Dear Dr Christina, Dr Hoeve and Dr Jeff,
My Cat with hotspots and skin issues
Maigue
2 years and 4 months old (Born June 2022)
Female
Spayed at 6 months
Ex Colony feral (domestic shorthair)
4 kg
Energy and appetite very good. Likes to play and doesn’t sleep all day like my other cat, very happy when she is around general daily goings on. Likes to play with cat toys in her own way. She is alert and very affectionate. BEAM very good.
She has been on a raw diet from around 8 weeks.
Received vaccines - Tri-cat, plus Felv vaccine during her first 6 months including booster.
No other vaccines since.
Skin Symptoms began after she was spayed at 6 months.
Maigue reacted to the sutures from her spay procedure. Her vet called it a fatty tissue inflammatory response. She was put on antibiotics for this (Kesium). There was some drainage through the sutures. Wound healed and no further issues there.
At about 8 months, I noticed some scabby lesions in her ears.
The lesions in the ears came and went over the next year, then earlier this year (2024) I saw that on the outside of her left leg scabby lesions were forming. Her HomVet prescribed Folliculinum and symptom subsided. Then a month later appeared on the opposite leg, in the same spot only in reverse like a mirror image. The scabby spots were not bothering her, they were not itchy. Once the blister like pustules erupted, skin became dry and flaky and then healed.
At 1.5 years Maigue developed gingivitis and some of her teeth became covered in a grey coating.
We are now at the beginning of October 2024. At the end of August 2024 I found that Maigue had developed a wet hotspot on the inside of her right leg, in her armpit. I had noticed her doing a loud slobbery groom in that area, but by the time I realised what was causing it, the watery infection had spread down the inside of her right leg and across the front of her chest. She was soaked and hot. I brought Maigue to her HomVet who this time said Maigue needed an antibiotic. So she received the antibiotic and a steroid injection. The symptoms gradually got better over the next week. She received the homeopathic remedy Aethusia during the antibiotic course of 8 days. I also changed her environment, removing synthetic bedding and generally going about making her area healthier.
But one months later and the symptoms have returned.
From reading posts from other people whose cats have recurring skin conditions and hotspots I feel that energy rebalancing is key. I am also getting some Calendula soap so plan to wash the area to try and remove some of the irritation. I am looking for calendula tincture too, but as yet have not sourced that.
Maigue is wearing a comfortable doughnut collar which doesn’t seem to cause her any issues, currently she is sitting in the sun (she has access to outdoors) and watching life go by. I know she doesn’t like the collar, but isn't fighting it. At the moment it prevents her from licking the hotspots.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
My Cat with hotspots and skin issues
Maigue
2 years and 4 months old (Born June 2022)
Female
Spayed at 6 months
Ex Colony feral (domestic shorthair)
4 kg
Energy and appetite very good. Likes to play and doesn’t sleep all day like my other cat, very happy when she is around general daily goings on. Likes to play with cat toys in her own way. She is alert and very affectionate. BEAM very good.
She has been on a raw diet from around 8 weeks.
Received vaccines - Tri-cat, plus Felv vaccine during her first 6 months including booster.
No other vaccines since.
Skin Symptoms began after she was spayed at 6 months.
Maigue reacted to the sutures from her spay procedure. Her vet called it a fatty tissue inflammatory response. She was put on antibiotics for this (Kesium). There was some drainage through the sutures. Wound healed and no further issues there.
At about 8 months, I noticed some scabby lesions in her ears.
The lesions in the ears came and went over the next year, then earlier this year (2024) I saw that on the outside of her left leg scabby lesions were forming. Her HomVet prescribed Folliculinum and symptom subsided. Then a month later appeared on the opposite leg, in the same spot only in reverse like a mirror image. The scabby spots were not bothering her, they were not itchy. Once the blister like pustules erupted, skin became dry and flaky and then healed.
At 1.5 years Maigue developed gingivitis and some of her teeth became covered in a grey coating.
We are now at the beginning of October 2024. At the end of August 2024 I found that Maigue had developed a wet hotspot on the inside of her right leg, in her armpit. I had noticed her doing a loud slobbery groom in that area, but by the time I realised what was causing it, the watery infection had spread down the inside of her right leg and across the front of her chest. She was soaked and hot. I brought Maigue to her HomVet who this time said Maigue needed an antibiotic. So she received the antibiotic and a steroid injection. The symptoms gradually got better over the next week. She received the homeopathic remedy Aethusia during the antibiotic course of 8 days. I also changed her environment, removing synthetic bedding and generally going about making her area healthier.
But one months later and the symptoms have returned.
From reading posts from other people whose cats have recurring skin conditions and hotspots I feel that energy rebalancing is key. I am also getting some Calendula soap so plan to wash the area to try and remove some of the irritation. I am looking for calendula tincture too, but as yet have not sourced that.
Maigue is wearing a comfortable doughnut collar which doesn’t seem to cause her any issues, currently she is sitting in the sun (she has access to outdoors) and watching life go by. I know she doesn’t like the collar, but isn't fighting it. At the moment it prevents her from licking the hotspots.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
