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[AnnaH]

Hey all, need some advice, at a dead end.

Heartthrob is a cat we rescued from Chicago Animal Control on Dec 10. His foster is reporting he was scratching badly at his eyes so he was put in a cone soon after coming into rescue. He had neuter, entropion, and dental surgery on Dec 31.

On Jan 16, the cone was removed, and ever since he has been scratching and licking himself raw everywhere on him.

He's in a cone and shirt but he still gets his paws, legs, and tail.

Anyway, he's on HP dry, z/d wet. It doesn't seem to help. He's tried prednisone with no avail. He's had an allergy test and not allergic to anything (the one pos I guess isn't an issue per vet). He's had bloodwork done and he's healthy. He is FIV+ and around 8 yrs old. Atopica isn't good for fiv+ so we haven't tried that yet. Vet gave CeraSoothe but he's a whooping 17 Ibs and very strong so it's not going well even with gaba.

I've asked the vet today about Prozac.

Do you know why he is having this scratching and licking? I suggested she consult with a homeopathic vet but wanted to include his labs and photo as well. Thank you for any insight.

Anna

 

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[Dr. Christina]

Anna, great idea to suggest a homeopath (can be virtual, luckily) for Heartthrob. As you know that would be the very best way to deeply heal. You may also suggest they take the free 101 course, especially lesson one to understand that what they have been doing is merely stopping the symptoms, not resolving the underlying imbalance. Merely trying more, and stronger drugs may cause more problems, even if the skin improves.

As to why - read the skin section in the resource library. When the vital force is out of balance (due to any trigger) it produces symptoms. There are some suggestions for soothing there, as well.

Remind them (you probably said this to them already) that when the body can keep the symptoms on the outside it is better than creating more internal, serious health challenges.

Feeding a fresh meat diet (lesson 2 in the 101) may make a huge difference. These commercial "allergy" foods are not very healthy. Maybe connect her to Julie at Adored Beast - their probiotics are great and she does have skin products.

Chicago has a large number of good holistic veterinarians. Is that where you live? Have you read the finding a vet article and evaluated all the possibles in your area? They offer many different supportive and curative modalities.

Dr. Christina