Cat skin issues

sillysmiles

Our crazy fur ball is eating herself. Has she gone officially mad?


Seriously though, between her front legs is raw looking at the moment and I think it is excessive licking/grooming.

Anybody any suggestions that will help with this until I can get her seen. She gets incredibly stressed going to the vet, so if it is something I can alleviate for her at home it would be better for her.

I had been thinking of washing the area with salty water but......


She's and indoor/outdoor cat - though predominantly choosing to stay out at the moment.

Joshua J

sillysmiles wrote: »

Our crazy fur ball is eating herself. Has she gone officially mad?


Seriously though, between her front legs is raw looking at the moment and I think it is excessive licking/grooming.

Anybody any suggestions that will help with this until I can get her seen. She gets incredibly stressed going to the vet, so if it is something I can alleviate for her at home it would be better for her.

I had been thinking of washing the area with salty water but......


She's and indoor/outdoor cat - though predominantly choosing to stay out at the moment.

Do you live in the country?. Is it possible she could be walking in chemicals e.g pesticides/fertilisers?.

sillysmiles

We do live in the country, but none of the land around us is intensively farmed and she needs to stick to around our garden and sheds etc. TBH she seems to spend most of the day sleeping the rafters of the stable

Joshua J

sillysmiles wrote: »

We do live in the country, but none of the land around us is intensively farmed and she needs to stick to around our garden and sheds etc. TBH she seems to spend most of the day sleeping the rafters of the stable

You say she's choosing to stay out more. Is there a new pet or person at the house?. She may be over grooming as reaction to stress.

Most likely a reaction to an insect bite of some kind though. Vets.

jenn1984

Ticks are common for outdoor cats in the summer. Has your cat had their fleas/ticks and worms treatment?

Graces7

jenn1984 wrote: »

Ticks are common for outdoor cats in the summer. Has your cat had their fleas/ticks and worms treatment?

Ticks do not do that kind of damage. I am picking them off my cats daily now and no trace left. And I do not use any chemicals.

Lady Haywire

My cat had the same issue for a few years on and off, used to lick the back legs and belly off himself.
Vet gave him an injection of Convenia but was a bit baffled by him to be honest-said it could be stress but there was no changes to his house or diet. So on the second visit he put him on steroids and it cleared up, though maybe the little vest i put him in helped too as he couldn't reach the area to lick.
Vest was brilliant as i could let him outside in it!!
The very first time I actually did find a tick in the area he was licking but perhaps it was drawn to the bare, warm skin

sillysmiles

Joshua J wrote: »

You say she's choosing to stay out more. Is there a new pet or person at the house?. She may be over grooming as reaction to stress.

She came with the house when we bought it 4 years ago. I think she is choosing to stay out because of the warmer weather at the moment.

Quote:
Originally Posted by jenn1984
Ticks are common for outdoor cats in the summer. Has your cat had their fleas/ticks and worms treatment?

Ticks do not do that kind of damage. I am picking them off my cats daily now and no trace left. And I do not use any chemicals.

She does get a lot of ticks, and they do damage to her. I had her in the vets maybe 2 weeks ago to get her vaccinations boosters and showed him the tick bites and got her retreated for ticks and she hasn't seemed to have any since then.





I checked her this morning and the sore looking patch has scabbed over and looks dry and better than it did

jenn1984

Graces7 wrote:

Ticks do not do that kind of damage. I am picking them off my cats daily now and no trace left. And I do not use any chemicals.

Just speaking from my own experience with 7 cats and other rescues. If the ticks burrow, the cat will do damage trying to pluck it out. Only chemicals I mentioned was vet recommended tick treatment

Graces7

jenn1984 wrote: »

Just speaking from my own experience with 7 cats and other rescues. If the ticks burrow, the cat will do damage trying to pluck it out. Only chemicals I mentioned was vet recommended tick treatment

Yes; just I check every day and pick them out. The ones I find are almost always around the head and face and ears where the cat cannot get at them so I "frisk"each cat when they come in.
They are longhaired and I tried getting tick stuff on them but they also lick each other so I gave up.

Never any harm to any cat over the years .

Each to her own ways of course.

RockDesk

Could be allergies. Give her half a piriton and keep her indoors for at least 48 hours to see if the grooming eases. Give the 2nd half of the tablet after 24 hours.

It should make her very drowsy which would also help with the grooming (and involuntary grounding!).

jenn1984

It could also be a certain food that doesn't agree with them. We have a sensitive cat that has reactions to certain foods (vomiting/skin sensitivity) so he is limited to prescription food.

Graces7

This sounds crazy but the thought of eg stinging nettles comes to mind almost visibly. They are in full flower etc just now and is the right place for her to have brushed through them.

Piriton may well help if so.

fishy_fishy

Graces7 wrote: »

This sounds crazy but the thought of eg stinging nettles comes to mind almost visibly. They are in full flower etc just now and is the right place for her to have brushed through them.

Piriton may well help if so.

Please don't give her piriton without going to the vet. I'm a 55kg adult and 1 piriton makes me drowsy, I'm almost comatose after 2. I'm at least 11 Times the size of your cat. Even if you only gave her a quarter, that's still like an adult taking 4. What if her breathing stops?

Graces7

fishy_fishy wrote: »

Please don't give her piriton without going to the vet. I'm a 55kg adult and 1 piriton makes me drowsy, I'm almost comatose after 2. I'm at least 11 Times the size of your cat. Even if you only gave her a quarter, that's still like an adult taking 4. What if her breathing stops?

Piriton is safe for cats.

See

https://www.justanswer.com/pet-cat/1bkg7-vet-says-piriton-safe-cats-went.html

and many other sites.

Also vet advised for dogs..

Please worry not; we do check first as our cats are precious!

RockDesk

Graces7 wrote: »

Piriton is safe for cats.

See

https://www.justanswer.com/pet-cat/1bkg7-vet-says-piriton-safe-cats-went.html

and many other sites.

Also vet advised for dogs..

Please worry not; we do check first as our cats are precious!

Also, vet ok'd it for my cat!

em_cat

fishy_fishy wrote: »

Please don't give her piriton without going to the vet. I'm a 55kg adult and 1 piriton makes me drowsy, I'm almost comatose after 2. I'm at least 11 Times the size of your cat. Even if you only gave her a quarter, that's still like an adult taking 4. What if her breathing stops?

You may have a sensitivity to the active ingredient in Piriton that would explain why it makes you so drowsy.

We give our 6.5 kg terrier cross 1 x 4mg tablet most days, 1/2 in the am 1/2 in the pm and he is perfectly fine.

Graces7

em_cat wrote: »

You may have a sensitivity to the active ingredient in Piriton that would explain why it makes you so drowsy.

We give our 6.5 kg terrier cross 1 x 4mg tablet most days, 1/2 in the am 1/2 in the pm and he is perfectly fine.

Normal doseage for piriton in humans is 1 three times a day. Drowsiness is a normal listed side effect..Taking 2 is over the safe limit. Driving when taking piriton is not wise and yes will make you sleep... All this is normal

I always check online with the makers for any medication before taking it. Easy enough..

sillysmiles

Hi all,

It seems to have settled not tg, and most importantly she's not bothered by it. She does get bald patches during the summer anyway.

Graces7

sillysmiles wrote: »

Hi all,

It seems to have settled not tg, and most importantly she's not bothered by it. She does get bald patches during the summer anyway.

Great news! Thank you..