My question About Cat Health

[johanett]

The entire body of my 6-year-old fur pet is covered in small scabs. It's not unbearable, but it's noticeable when you stroke her. I checked her and the other two cats for fleas but found none. Is there anyone else who has had a similar experience with their cat? I plan on taking her to the vet when I get off work this weekend (everything in my neighbourhood is closed tomorrow due to Labor Day, so I wouldn't take her then). My aunt says that this happened last year, and that she was instructed to wear a specific flea collar, but we recently moved, and as I previously said, I've thoroughly inspected all three cats for fleas. Please accept my thanks in advance for any ideas!! Reply

[Rishi]

(09-16-2021, 04:27 AM)johanett Wrote: The entire body of my 6-year-old fur pet is covered in small scabs. It's not unbearable, but it's noticeable when you stroke her. I checked her and the other two cats for fleas but found none. Is there anyone else who has had a similar experience with their cat? I plan on taking her to the vet when I get off work this weekend (everything in my neighbourhood is closed tomorrow due to Labor Day, so I wouldn't take her then). My aunt says that this happened last year, and that she was instructed to wear a specific flea collar, but we recently moved, and as I previously said, I've thoroughly inspected all three cats for fleas. Please accept my thanks in advance for any ideas!!

Not a vet, but someone I know had similar issues with their cat. That turned out to be an allergic reaction to which the cat was scratching violently and ended up with clotted cuts.

Probably not that serious. See what the vet says. Good luck. Reply

[Eddie]

The three parasites that cause scabs on cats the most frequently are fleas, mites, and lice. Whether or not your cat has a bug allergy, fleas and other blood-sucking bugs can cause bleeding and scabbing when they attack your cat. If your cat develops scabs, you should immediately check for parasites. and try some natural methods to get rid of fleas. Reply

[GhostCatP-22]

Try a couple flea treatments to at least rule out that it’s not fleas. We had a big boy cat, Pouncey, and he has some scabs but we never found fleas…the vet said he was grooming and catching and swallowing the fleas and turned out he was allergic to fleas! Even one bite sent his whole body in overdrive.


*easy thing to try* get some liquid children’s Benedryl and a needless syringe and give him some itch relief. CBD oil helps a lot too. Your gonna have to hold and squirt in their mouth but have a good treat ready and the kitty should be ok.
Hopefully CBD and benedryl should help their stress and anxiety over itching.
Take some heavy moistureiser, or aloe and put on the scabs. They could be extra itchy just from healing and possibly dry skin. 

I hope these ideas help…keep us updated on if this works or not.

We had a dog with same symptoms…he had fleas AND a skin fungal infection so once we did the 2 treatments h was better…he didn’t really show fleas either but all it took was one bite and his skin would be angry and inflamed. 

What’s your environment? This happened in Seattle, Washington, USA and it’s very wet and foggy and drab so the constant damp made him get a fungal infection. Reply