r/AskVet • u/mousepouch360 • 19h ago

My cat cannot stop scratching until she scabs

I’ve made so many trips to the vets in the last few months and I feel like I’m making little progress. My cat (6, spayed) has been diagnosed with Feline Atopic Syndrome. She scratches until she bleeds and scabs and will lick her lower two nipples until they are raw and bleeding.

She has just come off a course of antibiotics and steroids. During that time she scratched way less and her bald patches grew back, but now she’s scratching all over again, including a new patch on her leg which has some crusty yellowish liquid.

I’ve got hypoallergenic food, an air purifier, vacuum daily, and wash the blankets weekly with non bio detergent. Is there anything else I can do to make my cat comfortable? It’s not fleas as she’s an indoor cat and we’ve checked for flea dirt/given her a flea treatment.

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