My boston Brasco is 5 months old. About a month ago he started to have redness on the right side of his face. Now he has hardly any hair on that side and his skin is red and sometimes bleeds. He also has a chunks of hair missing, on on his colar area and on his side (also on the right side) the left side seems completely fine, but he also had some redness on his belly. I'm not sure what to do about it. I have changed food (incase of allegry) and I have put ointment on it which helps a ton. But I can' get it to go away. I was also worried because I got him from Missouri and I live in Alaska and the winters are very dry up here. I also thought it was strang that is is only on the right side of his body that it is all happening. Later today I'm going to go buy some hydrating spray and hope that helps his overall skin condition but I'm not sure what to do. And with the holidays I don't want to rack up a big vet bill. Any advise?? Thanks and Happy Holidays to all!

it's pretty weird that it's only on one side. i've had a cocker spaniel that had allegies but that was all over his body...........
i'd advise you to go to the vets. this could be neurological and all the ointment may only enhance the scratching. then you will be paying more money than if you go to the vets. maybe it's something small that is getting worse due to the treatments that your giving him now.dry winters shouldn't make a diffrence on his skin. you could try raw diet as this improves the skin and coat from the inside. sheep fat is also good for the skin. fish oil can do wonders and corn oil also works from the inside. but because it's on one side................

Have you taken him to the Vet yet?

What do you feed him?

Did this begin shortly after a vaccination?

Do you use regular laundry soap? or other cleaning chemials in your home and on his bedding?

The ointment its self could be making it worse depending on what is in. So could any sprays you may use.

Stop, take a breath, think back to when it began and what was going on around him or where he had been at that time.

Look at the ingredients in his diet, etc.

Let us know....


Jeannie Thomason, V.N.D.

You dont give enough information to know exactly what kind of problem you might be dealing with. You don't say if the skin problem is in only one area of the cat, several areas, if its itchy, when it started, etc. Flea allergy, for example is probably the most common cause of skin problems in cats. I've had a multitude of cats over time and never have seen a single case of mange in any of the many rescue cats I've handled, not to say cats couldn't have mange, but it must be uncommon. If the cat had ringworm, which is caused by a fungus related to the athletes foot fungus, you'd probably know it by now, because ringworm is contagious to humans too. Digestive problems or imbalanced diets can cause the kind of skin problem you describe. You might try adding some butter to the cat's food. If the cat isn't grooming itself, its skin can develop what looks like dandruff, or if you have just recently cut mats from a longhaired cat's coat, it might appear the way you describe.

Theres just so many possible causes that could fit the symptoms you describe, its impossible without more information, to narrow it down. However, you don't want to go experimenting with any product not specifically sold for CATS. Cats are much more sensitive to chemicals than other animals, and products sold for dogs may kill a cat.

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why are you talikin about cats?

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