For over a month now my 19-year-old kitty “Baby” has been scratching and itching like crazy. He’s got patches of hair missing from his body and seems a little miserable. 🙁
First time we took him to the vet they gave him an allergy shot to control the itch. He was back at the vet the following week for another allergy shot. At the first visit, Baby had a couple red spots on his skin and they have disappeared. The red spots have not come back.
Third time I took Baby to the vet I was told that the problem was “psychological.”
We do have two other cats that Baby does not interact with, Little Black Kitty and Cujo. LBK and Cujo were abandoned by neighbors and we adopted them. They both came into our lives in 2018, shortly before Baby’s brother “Lucky” passed away in December 2018.
Now, after almost three years with these other cats, Baby appears to be fearful of/irritated with them. He seems to be looking for them when exiting a room and he’s taken to itching pretty badly.
I’ve tried some new foods for skin/fur issues, every “calming” product available at PetSmart, and Dinovite. I now keep Baby isolated from LBK and Cujo as much as possible although I’m sure he can still hear and smell them. Nothing is stopping his itching.
Have you ever had an itch issue with a cat like this before? If so, how did you handle it?
Any suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated. I know my Baby is very senior in cat years and I would like to make his last months (maybe year?) as comfortable as possible.
Baby in 2015 showing off his mouser skills.
THANKS!
DCG