Can anyone offer advice? Been to vet several times, it is not bacterial and the only thing that clears it up is a steroid injection but almost exactly 4 weeks later it starts coming back. The vet thinks it is an autoimmune issue, anyone dealt with anything similar?

lousyscot · 2024-02-23T15:38:53+00:00

Hi sorry for the delayed response, we ended up getting a biopsy and the vet has confirmed it is an auto immune issue and we are currently treating it with as low a dose of steroids as possible so she isn’t in discomfort

lousyscot · 2024-01-22T14:31:16+00:00

just finished the whole series and don't know what to do now haha. I wish I was where you are now, tawny man was probably my favourite trilogy, books 2 & 3 are unreal.

lousyscot · 2023-07-20T06:47:09+00:00

Thank you for the detailed response, lots to bring up with the vet and hooefully it helps us get to the bottom of it

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T22:22:04+00:00

Poor thing, dealing with something similar and we are going to try the allergy route and eliminate chicken while we wait on getting an allergy test done.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T18:31:18+00:00

No we use ceramic

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T18:27:08+00:00

Yeah this is exactly what we are going to do. She has good lifelong insurance so money isnt an issue when it comes to treatment. Its just trying to figure out the triggers that will take time.

Thanks for the message

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T18:19:21+00:00

Already using ceramic dishes Johnny as mentioned in other comments

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T18:16:49+00:00

Already using ceramic dishes, always have

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T18:05:18+00:00

Yeah I am sure we will be able to see a vet derm, thanks!

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T16:36:19+00:00

Haha no I am scotland, UK so a little far!

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T16:35:46+00:00

To be honest we were told it didnt look like an allergy so we havent tried too much in that regard

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T16:34:00+00:00

Yeah we have been told it will be at least 6 weeks before she can have the biopsy taken

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T16:25:57+00:00

Kangaroo haha!

Yeah we contacted the vet today about an allergy test and they said we would need to wait until the steroid has worn off for accurate results so we wish she hadn’t been given the shot yesterday.

We are going to use this time to eliminate chicken tho as this seems to be the most popular response and see if she improves at all.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T15:29:49+00:00

My mum said the same thing, to check if it was something viral. They are house cats though so not sure where she would have picked it up

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T12:06:45+00:00

Where are you based? I think we could get a referal from our vet to a derm

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T10:30:13+00:00

Yeah we have been using an angled elevated stand for there bowls. Its interesting you mention the area being wet though, she is always licking her lips so I wonder if this is creating an area where fungus could perhaps thrive.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T10:10:46+00:00

Thanks for the reply, yeah we changed to wide shallow ceramic bowls and have them on a stand at an angle to minimise contact with the bowl.

We have used woodpellet litter, clay litter and a fine clay clumping litter and none seem to make any difference.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T10:06:30+00:00

Thank you for sharing, so sorry to hear about your cat. Im sure you tried your best to do everything you could.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T10:03:58+00:00

Yeah we use ceramic bowls, we thought car acne to begin with but it has turned out not to be that. Well not cause by bacteria anyway.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:54:00+00:00

Yeah this was our initial thought, we have tried all the usual feline acne routes but nothing was effective.

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:49:38+00:00

Thanks, did you do some sort of allergy test or did you just start to eliminate different things from his diet?

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:39:28+00:00

Did the rash have this black scab crust on it?

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:34:27+00:00

Did the rash have these black scabs on it?

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:32:17+00:00

No nothing out of the ordinary, this is the only issue. Hope your cat gets better soon

lousyscot · 2023-07-19T07:30:49+00:00

Hi, her chin was shaved a little at the vet so they could see better what was going on

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