Question
Sadie
My cat sadie gets a re-occuring sore in the middle of her shoulder blades
about every 6 monthes. I have had it checked for ringworm. It was negative.
My vet said it was probably a skin allergy and to do a skin scraping it would
cost $250.00. She is in perefct health otherwise. the sore somtimes get red
and tender. She eats Sience diet adult cat food. She has not not had it come
back for awhile so I am hoping it is gone for good. I know cat allergies are
hard to pinpoint but I thought I'd ask you and see what you think.
Thanks so much!!!
Donna
AnswerHi Donna,
I know exactly what you are talking about. My calico gets them also, and they seem to run in the torti-calico family. Must be a gene thing.
What she most likely has that you are referring to is called miliary eczema. It is an allergic reaction and many things can set it off. I have seen liver based vitamins set it off, beef based foods set it off, and other things, but the most common allergen that starts it is fleas. Now they don't have to have a lot of them- just getting bit by one can set it off for months.
In the absence of fleas it has to be something else she is eating. It can be inhalant also, but that is less common in cats.
I think any vet that charges $250. for a $15. skin scraping should be run out of town, pardon me. That is craziness!! Besides, a skin scraping is only going to tell you what she doesn't have. If this is recurring and she gets them on her neck now and then or just her shoulder blades, chances are good that is what she has (the miliary eczema).
My cat is 14 and she hasn't had a bad outbreak in years, but even now I can scratch her neck and find a scab. Another name for this is scabby cat because it tends to dry up quickly and you may only find scabs.
Here is a really good article on the condition. Notice that the cat on the page is a calico!
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+1332&aid=150
I hope this helps Donna. I know that steroids are the most common thing to control it, but your cat doesn't sound bad enough to warrant a heavy dose of steroids.
I would just let it be unless they spread or she is clearly in pain or bleeding a lot.
Let me know how she does soon ok?
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