My kitten is about 6 months old & within the last month or 2 she has broken out in bumps in the aforementioned areas. She scratches until they bleed & then they scab over. I thought a wheat allergy. Her iams kitten food does not have wheat, but her new litter did. We changed the litter, but no change in a week. Probably not that.
It was suggested that it might be a plastic allergy. So, I changed the food bowls to ceramic, but how do you find a cat box that isn't plastic???? All her toys are mostly plastic. Her food comes in plastic bags.
I have ruled out bugs...I think, as she was treated three weeks ago with Advantage. Also, my other cat has no signs of bugs and was also treated.
I talked to someone at the vet office about running a couple of trials at home before taking her for allergy tests, as the test runs at $150. It's a lot, so I would like to run trials first. She said it's okay. If anyone has other ideas, please help.
2007-10-05 17:40:00 · 3 answers · asked by Aspiring Crazy Cat Lady 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Sounds similar to what my mum went through with her cat and still does to some extent. Now don't laugh... he was allergic to fish.. I know a cat that's allergic to fish... but thats what the tests came back with. He still itches the scent glands on his forehead but they put a cream on to ease it for him.
2007-10-05 18:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by Rumpleteaser 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our cat had this quite suddenly, and we traced it to the food. The rosemary extract used as a natural preservative had been moved up in the ingredient list suddenly (they tweeked the formula) and she was super sensitive to it, breaking out in the little bumps and scratching. They'd scab over and disappear but a lot more came in, she ended up covered in bumps before we checked labels on the old and new foods.
A switch to a different food with the rosemary extract much further down the ingredient list solved the problem. All the lumps went away within the week.
2007-10-06 12:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a cat with skin cancer-she was outdoors all the time, she was white with pink nose&ears&she had black crusty scabs, they were itchy and bleed, sort of heal then reappear and even light coloured cats can get skin cancer such as ginger, some calico, not all and they were scabs on the ears, nose and pimple like thing under her coat. even black&white cats can get skin cancer especially with a pink nose
Cats don't have to be white to get skin cancer
http://www.byootaful.com/?p=1187
2007-10-05 18:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe try a disposable aluminum pan for a litter tray while you are tryin to ker away from plastic?
Hope you guys get this figured out! Good luck!
2007-10-06 15:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by hb kitten 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋