How do I stop my cat from scratching all the skin off of her neck?
By Silver Cloud from Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Hi. Aaahh, poor little Kirby. My cat had the same problem, and it ended up that she had allergies. She would scratch herself raw and be miserable. She needed to get allergy shots, and it helped. Good luck
I have a white cat about 2 years old. Last year he started scratching his neck raw! We tried everything. Food allergies, steroid shots, wrapped his neck, soft claws on his nails. Revolution. Finally, after changing vets, the only thing that worked was getting an antihistamine (we use chlorophenaramine) we bought 4mg pills (human pills) cut them in half and give him half a pill twice a day.
Hi, this is my cat and years later. He still scratches bad and we give him the antihistamine pill when needed. However, sometimes it gets so bad- his eye gets ulcers, he scratches skin open by his ear, and neck gets scratched open.
Hi Kokies, I hope you see this message. I have a cat that has very similar issues for the past 2 1/2 years, ever since I picked her up from the shelter where my aunt took her when my grandma got sick and couldn't care for her anymore. She never had ANY issues before, but now has itchy patches with a bump or two that causes her to scratch her neck bald. I have taken her to the vet dozens of times and got her an antibiotic and steroid shot that would last for a few months (up to 6 months) int he beginning, but now she has been going every 2 weeks for the past month and a half and she is getting worse. I am out of money now and don't know what I am going to do. But I am writing you because I am not sure your cat has allergies at all since the symptoms sound like something I just read in an article while trying to figure out what my cat has.
Hi Kokies, I hope you see this message. I have a cat that has very similar issues for the past 2 1/2 years, ever since I picked her up from the shelter where my aunt took her when my grandma got sick and couldn't care for her anymore. She never had ANY issues before, but now has itchy patches with a bump or two that causes her to scratch her neck bald. I have taken her to the vet dozens of times and got her an antibiotic and steroid shot that would last for a few months (up to 6 months) int he beginning, but now she has been going every 2 weeks for the past month and a half and she is getting worse. I am out of money now and don't know what I am going to do. But I am writing you because I am not sure your cat has allergies at all since the symptoms sound like something I just read in an article while trying to figure out what my cat has.
that is EXACTLY what we have done with our cat! he started scratching his neck raw two years ago and we changed food, took him to the vet, put soft claws on him, and tried the cone of shame. not a thing worked. so thanks for your suggestion about the chlorophenaramine. i hope it works on my cat like it did yours!
Change food. Start with no food from grocery store pet food aisle. No corn wheat or soy. Cooking is good especially when you do some raw. Please google healthy kitty diet including raw. -- Itch? Athletes foot spray. If kitty is wild on this application, use the ointment.
My cat did the same thing until I took her to the vet for an allery shot. The shot works perfectly but she needs a new shot about every two months. I get an allergy shot for my male cat, but he only needs one about once every 6 months. It completely cured the problem for them.
Keep changing your veterinarian until you find one that knows what the problem is.
Please take your baby to the Veterinarian for an exam. There might be something wrong.
I have had the same problem with my cat for the last few months. She had a bit of skin just behind her ear that she scratched open. I have tried everything! Bandaged her one back leg so she would not scratch which did not last long cause she then started biting that off. Gave her antibiotics from the vet but this still did not stop the scratching.
Put bandages around her neck, anything you can think of so the last thing I did was get the plastic collar (lampshade) which is the only thing that has worked. She absolutely hates it but there is no other way. The wound has healed. I am just waiting for the hair to grow back before I remove it.
Any questions please ask.
pocahontas330
So what if my cat's raw wound is exactly on the part of his neck where he would wear the(lampshade) collar. It will be rubbing it constantly which also cause it to never heal. How do I make him wear it, and do I need to cover it or apply anything while I'm waiting for it to heal?
Cutting the toe off a sock and putting over the head is really good. You can add the cone on top of that and it won't rub the wound.
My heart is broken. I just had my sweet cat just put to sleep. He had itching so bad he inflected horrible bleeding on his neck. Listen ! They did a biopsy and found Mersa. If you have other pets you want to know this.
My heart is broken. I just had my sweet cat just put to sleep. He had itching so bad he inflected horrible bleeding on his neck. Listen ! They did a biopsy and found Mersa. If you have other pets you want to know this.
hi,i once had a cat that scratched her neck raw-turns out it was an infected ear=id put a cone on her to stop her scratching and it healed.a day after id taken it off there was the biggest raw patch on her neck.off to the vets where i learned her ear needed treating .xx
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