My FIV+ diabetic foster Boo came to me very skinny with the fur licked off his belly and back legs. The vet office where he had been office cat (until his FIV status was discovered) tried steroids, diet changes etc. I transitioned him to balanced homemade raw food. The transition in his case amounted to putting a plate in front of him, and his fur quickly back in thick and plush. He has gained quite a bit weight and looks great now, aside from a chronic weepy eye.
For the dermatitis / lesions, I would personally start with Vetericyn VF (vet strength version) in the hydro gel format since that clings better. It kills fungus, bacteria, viruses etc. I've had very good luck with that. That will help in the interim til you can discover the underlying cause. KG On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Bonnie Hogue <ho...@sonic.net> wrote: > Lance > I had a cat with perseveration licking who removed all the fur under her > front leg. No one ever found a "root cause" and the only thing the vet > could think of was a steroid shot. That was 23 years ago! My Martha did > not have FeLv that we knew of. She lived to be nearly 21 years old. The > steroids helped but did not cure her problem. This doesn't directly answer > your question, but I offer it in case it helps. Your obvious care for Ember > is so touching. Best of luck. > Bonnie > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Nov 5, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > My Ember has had dermatitis for about two months now. A month ago, the > vet gave her a Convenia shot, and that didn’t seem to change things much. I > gave her 2mg of chlor trimeton twice a day for five days, and that hasn’t > changed anything substantially. She has lesions on her neck and shoulders, > and there also must be some near her backside, as she’s licked some hair > off her legs, lower tail, and stomach. > > > > I should note that I’m 99.9% certain this has nothing to do with fleas. > Ember has no exposure to other animals or the outside (she’s isolated in a > set of rooms on the second floor of this house), I have seen no fleas on > her, and I haven’t had any jump on me. The vet found none on her when she > went in a month ago. > > > > I spoke to the vet today, and she mentioned that they usually give cats > with this type of dermatitis a steroid injection, but that she worries > about doing that to Ember, given her FeLV+ status. The vet did say that, > rather than an injection, we could try tablets. That would at least allow > us to control how much exposure Ember gets. Right now, this doesn’t seem to > be life-threatening. I’m wondering what others have done in this situation. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lance > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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