Kitty Eczema - a safe approach

[columbine]

HI! I'm giving Yazzmyna cod liver oil on top of her yogurt and ground dried liver. I haven't thought of rubbing it into her "Persian Dirty Face" but I'm going to. Thanks for the idea- maybe it will help!

I've since learned that cats can overdose on vitamins A and D (like are in cod liver oil) so I tried rubbing straight vitamin E oil on Smudge's face, since there's no known toxic dose in the cat. Well, the only hard part was getting it onto his face before he licked it all! He liked it BETTER than cod liver oil. I wouldn't recommend it if Yazzmyna's small and frail, though, as in sufficient quantity it can be an appetite suppressant in cats.

After all this, I took Smudge to the vet, and she gave him an injection of Depo-Medrol and all his lesions cleared up immediately. Even his chin, which I'd thought was just normal cat acne. I think he's allergic to humans! But right now he's a happy little fellow, growing the soft fluff & whiskers back on his handsome face. If the only way to keep the lesions away is to keep hauling him back for shots, I'll do that; but his mostly gets the ouchies in spring and fall, which are the times for his regular checkup anyway.

And here's His Gorgeousness himself, chillin' in his den! OK, so I sprayed the towel liberally with Feliway, but that was weeks ago...



Love, Columbine

[saphira]

Wow! he is a hunk all right! Yes Yazzmyna is small tho I wouldn't say frail. She weighs six pounds. She does have alot of hair. she is silver shaded. Wouldn't they make cute babies? Mine is spayed tho. Maybe I should switch fron Cod liver oil to Vit E. The cod l. o. is very low dose. I'm willing to try anything!

[columbine]

Wow! he is a hunk all right! Yes Yazzmyna is small tho I wouldn't say frail. She weighs six pounds. She does have alot of hair. she is silver shaded. Wouldn't they make cute babies? Mine is spayed tho. Maybe I should switch fron Cod liver oil to Vit E. The cod l. o. is very low dose. I'm willing to try anything!

Smudge is neutered too, but the imaginary kittens would indeed be lovely! He's 13.5 pounds - not overweight, just large in general (I think he's mostly Maine Coon with a dash of Angora) so carrying them might be kind of overwhelming to little Yazzmyna!

Anyway, if you're trying to get a good balance of skin/hair nutrients, try 3V caps. healthypets.com has them, and it's Smudge's second favorite treat after his nightly CET fish chew - he's gonzo over those! It's a tooth-cleaning treat that, while it smells really fishy itself, totally cleared up Smudge's bad breath. They come in chicken flavor too, but Smudge is a first-rate fishaholic.

Love, Columbine