My Girl Anna is bald and possibly cancer ridden.

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Obie

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About 3-5 weeks ago we took her to the vet because she was ripping her hair out.
They determined it was because of a flea bite allergy which I think was asinine because we don't have fleas.
They gave her a steroid shot and antibiotics and she was fine for about 7-10 days until it wore off and she started overly grooming and ripping more hair out. Also, she was pealing like a person does with a bad sunburn.
So we took her to a second vet whom thought it was a flea bite yet couldn't find any fleas.
She got 2 more shots which did nothing and then a Lime bath on the next visit. That didn't work either.
She was prescribed prednisolone which didn't do much and her excessive grooming made her worse.
We then took her to a specialist whom discovered she had a Yeast infection on her skin.
They think it might be either Cancer or possibly an adverse reaction to one of the shots.
They took biopsy samples and I should find out the results next week .
Here is the thing. She hasn't lost a bit of her appetite. So this gives me hope when it comes to the cancer.
I am wondering if any of you have been through this and have any idea?
Thank you
 
My cat Ginger began scratching a lot last summer, and the Frontline Plus didn't do a thing to stop it. We live in New Jersey where it's nice and cold and I only have to apply it from May through August. The vets could find no fleas on her. I was told that I could try steroids, or do expensive allergy testing, or try to give her limited food ingredients, or do nothing. She did pretty good over the winter, and has just started scratching recently as it has started to get warmer here. She pretty much has a bald belly still, from last summer. I hope it is just a seasonal thing.
That's my "been through this" story.
 
My civie Beni is going through the same thing but I think it's a food allergy. It started when we switched to FF and he kinda over grooms and itches. I just switched to Young Again and am hoping it'll subside. No skin peeling, just over grooms to the point of leaving a bald spot.
 
My cat, Shita, starting pulling her fur out and over grooming, also vomitting. The vet checked her thyroid, yup, it wasn't good. She's been on the med since she was 10-11 months old, still pulls her fur out sometimes tho.
 
If it is a yeast infection, I am wondering if a vinegar solution (not 100%) or medicated bath would help, if there are no raw spots. Or even a damp wipe down with a vinegar solution. Something to ask the vets.
 
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