Cat Scratching His Neck

RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By (Guest Post) (09/05/2008) My cat underwent surgery and had to wear a cone around her neck for 2 weeks. When the stitches came out and the cone removed, there was a 2-inch gash across the back of her neck from the cone. Now (a week later) she has it scratched and torn apart plus she tries to lick it but can't reach it and now the spots she licked are bald bleeding and horrible. I'm taking her back to the vet today and hopefully they wont charge me, considering they put the cone on! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By (Guest Post) (07/27/2008) My cat was getting bit by his brother (a very recent thing I do not understand why), and it created open wounds on his shoulder area and upper back. We took him to the vets; the vets shaved the areas that were bitten and gave us some meds for him. We have since separated him from his brother. The problem is that now he is scratching the area making it worse than before. He does not have fleas as we give Advantage to our cats every three weeks. We are planning on calling the vet again on Monday, but wonder if anyone has advice in the meantime? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Cass (Guest Post) (03/03/2008) My cat Tippy has also been scratching her neck so much that she gave herself an open wound. I made a little neckerchief for her that's wide enough to cover the would; this allowed it to scab and heal (she also looks pretty cute with the kerchief on, and she doesn't mind wearing it one bit). However, she is still scratching at her neck--now she's into scratching both sides, AND at the corner of her mouth. I took her to the vet when it first started, and the vet confirmed (and I've checked many times since) that she does not have fleas. I now recall that around the time my cat started the scratching I had changed both her litter (this stuff is way dustier than the previous kind) and her food. Perhaps that is the problem. I am mildly allergic to some things myself and when I have a reaction my throat gets itchy on the inside, and I do sometimes scratch it from the outside. My other cat Dot doesn't seem as affected by the food or litter; I see her scratching her neck now and then but she hasn't got any sores. My parents' cat developed a sore under her chin, apparently from eating out of a plastic food dish. The vet recommended using stainless steel food and water dishes, and prescribed an antibacterial scrub to speed up the healing. The sore cleared up right away. I use a stainless steel water dish for my cats, but a ceramic food dish. I suppose I'll make the switch to all stainless dishes, plus returning to the old food and litter, and see how that goes..There are many new brands of kitty litter now that are made from wood pulp or newspaper that are 100% dust-free and might reduce any skin irritation on the kitties. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Tim (Guest Post) (12/09/2007) My cat is scratching her neck so much that she made holes in both sides of her neck, no fleas, not sure what it is. I am taking her to the vet tomorrow, but my advice is to every one that wants to know how to keep the cat from ripping a hole back in it's neck.(or make it bigger from the constant scratching)A sock doesn't work, and the cat's probably hot; and who wants a satellite disk around the cats neck? it's simple, at your local petsmart(or other pet store), there is a product that is sold to prevent your cat from clawing up the furniture, carpet, etc. that is made as an alternative for declawing your cat. In a nutshell,they are little rubber "caps" that are super glued on each one of the claws encasing them to prevent the sharp part from penetrating anything. (yes, it looks like the cat has french tips) well when she scratched holes in her neck , I said why not glue them on the back claws. It worked, the wounds healed, but she hasn't stopped scratching at it, which is why she's going to the vet. the "caps" are harmless, but don't leave them on indefinitely, because the nail won't wear down like normal, and could grow in a circle pressing back into the paw , causing discomfort to the cat. To remove them simply cut off with nail clippers, but be careful you don't cut the cats "cuticle". So just keep a watch periodically for the cat to have pulled one or two off, just reapply the glue inside a cap,a nd stick it back on. By the way, this process is simple with two people,one person holding the cat and the other person preparing the caps, one at a time, and then with one hand pressing the paw to reveal a nail, and using the other to slightly pinch the rubber cap top and bottom to spread the sides open to make it easier to push it all the way on quickly before the superglue sticks to the nail. Then pinch the sides onto the claw to ensure good adhesion. It's helpful to have a little cat nip handy so when you hurry up and stress out the cat by messing with her feet, she forgets about it as soon as you get done, plus your supposed to hold the cat for five minutes after you glue on the last cap to allow it to dry, and so the cat doesn't pull them off right away. Good luck with this step after already holding the cat for five minutes gluing stuff on it's feet. Do yourself a favor and buy the $2.00 cat nip while your getting the cat's "booties". Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Denny (Guest Post) (10/29/2007) I took my cat to the vet because it was scratching the back of his neck so bad it created a wound, we took her to the vet to find out that she is allergic to the flee bites. She got an allergy shot, so flee drops to kill them on her, and some oinment for the wound. She keeps scratching the wound and opening it up. Is there anything I can do to cover it up or get her to stop before she gets an infection? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By John Smith (Guest Post) (10/09/2007) Our cat does the same thing. Traced it back to fragrance in her litter (we switched brands and went to the cheaper clump kind). She is fine with non-fragrance and non baking-soda litter. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching her Neck Post By nancy (Guest Post) (10/03/2007) I have a female cat and she is grooming herself so much she has made a 3 inch x 1 inch bobo in the back of her neck it is pink and fleshy we put proxide in it to try to keep it from getting infected but i don't know how to stop her from ripping at it anymore. she also has plucked all the hair off her underbelly, the vet said she may need kitty prozac because we have 2 other cats but they have no itching problems. i think it is from the food we were feeding her, we have since changed to another more expensive brand we need help before she eats herself up. please help thanks Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Gynger (Guest Post) (09/21/2007) Muh Cats Not Scratchin Nor Acting up In Any Way.. I Woke Up This Morning And He had A Little bald Spot Right Between His Two Ears.. I Touched it And it Seemed Like it Didnt Hurt.. Then Saw That The hair Is Juss Fallin Out Of The baldin Area. My Cats ery healthy.. Really Play Ful.. he Does Get Build Up In His Eyes Over Night.. But nothing Serious!! I Hant Seen His Scratch This Baldin Spot Ever.. Does Anyone Have Any Clue Why Muh baby Bois Baldin?? hes Around 3 years.. Thanx Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post by Buttercup12 (1) | (07/18/2007) Contact My cat has a big wound under his chin. To keep him from scratching it I took one of my husbands socks with a stiff base and made a shirt-like cover. Keep in mind my cat is only six months old so the sock fits comfotably on him. I took the sock and cut two holes for his ears at the top of the original opening (to keep the sock up on his head) and two holes for his front legs( so he wasn't able to pull it off). After I got the sock on him i did some additional triming to make it more comfortable for him. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Chelsi (Guest Post) (07/18/2007) My cat has a big wound under his chin. To keep him from scratching it I took one of my husbands socks with a stiff base and made a shirt-like cover. Keep in mind my cat is only six months old so the sock fits comfotably on him. I took the sock and cut two holes for his ears at the top of the original opening (to keep the sock up on his head) and two holes for his front legs( so he wasn't able to pull it off). After I got the sock on him i did some additional triming to make it more comfortable for him. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By D (Guest Post) (06/26/2007) My cat had ear mites. They were all dirty and she was shaking her head and itching all the time. I gave her a month of meds and her ears are all cleared up now, but now she's scratching her neck and when I scratch her, there are all these scabs and bumps. I am going to take her to the vet, just didn't know if mites can leave from the ear and even with meds still live in the neck? She doesn't have fleas. I've given her the same flea and tick shampoo bath I have always given her since we've had her for three years. And she's still scratching. This didn't start until she got ear mites. I can't find anything on her neck at all and have changed nothing since we've had her. I know the logical answer is to take her to a vet for every problem, just didn't know if mites can still continue to live on the neck or not after they've been treated with the ear drops... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Darla (Guest Post) (05/25/2007) My cat has been scratching her neck and has created a wound on her back, i put a small sock and tape around her back paw to keep her from scratching it open, that sorta worked but she could still irritated the wound. I am going to try and put a patch of gauze on the wound and put a baby t-shirt on her so she can't get that off to scratch, i've tried covering her back with an inverted cloth cone, and wrapped her shoulders with ace bandage and she has been able to get those things off so i hope this works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Danielle (Guest Post) (11/28/2006) My 9 month old cat was a farm kitten when we got her and she was fed table scraps. We've had her for a couple months and just recently I switched her cat food to a really cheap brand and two days later she had an open sore on her neck. I put peroxide on it and wrapped a cloth band around her neck so she wouldn't scratch it, but she tore it up - then she scratched it so bad again that it started bleeding again. I don't have the money to bring her to the vet, but my assumption is that it is allergies to her food. Does anyone have any recommendations for foods to give her? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By marcus (Guest Post) (10/28/2006) my cat does the same thing. He is allergic to eggwhite and certain animal fat. I give him special food. got to the vet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By holly (Guest Post) (05/24/2006) My male cat has been itching his neck, and at first i just thought it was a mosquito bite but then it became an open sore and it got worse through the days. he has ear mites which i got meds. for. I can't put a lamp shade on him because its too low. i need help. Editor's Note: It sounds like it might be an abcess. Cats have the ability to capsulize their wounds and when they break open, they all of a sudden look awful. You probably want to take him to the vet. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Joyce McGowan (Guest Post) (09/26/2005) My cat is doing the same thing, Dan. If you figure out a solution, please let me know. Joyce Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By wendy (Guest Post) (09/18/2005) Are the insides of his ears dirty? He may have ear mites. When my cat had earmites he scratched his neck and shoulders raw. A good oatmeal pet shampoo may help him also, make sure it's one that's made to use on cats. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By Claudia (Guest Post) (09/14/2005) Seems like the problem has been going on for a while and doesn't show any signs of going away. Sounds like it's time to seek Vet attention. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By KLS8800 (Guest Post) (09/09/2005) If you have been shampooing your cat, (and if you are, you are A LOT braver than I am). Maybe the cat is allergic, or if you put any perfume, or something like that. Also, if YOU are using perfume, cologne, aftershave, hairspray. Anything that may land on the cat and just disagree with him or her. Also, the cat just may have dry skin. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post by shedrivesz (13) | (09/09/2005) Contact My cat suffers from Feline Acne and often scratches his neck to an opened wound. It is quite common among cats. My cats acne only acts up certain times of the year, under his chin, on his little fluffy cheeks and around his neck. Hope this helps and good luck:) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post By (Guest Post) (09/08/2005) My cat was scratching and chewing his front and back legs in the same way (no pests). The vet concluded he is either allergic to something, or he is stressed out Try de-stressing your cat, especially if you just moved or someone new is living there or something like that. Also think about whether you might be feeding your cat something new, or maybe you brought in a new piece of furniture or clothes recently that may be made of something or have something in it that he is allergic to (maybe something as strange a throw cushion from a house with a dog, and the dog's dander is still in the cushion -- that's what it was for my cat!!) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cat Scratching His Neck Post by Maryeileen (406) | (09/08/2005) Profile | Contact He may have some sort of an allergy. Get him to the vet because it could become infected and then you'd have a whole other problem and he could get really sick. Report Spam or Abuse