I just took jinx to the vet today because he is still chewing himself raw on his belly and has sores and lesions that havent healed. The vet has put him on an antibotic and prednisone. He says he wants to see him again in ten days to see how he is healing. He expressed concern that this may be more serious than i may think. If it hasnt healed much he wants to do some testing because he thinks it may be skin cancer. This is a new vet and the reason i wanted to try someone new was because this has been going on for over 6 months. I am praying that it is nothing serious but i dont know what to do if it is. There is no way i could afford it if he has cancer. He is only 8 years old. I was just wondering if anyone else has gone through this as well. I looked up the symptoms online and he has almost everyone. This is going to be a long 10 days.
Diabetic Cats = higher risk for skin cancer?
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Lisa and Merlyn (GA)
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Have you tried food elimination trials to rule out food allergies? or ruling out any other topical allergies? I do not believe diabetics are at any higher risk for skin cancer than any other cat, but I am not a vet.
Dian and Wheezer has dealt with skin issues with her fosters Twinkie and Beasley and she might have some advice for you. I will give her a heads up.
Dian and Wheezer has dealt with skin issues with her fosters Twinkie and Beasley and she might have some advice for you. I will give her a heads up.
dian and wheezer
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hi,
Twinkie had some pretty bad back legs. these pics are in the milder stages. he was so bad he could hardly walk. swollen bloody fluid draining and he would just keep licking. I tried EVERYTHING.
bee balm
cortisone cream
anti itch cream
chlor tabs
zurtec
compresses,
wrapped, unwrapped
heat,
ice onesies and a few other things
vet gave him reduced dose of solu medrol. would help but for a short period of time and raised BG through the roof.
checked for food allergies nope
tried buspar and finally convinced second vet to give me
prozac and it has worked wonder. took one week of 1/2 tab then I cut it down to 1/4 tab every day. I could probably wean him off but want to keep him on it in case he is adopted. he stresses quite easily. clickable pics
Twinkie had some pretty bad back legs. these pics are in the milder stages. he was so bad he could hardly walk. swollen bloody fluid draining and he would just keep licking. I tried EVERYTHING.
bee balm
cortisone cream
anti itch cream
chlor tabs
zurtec
compresses,
wrapped, unwrapped
heat,
ice onesies and a few other things
vet gave him reduced dose of solu medrol. would help but for a short period of time and raised BG through the roof.
checked for food allergies nope
tried buspar and finally convinced second vet to give me
prozac and it has worked wonder. took one week of 1/2 tab then I cut it down to 1/4 tab every day. I could probably wean him off but want to keep him on it in case he is adopted. he stresses quite easily. clickable pics
BJM
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What are you feeding him?
You might aim for rotating through each of the main protein families (ex poultry, fish, beef, lamb, turkey, etc) - akin to a rotational diet approach in humans with food allergies. It is not a major approach for food allergies, though some have found it helpful. Of course, each cat is different, so this is an experiment to see if it helps.
If you are doing a raw or home cooked food, observe if there are multiple protein sources in there. If so, you may need some alternate recipes using single protein sources to rotate through and observe if one is more likely to provoke symptoms than the other. You have a lot more control if you can do this.
Also, consider logging some of your observations - date, time fed, observed behavior times, an estimate of intensity. By tracking that for a while, you may start to see patterns, just as we do with insulin and glucose tracking.
You might aim for rotating through each of the main protein families (ex poultry, fish, beef, lamb, turkey, etc) - akin to a rotational diet approach in humans with food allergies. It is not a major approach for food allergies, though some have found it helpful. Of course, each cat is different, so this is an experiment to see if it helps.
If you are doing a raw or home cooked food, observe if there are multiple protein sources in there. If so, you may need some alternate recipes using single protein sources to rotate through and observe if one is more likely to provoke symptoms than the other. You have a lot more control if you can do this.
Also, consider logging some of your observations - date, time fed, observed behavior times, an estimate of intensity. By tracking that for a while, you may start to see patterns, just as we do with insulin and glucose tracking.
higgs
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Ok, I'm no expert but my mom's civi cat had something like this for about a year. Her paw was so swollen from chewing on it it was over double the size!! And her stomach was all raw and ooozzyyy too.
I e-mailed my mom to ask how she got rid of it... here's what she said:
"We used antibiotics from the vet but also on her paws and belly I used teatree oil which has antibiotic properties in it........that's when she had to wear the cone so she wouldn't lick the teatree oil off herself.....what a pain.....but it worked."
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in.
Good Luck!
I e-mailed my mom to ask how she got rid of it... here's what she said:
"We used antibiotics from the vet but also on her paws and belly I used teatree oil which has antibiotic properties in it........that's when she had to wear the cone so she wouldn't lick the teatree oil off herself.....what a pain.....but it worked."
Anyway, just thought I'd chime in.
Good Luck!
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