Ears- Is it Dry skin?

[moosmom]

Marina Mar was on steroids which helped a little bit, but then she became immune to it. In a last ditch effort, they were going to try one last treatment which was equivalent to kitty chemotherapy. She would have to have blood drawn every week to check her liver functions and that's when I said enough. She had been poked, prodded, stuck, etc. I couldn't put her through anymore. My beautiful Marina Mar went to the RB.

I'm not saying that this is what your kitty has, but it's wise to ask your vet about it.

Your kitty will be in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know what the vet says.

[KitCat]

Do the inside of the ears look dirty? When cats have ear mites they scratch around there alot.

[mlcwjc]

The inside of ears do not look dirty at all.

It seriously looks like he has dry skin on his ears. I have not noticed the scabs until recently. He doesn't seem to be bothered by the scabs.....only when he itches, which even that isn't that often.....I think he gets more annoyed with me trying to look at his ears.........

more comments greatly appreciated!

[moosmom]

Also ask the vet about a yeast infection. They can make for a scratchy cat with no dirt. MooShoo, because he has no fur (Sphynx), gets yeast infections in his ears now and again. I have drops to put in his ears that help ease the itch and gets rid of the infection.

I hope your vet finds out what the problem is.

[mlcwjc]

Thank you! I am calling tomorrow.......finally I have a day off that I can actually call the vet! I will keep everyone posted as to what the vet says.....the only thing I hate about having to take him to the vet is....the vet we like best in our area lives about 30-45 min. away. Pumpkin doesn't do so well traveling.......usually its a once a year visit for shots. He throws up, and does #2 in his car carrier......what a mess it always is. It's so embarassing because by the time we get there he looks so horrible.

I was also wondering about the feline lukemia vaccination - We always get rabies and distemper..........we had pumpkin tested for feline lukemia when we first got him and he didn't have it, but should we get the vaccination to prevent him from getting it, or is that not necessary.........he is an indoor, only cat in our home!

Thanks,
M. Chilson

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that Pumpkin has such itchy ears. The first thing that I thought of was ring worm. My Starr had this as a kitten and the first signs were white flakes on his ears. You may want to have him tested for this just to make sure. The vet can do a black light test and one form of ring worm will glow in the dark but a culture is the most accurate form of test. I wouldn't give him the feline leukemia shot since he's an indoor only cat and most vets will also tell you that indoor only cats don't really need this shot. I hope that everything goes well. Please keep us updated about him. Good luck.

[moosmom]

KAK,

All my cats are indoor only. I get them vaccinated with distemper every 3 years and rabies every year, because it's the law in CT. Since yours are also indoor only, there's no reason for the FeLv.