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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Saylor is Going Bald... Suggestions Welcome!
Well, if it's not one thing (Maggie May's eye) it's another... However, this has been going on a few weeks. We first noticed Saylor was looking a bit patchy around early-mid November.
It started getting worse, so on November 19th she went to the vet. What began as a tiny patch on her front leg had now spread to her back leg.
Even with her fur loss, the vet and techs couldn't help but swoon over the beautiful Saylor girl! She was such a good girl and let the vet check her over thoroughly. I told him that she has been licking and scratching quite a bit- though her skin is not the least bit inflamed. She is completely flea-free and always has been.
The vet thought it could be one of two possible conditions... an allergy or stress. An allergy would be his first guess, so he said the easiest solution would be a steroid injection and if not better in a few days, it's probably stress-related.
The injection didn't seem to help, so that leaves the dreaded stress diagnosis.
His next course of action was to try to relieve stress by using Feliway. We went with the spray because we have 26ft ceilings and a diffuser just wouldn't cut it. He said you can actually spray the back of the neck with the spray and it hangs around like perfume. I've been doing that for about a week or so. I am sad to report she has not improved. We have also changed her from a chicken diet to a fish as a precaution.
Well, it's been about 3 weeks since the initial vet appointment and this is how Saylor looks now...
Another option would be to put her on anti-depressants. This thought actually makes me depressed. Saylor has the most awesome personality and she is my funny girl. Would these meds change her?
Have any other cat owners gone through this? I am all ears!!
It started getting worse, so on November 19th she went to the vet. What began as a tiny patch on her front leg had now spread to her back leg.
The vet thought it could be one of two possible conditions... an allergy or stress. An allergy would be his first guess, so he said the easiest solution would be a steroid injection and if not better in a few days, it's probably stress-related.
The injection didn't seem to help, so that leaves the dreaded stress diagnosis.
His next course of action was to try to relieve stress by using Feliway. We went with the spray because we have 26ft ceilings and a diffuser just wouldn't cut it. He said you can actually spray the back of the neck with the spray and it hangs around like perfume. I've been doing that for about a week or so. I am sad to report she has not improved. We have also changed her from a chicken diet to a fish as a precaution.
Well, it's been about 3 weeks since the initial vet appointment and this is how Saylor looks now...
Another option would be to put her on anti-depressants. This thought actually makes me depressed. Saylor has the most awesome personality and she is my funny girl. Would these meds change her?
Have any other cat owners gone through this? I am all ears!!
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