Indigo has spots!
Tuesday night, I noticed Indigo had a lump at the back of her head. I wasn't too concerned... but wednesday she got more and more and more of them... her poor little head is now covered in crusty lumps the base of her tail is feeling a bit lumpy too and we are vet bound later on today to find out what's happening to her.
These bumps are ALL OVER her head!
I have no idea what could be wrong with her. I've been cleaning her head with Hibiscrub, a cat- safe antimicrobial cleanser, and I gave all the cats a Frontline flea treatment on the offchance that this is what's bothering her, although being indoor cats that's unlikely. Still the treatment is safe in pregnancy, so it won't do her any harm.
Failing that, I hope the vet will be able to tell me what's bothering her poor little head! Obviously I've googled, never a good idea, that (Cancer! Eosinophilic granuloma! Etc...) and come up with the usual fleas, allergies, etc... I phoned another breeder and asked if she's ever experienced this, in the hope of some advice, but she hadn't heard of it before either.
I'm wondering if, somehow, it might be hormonal? The head and the base of the tail are the typical oil-producing places on a cat aren't they, and maybe they've just gone a bit wonk because she's pregnant? (If she's pregnant!!)
Anyway, I haven't a clue, but it looks appalling and it can't feel too pleasant for the poor baby either, so we're off to the vet's to see what they think.
Hi,
ReplyDeletedid you find out what was wrong with your queen? I have a lovely semi-longhair cat and she has the same bumps on her head. On the internet it says that she might be stressed, but this has been going on for a while (the doctor said about two months ago that she was like this because she might have had fleas and she was under treatment but she still has the bumps).
Thank you,
Ioana
Hello Ioana :) I'm sorry to hear your cat is having problems.
ReplyDeleteWe did find out what was up- eventally. It seems Indigo has an allergy to *something*- unknown- that was in the food we were using. Some kind of additive. I now use a good single protein kibble (James Wellbeloved turkey)that doesn't have whatever preservative it was that was setting her off, and she's been ok since.
We did later discover she also has an allergy to flea saliva, which also comes up in crusty lumps, but not like the ones she had here. Flea bites come up as hard crusty lumps at the base of her tail, the food allergy was like large weeping welts that made all the fur fall out in a ring around them (hence why she was tested for ringworm, which she didn't have)
What food do you use? I was using Royal Canin, which is a very good brand but it just didn't suit my cat.