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posted 12-28-2003 04:50 PM         

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My cat has hard, itchy sores that seem to be mostly around her neck and upper tail. No fleas. Olive oil helps, or seems to, but scabs come back in force. HELP! THANKS>

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posted 12-28-2003 05:22 PM         

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Hello. Welcome to the site. What kind of flea product (if any) do you use on your cat?

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posted 12-28-2003 05:26 PM         

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I don't use flea products. We don't have fleas in this area. I also have another cat who is not experiencing the problem...

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posted 12-28-2003 05:32 PM         

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Do you ever see your cat scratching the areas in which you mentioned had sores? Where do you live, by the way?

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posted 12-28-2003 06:03 PM         

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Yes, she scatches them some. The first time I noticed the sores, really the scabs, I thought she had been fighting with the other cat and was healing. The scabs (ugly word) come off rather easily. I live where there are tons of eucalyptus trees and we just never have fleas.

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posted 12-28-2003 06:04 PM         

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Yes, she scatches them some. The first time I noticed the sores, really the scabs, I thought she had been fighting with the other cat and was healing. The scabs (ugly word) come off rather easily. I live where there are tons of eucalyptus trees and we just never have fleas.

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posted 12-29-2003 03:25 AM         

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It sounds like something that in the US is called scabby cat disease, I can't remember its medical name. Basically it is a kind of skin allergy but not necessarily from fleas, it can be anything from your washing powder to a certain kind of plant.
The way the vets treat it is with corticol steriods which do work well when they get a bad case but my mom's cat has this and she uses homopathic remedies such as echinachea and rubs antiseptic cream into the sores so they don't get infected. My mom's cat also tend to display really strange behaviour when he has the sores, like dashing around and being over aggressive but I think this is because he gets a slight fever when he has the sores.
I hope this helps

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posted 12-29-2003 07:52 AM         

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Thanks...I think I should describe this more like scabs than sores. They are not open wound. I only notice them when I feel the bump of the scab and it pulls off rather easily. They do itch. Please keep ideas coming...I so appreciate.

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posted 12-29-2003 09:04 AM         

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Hello. Another member posted this web site a few weeks ago, on cat skin disorders. Click on the website below. I hope this helps. Once you figure out what it may be, a trip to the vets would be a good idea, so that they can give you the proper treatment for it. Keep us posted.
http://www.nzymes.com/Articles/cat_skin_hair_problems.htm#itchyskindisorders

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