My cat Tess had feline acne. It took 3 years to get a proper diagnosis: pemphigus, which is a feline autoimmune disease where their immune system attackes their skin and hair follicles. She also has significant environmental allergies. And she's the cat who was keeping us up at night screaming at us. It's under control, but not in remission. I recommend getting your kitty to a good dermatology vet. Were it not for ours, Tess would have been put down about a year ago.
She had gone into remission on a long course of prednisolone, but then she nearly died - it tanked her kidneys, so just be aware of the risks. The prednisolone was fairly cheap at least.
The testing and treatment are not cheap, and I'm happy to share with you what our current treatment regimen is, maybe you can try a few things before spending too much money on this problem. As follows:
- Twice a day - We wash breakout areas (chin, neck, chest, belly) with a wet warm cotton ball with unscented castile soap, rinse with cotton ball, and dry with soft cloth.
- After washing we apply Muricin antibiotic ointment to her neck and chin, and CBD oil to her chest and belly, with a Q-tip.
- At the morning cleaning time, I give her some Renacare Potassium Gel (because she got a little kidney damage), and also some Liquid Immuno Amino Acid Liquid(mostly Lysine - you can find it on Amazon).
- At the evening time, I am giving her a concoction (that I mix) that is about 5mg of CBD + 1/4 (.25)mg THC + 3mg Melatonin. This has worked fairly well, seems to calm her til about 5am, which is better than what was going on before.
- Once a week I give her a subcutaneous allergy shot that the derm vet custom mixes for her. It costs $250 for a three - four month supply.
- My regular vet had suggested using a flea comb on her chin, which didn't really work, but there's no harm in trying - see if you can pull off some of the blackheads that way.
- She is on Royal Kanin Ultamino hydrolyzed protein diet (we tried Hills Z/D for years to no avail) - $55 for an 8 lb bag which lasts about a month.
Good luck - she's precious and I hope you can figure out what she needs.
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@ ghandigirl. Oh no!:-( No sick kitty;-( So sorry to hear. Hope she gets better soon. Sick children and pets hurt the most don't they?
My thoughts and prayers for you ❤️
I also recommend a homeopathic vet, or a Chinese vet (the two don't mix). I swear by both. Good luck to both of you with these kitty allergies, and please keep us posted.
Prayers going up for you and your kitty. Auto-immune diseases in cats are as difficult to get diagnosed and treated as it is for humans. I myself have several auto-immune conditions and the my kitty has too so I know what you face in getting proper diagnosis, which is a battery of tests and then diagnosis by exclusion in many cases...then determining what she responds to ..as they are unique individuals as we are and what works for one may not work for another. I thank you for the love ,care and concern you give these babies that come to you and send you much Light and Love and Healing Energy to both of you.
@ghandigirl I’m sending you a hug and praying for Lollipop. She’s beautiful. Hang in there and take it one step at a time. Please keep us posted. ❤️
Thanks all-
She is home and woozy from the sedation. The vet is not sure if it's a parasite or an autoimmune disease but she does think it's NOT a food allergy. My other cat is doing well with this one's Z/D diet so that's not money wasted...The last two vets gave her steroid shots and powder but did not find the root cause. This vet says it is an infection of some kind...
Such a beautiful little cat! I am hoping and praying for the very best for her. May it be something simple and easily treatable.
Have they looked into allergies? That seems a very strong possibility..food, diet, even your other pets or something in your home.
I am remembering Lollipop but not her specific course of issues from other threads. So my apologies if this was already discussed in detail.
I love dogs and all pets really but have a huge energy connection with cats.
Sending her loving and healing energies in her new home and from and through her new primary caregiver, your boy friend, as well as an expansion of her veterinarians intuitive wisdom .
I'm slipping into a clinical depression.
I'm more trapped on my own property than ever, and as grateful as I am for our outdoor space, summer has arrived and it has reduced the amount of useable outdoor space by half. Too hot to jump on my bike. Still can't really dance due to ankle/foot issues, but even that is starting to wear on me. My zoom-based French lessons are making me feel inadequate and are starting to feel overwhelming to me. I miss my orange cat. I miss my old house and town in VA.
I feel like it will be YEARS before I'll be able to travel safely again, but by which time I may not be able to (financially or safely). I worry about my husband's job. NOW he chats about Vancouver, so I ended up snapping at him last night that IT'S TOO DAMN LATE, I told you we needed to GO in 2017.
The grind of this slowly rolling genocide/wildfire has worn me out. Been doing a lot of house cleaning lately, which at least is productive, but also protective.
I go grocery shopping once a week and to a doctor's appointment or two each week. That's it. Hubby talked me into a dog walk around our neighborhood at dusk. Half the people were unmasked still. Couldn't wait to get home, but I'm starting to feel like I'm on house arrest.
I love my husband but we have NEVER in 30 years had so much together time, and it's starting to wear on me because I'm used to being way more autonomous and not have to answer ridiculous questions like "Who was that on the phone?" I feel crowded. I'm tired of his distractedness - to the point of leaving doors wide open (including refrigerator), car unlocked, etc., all with the excuse that he's "busy working". I'm annoyed at how he has ignored my warnings of what's to come since 2016, so far I've been right the whole time, while he just brushes things off and sits in his little bubble. I find this very taxing. I'd love to be wrong more often.
I worry any of us will get sick and die of CV-19 before we have a chance to see things get better. I don't believe the election will go well, nor do I see Twitler et al going anywhere.
I know I'm getting depressed because I'm having really nice dreams, mostly I'm traveling, including to a few places I've never been in real life yet. Silver lining, I guess? At first I figured that by this time next year things would be getting much better, but now I just keep seeing a long, slow, slog with no end in sight until ALL the oligarchs and autocrats are gone. And by gone I mean very dead. Which may never happen, so...
I don't feel safe off my smallish, urban property, but I'm starting to feel the walls closing in.