I am so sorry to hear about poor Mindy again.

She definitley is in the best hands with you. I hope she feels a little better for Christmas. It cant be nice dermatitis. I suffer from eczema on my hands and I moan about it all the time I hate it so I feel even more sorry for your little Mindy who cannot even tell you exactly how she is feeling.

xxForeverxx

xxForeverxx, thank you for visiting. Mindy is doing better. Those two red bumps on her head have almost healed up. I am thinking that maybe it is a seasonal allergy, but she didn't have it last year at this time. I just don't know. Oh I feel for you about the eczema on your hands. That has got to be painful too, especially with washing your hands all day long. Have a look at this site and see if maybe some of these things will help you: http://www.eczema.net/best-eczema-treatments/

Thanks DannysMom

I am going to check that out! Pixie has come up with scabs on her back again for the third time. I think hers might be a seasonal allergy too although she got her last ones only 6 months ago!

Glad to hear Mindy is doing better.

xxForeverxx

xxForeverxx, yes Mindy is definitely better. I need to perhaps keep giving her those Nupro nuggets that are supposed to help with itchy skin and swab her chin with witch hazel once a week. That is safe to use on cats. So sorry to hear that Pixie has scabs again. That sounds painful! Our poor little tuxie girls! Maybe it could be from the dry indoor air as well.

Poor Miss Mindy has taken a turn for the worse. She developed a rash on her tummy and had pulled out her fur there, plus the pustule is still on her ear. Took her to the vet yesterday and they gave her a shot of antibiotics for the rash and a steroid for the skin allergies. Could be environmental or food, they just don't know. Vet suggested feeding her a hypoallergenic food to find out if it's food allergies. Sounded good as I was not prepared to put her through a bunch of tests and all that.

Looked up the food this morning and to my dismay I discovered the hydrolized protein in it is from soy...yup, no meat, soy. I mean, I don't even eat soy, why would I give that to my cat? They surely don't eat soy in the wild. Read some reviews and one lady said her cat got so sick on this food and died from kidney failure. Yikes!!!! I was hopping mad. Went back to the vet today and returned the food. Hadn't opened it yet. Considering raw food or cooking my own pet food as my girls have gotten so chubby on the dry food. I feed them LESS than the recommended guidelines and they are still getting fat. Mindy is up to 13.01 now. Can't have that. Fed up with all this junky pet food. There has to be something better out there that won't make my girls fat and that's good for them. Soy! Pah! The worst thing is that Royal Canin wants 50 bucks for a 7 pound bag of that junk!!! Yeah, that's right....50 dollars! And it doesn't even have one tiny bit of real meat in it! I'm really upset.

Gave Mindy some Nupro Nuggets last night. She seems to be better today, not restless or itchy. But I don't want to have her on steroids all the time either. I really believe the best solution is proper nutrition. I'm against all this pharma stuff....rather have something natural and holistic.

Hi DannysMom.

I'm so sorry to hear that Miss Mindy has taken such a bad turn. I hope the medicine helps and that you can settle on a food that will work with her and Shelley. I feel you on the costs. The RX food for Diabetes is up to close to 30.00 for a 3.5 LB bag So per Dr. Mills advice I had to settle for a premium brand senior formula as the "next best" thing.

We are sending our positive thoughts and wishes for a speedy recovery for Miss Mindy. Hoping you all are otherwise doing well. TTFN

TTT

Tom's Dad, thanks for caring about Mindy's condition. I do not like the Science Diet food, period. It's just not good food. You are much better off with the Iam's.
Since Mindy had that shot of antibiotics and the steroid shot there hasn't been a red bump on her face or even acne on her chin. The fur on her tummy has started to grow back. Someone told me that cats can get staph infections very easily. I switched out her dry food to "Life's Abundance". Both Shelley and Mindy like it, but Mindy did not want the canned food from that brand even though it's got good ingredients in it. I may try to get some canned food from DrsFosterandSmith and mix that with the "Life's abundance" canned food. Sigh! She is real finicky about canned food, even snubbing the "Paw Lickin' Chicken" a lot of times. But it's so much better for her as it helps her lose weight. At the last vet visit she was up to 13.1 which means she gained a few ounces. I sure wish these pet food companies would make better food that doesn't make our fur kids so fat! I think eventually I really need to cook my own cat food, even if it's just boiling some organic chicken or something.

Hi DannysMom

Poor Mindy really isnt have much luck with al theses rashes etc. I can understand your frustration in not knowing what keeps causing it. Have you started her on this hyperallergic food yet? How is she? I hope the rash has not come back again as I see you have said it has gone down.

I bet Shelley is helping look after Mindy although I can imagine Mindy being quite independant and not making a fuss.

xxForeverxx

xxForeverxx, thank you for stopping by. Mindy's rash has not come back. I took the hypoallergenic food back to the vet. It was too expensive and not only that, but it is made entirely of soy and I would not feed that to my cats as it is not good for them. I switched out her dry food to a new brand and she seems to do well on that. I am also trying out some new canned food as she seems to be tired of the "Paw Lickin' Chicken". The fur on her tummy is slowly growing back. She had some episodes with itching, but so far no rashes.

My poor Miss Mindy is VERY itchy again! I discovered a rash on one of her front legs this morning, high up on the inside of the leg so it's hard to spot. Took her to the vet this evening. They suggested hypoallergenic food again. Why do they think it's the food? It could be an allergy to fleas. Some cats are highly allergic to fleas. I remember Mindy had some relief when I gave her Revolution one time last summer. I shy away from these topical flea remedies as they are not really good for cats (questionable ingredients). The vet gave her a steroid shot again, depo-medrol. She cautioned that doing steroid shots on a regular basis may give her diabetes. Great!

I tried fish oil capsules, but Mindy doesn't like the smell of fish. The vet suggested some hypoallergenic canned food with limited ingredients, such as rabbit from Royal Canin. Not crazy at all about Royal Canin as I don't like their food. I may just take her to an allergy specialist to do some skin scrapings or something to find out what she is allergic to. I just don't buy the food allergy thing. They're just guessing anyway. She had been fine thus far, but noticed she got itchy again in the past couple weeks. And it got worse over the past few days. I haven't changed her food since. I'm just not convinced it's the food, but I sure wish I knew what it was that is causing her rashes and intense itchyness.

Hi DannysMom

How is Mindys rash now? Pixie has currently got dermatitis on her back again but she never itches it which is strange. Thinking of trying her on a special cat food. Poor Mindy suffering on and off with it. Pixies first rash was an allergy to fleas when she got bitten once even though I flea them. So your right it might not necessarily be the food!

xxForeverxx

Hello xxForeverxx, thanks for sharing with me about Pixie's rash and her flea allergy. I noticed last year when I put some Revolution on Mindy for flea treatment she seemed to be better, but I hesitate to use this stuff all the time simply because it is not all that good for cats even though it does kill the fleas. I did buy some ampules with ceramides and fatty acids that I can put on her skin and that is supposed to help. I just haven't had the time to put it on Mindy as I have been so busy. I am hoping that will make a difference. Mindy is doing better now since she had the steroid shot, but the vet cautioned me that giving her steroid shots all the time can lead to diabetes. If Pixie likes it you could give her some Salmon oil or Omega3 supplements for cats. That should help with the dermatitis. Unfortunately Mindy does not like the fish smell, so it won't work for her.

Hi DannysMom

I am glad to hear Mindy is doing ok. Thanks for the advice I will try it as she loves fish and still has small bits of dermatitis. Your just so knowledgeable! Have you had time to try the fatty acids etc yet? Would be interesting to hear if they helped your Mindy.

xxForeverxx

Hello xxForeverxx, thank you for thinking of my Mindy. She was doing okay over the summer. I think the fatty acids helped some, but she didn't tolerate it well when I squirted that stuff on her neck. It is a lot in these small bottles, and some of it got her fur wet which she did not like! I give her probiotics once in a while and that seems to help some, but she is still itchy. And now she is having a hard time again with blackheads on her chin and she scratched up one of her ears real bad. I just really wish I knew what is ailing her and how to fix it, but I know my vet would have me try this awful hydrolized soy protein again to find out if it's food allergies. Well, I am not feeding that to her, no way!