my little boy who is 1 year this week has recently been scratching away at his neck causing a bald patch and making it bleed. He does seem to be a bit OCD in his cleaning too. I first saw the sore patch in Dec and we took him to the vet and he had a long lasting injection to take away the itchiness and it cleared up.
Now he has another one and has had a lower dose injection and some tablets but the sores don't seem to be clearing up. He has 2 this time, one either side of his neck where he scratches.
The vet thinks he has possible allergies...has anyone's cat had anything like this??
I feel so sorry for him when he scratches as the sores must be causing him discomfort.

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Slave to Tommy & Jessy born 13th Feb 2009

aRE YOU SURE HE HASNT GOT FLEAS AS THEY CAN CAUSE OVER GROOMING AND SCRACTING WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE BLEEDING. iD RULE THAT OUT FIRST AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. fAILING THAT COULD BE ALLERGY OR ALLERGIC TO FOOD., COLLAR , DUST MITES A NUMBER OF THINGS . YOUR CAT SOUNDS UNCOMFORTABLE MAY BE BEST TO GET HIM TREATED FOR FLEAS AND GO FROM THERE .

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Thanks.....the vet did look him over for fleas...couldn't see any but he is due a treatment so I will do that.
Other than that he is an indoor cat, no collar. He is very hyper compared to his sister too so I wondered if he was a bit stressed out too but I'm not sure why..
Vet did suggest food allergies too but they only have chicken based food (P@H - complete) and have been on that since they were about 6 months old when I took them off Whiskas.

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Slave to Tommy & Jessy born 13th Feb 2009

Food Allergy Can Cause Hyper Ness In Animals If Flea Stuff Doesnt Work May Be Worth Checking Out For Allergy.. See How It Goes And Keep Us Posted.

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Ah, didn't know there was a connection there. I'm in the process of changing them from kitten to adult food so trying diff brands. Hopefully it is just a food allergy as I don't want to put him thru any test therapy.
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!

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Slave to Tommy & Jessy born 13th Feb 2009

ONLY A THOUGHT OF COURSE ONLY YOUR VET WOULD KNOW THE CORRECT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT MAY EVEN BE WITH ELIMINATING OTHER THINGS FIRST.ITS ONLY WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. I HAVE JUST SWAPPED MINE OVER FROM KITTEN TO ADULT ALSO. HE SEEMS TO DO WELL ON TESCO PREMIEM CAT FOOD IN THE POUCHES ITS A BIT DEARER THAN SOME. BUT HAS A HIGHER CONTENT OF MEAT THAN SOME. SOME HAVE AS LITTLE AS 4% MEAT CONTENT WHISKERS BEING ONE OF THEM.

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yes, didn't realise whiskas was so low when I first brought it!
I'm going for hi-life as I'm nearer to Sainsburys and then will see from there. He is due back at the vets once the tablets run out but I was just concerned as it doesn't seem to be getting any better, but then they are a low dose.
Vet did say could be a number of things fleas, house mites, food etc...so understand it may be case of testing for allergies. Just hope we can find out the reason quickly!

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Slave to Tommy & Jessy born 13th Feb 2009

HI LIFE AND APPLAWS ARE BOTH GOOD I BELIEVE ALSO. MINE LIKES THE TUNA HI LIFE AS WELL. HE LIKES FISH BASED FOODS. AND A ODD TIN OF MACKERAL IN TOM SAUCE...WE WILL SPOIL THEM. HA HA. HOPE YOUR PUSS GETS SORTED. X

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I hope so too...thanks very much. yes we do spoil them...they're getting tuna hi-life tonight! He eats anything I give him to be honest!

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Slave to Tommy & Jessy born 13th Feb 2009

your lucky had one before and he was real fussy he use to eat sheba i thought it was dear then but going back a few years.. i expect that hi life is better quality now. dont think they did that when i had my first boy.

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