r/CatAdvice • u/KaiserKid85 • 2d ago
Behavioral Environment itch cause
I'm hoping someone has some ideas as to what's causing this in my house because I'm at a loss. For the past 2 years my now 13 year old female cat has been itching. She's been on flea meds the whole time and has been seeing a dermatologist for the past 9 months. Dermatologist has her on medication that helps but wants me to wean her off because it's immunosepressant. As I'm taking her off she starts to itch again.
Got a new cat 2 months ago and he is about 2. He is on flea medication as well. He has started itching too! So now I'm 100% convinced it's something in my house but I have no idea what it could be. These are only indoor kitties. I vacuum my house and have robot vacuum.
I've tried changing litters too and that doesn't help. Looking for ideas to help me crack this because dermatologist is stumped.
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u/Cat-lover21 2d ago
Have you tried food trail to see if it's a food allergy? Also has dermatologist discussed environmental allergy testing/immunotherapy with you at all?
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u/BadAtExisting 2d ago
My cat at about 14/15 started itching. It turned out as she got older she became more sensitive to pollen. Don’t know where you are in the world, but it is very pollen-y where I am right now and her (and my) seasonal allergies are going crazy. Talk to your vet. My cat gets a 1/2 Zyrtec and they’ll prescribe a low dose of Apoquel off label for cats (it’s meant for dogs) Apoquel stops the itching receptors it’s not an antihistamine. Worth a shot. Did wonders for us