's ok to treat your siamese with Childrens Benedryl for this. Benedryl is an antihistamine and it's been prescribed for my cat who gets allergic reactions to some meds, I have to dose him before we have some things done.
But for continual use, I don't think it will work.
2007-09-03 14:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a pet like that and i think you should try a flea collar or spray.
2007-09-03 14:29:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋