Hi all,
I've got an older rescue cat that we've had for about 18 months. When I rescued him, they said he doesn't have any medical problems but he has had a reaction to flea treatment. When they treated him, his neck got scabby and then got infected. They said nothing to worry about, but keep an eye on his neck after treatment and take him in if he ends up with an infected wound. Fine.
Since then I've done regular flea treatment, and he's not had a reaction since. No marks at all on his neck. All using same treatment. When I rescued him, his fur was in a terrible condition and he was a bit scabby generally, so I wonder if that's more the reason he reacted with them and not me.
Until the last treatment, when he got a scabby neck again. Not the whole area, although the skin is quite dry and flakey there, but a very small scab. Had a vet have a look and she couldn't decide whether it was from the flea treatment or not - may have been a scratch from playing outside/another cat, and just coincidence. It hasn't got infected and is healing nicely now.
My question is, has anybody else had a cat react to flea treatment in this way? And if so, have you found a flea treatment that doesn't cause a reaction? I'm looking into it just in case he gets a scabby neck again next time I treat him.
Thanks