MaveriK Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Greetings, For the last few months my poor moggy has gone back and forth to the vets to be poked and proded. Basically at first he got some scabs on his ear, got some ear drops and they seemed to clear up. Stopped the drops and it came back this time to both ears and the top of his head. Have had him on all sorts of pills and lotions and he is now infected on the back of his neck as well. The scabs cause his hair to fall off in the infected area and are brown,crusty and easily removed. The vet thought ringworm but that treatment does not appear to be working. I can post some pics up but just wondered if anyone recognised these symptoms from the description. He has been treated for ringworm as i stated, also wormed regular, fleed regular and isnt going out at the moment, have even tried thrush cream to clean it up. All the tests from the vets have come back negative. Anyone come across this before as its upsetting me to see him walking around like a little furry monk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Allergy? Anything new in the house that might annoy him? Plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Cant think of anything thats changed other than GF being pregnant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Steviekid on here is a vet, you could send him a pm. I'm sure he'll give you some good advice,hope he doesn't mind me mentioning him. If I couldn't get it sorted at the local vets I would go to a Veterinary college and get some help. When you see them on the TV that's where they appear to have all the experts that do the revolutionary operations and procedures. Website here for vets specialising in this subject http://www.animal-allergy.com/vet-surgeons/information.php4 Hope you get your cat better again, not nice to see them unwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Cheers Bud, have PM'ed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 my sisters cat has something similar. it was brought on by stress from the new born baby getting all the attention. similar to acny apparently, the cat scratches the spot a lot. the first treatment cost around £300. then every 2 months a booster shot costs £18. but cat is much happier now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Cant think of anything thats changed other than GF being pregnant! Thought cats were bad to have around when preggers? Get rid of the mangey thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasport Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 girlfriend reckons its stress, i know nothing about them apart from thay can fly upto 25 feet when kicked properly only joking, i have a cat now cos of gf. and its brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Original quote by Pete Get rid of the mangey thing. We talking the cat or the GF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Similar problem with one of my dogs when he was a pup. We paid a fortune to get him looked at by specialists who said he had an allergy with a particular mite however the treatment didn't seem to do much, then we happend to have a row of large connifer (sp?) trees cut down at the back of the garden and within weeks he was cured? The thing was he used to walk under them all the time with them brushing against his back and the sap from these can be nasty infact the guy that cut them down came out in an awfull rash while doing the job. Maybe a coincidence but does the cat have any contact with such trees? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thought cats were bad to have around when preggers? this is true. Whatever you do don't let the GF anywhere near the litter tray. The germs in the tray are really nasty. Just tell here you'll let her make up for it when the little un comes along. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Greetings, Basically at first he got some scabs on his ear, got some ear drops and they seemed to clear up. Stopped the drops and it came back this time to both ears and the top of his head. Have had him on all sorts of pills and lotions and he is now infected on the back of his neck as well. The scabs cause his hair to fall off in the infected area and are brown,crusty and easily removed. The vet thought ringworm but that treatment does not appear to be working. I can post some pics up but just wondered if anyone recognised these symptoms from the description. He has been treated for ringworm as i stated, also wormed regular, fleed regular and isnt going out at the moment, have even tried thrush cream to clean it up. All the tests from the vets have come back negative. Few questions first! Were the initial scabs on or inside his ear? Was the skin red and itchy before the scabs appeared or were they the first clinical sign? What treatments has he had (antibiotics/steroids etc?) Was it canaural drops? Was it frontline used for fleas/mites? What tests have come back negative? Has a biopsy been done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Close up pics would be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Could it be some kind of mange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaveriK Posted January 11, 2006 Author Share Posted January 11, 2006 StevieKid, i will get some pics posted up this evening and answer your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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