I just spoke with Mom. Pyka is pretty quiet, but still exhibits behaviour that Mom knows will lead to ANOTHER hematoma on his ear once the collar is off.
She says when he was a kitten of 7 or 8 months old, he started to act like "he was trying to get away from himself". Frantic licking of paws, scratching a lot - Mom thought he had gotten into Darcia's medication or something! (She lived with my mom, she had MS).
So he's about 9 now...the vet has had him on Clavamox, Zythromax, and now Prednisone. Mom suggested antihistamines, but the vet went for the steroid.
Even now, Pyka still will sneeze bloody mucus - it will even land on his cone when he shakes his head sometimes.
He is not sick otherwise. So - rather than put him through the expense of allergy testing, Mom is insisting on trying an antihistamine for one week.
If the vet refuses, she is getting a second opinion. She and poor Pyka can't keep going with hundreds of dollars and cones and crap.
Please - prayers for Pyka that he finally gets a solution to his troubles.
If you have any kitty allergy stories to share, please do!
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