Feline interdigital dermatitis

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Julie Innes — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:59:01 GMT

I had one of these and it turned out to be a pemphigus, steroids were "curative"

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Thomas Johnson — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:40:58 GMT

[quote user="shanley barber"]

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]Yes,even I realised that, but spraying it between the toes ?????[/quote]

The one or two cats that I've used Cortavance on, I've suggested spraying onto a gloved hand and then rubbing it onto the feet, rather than spraying. It seemed to be effective.

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I've advised clients to do this as well, and it seems to work very well.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

shanley barber — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 22:55:18 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]Yes,even I realised that, but spraying it between the toes ?????[/quote]

The one or two cats that I've used Cortavance on, I've suggested spraying onto a gloved hand and then rubbing it onto the feet, rather than spraying. It seemed to be effective.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Anthony Todd — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:50:21 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]Cortavance is not an ointment[/quote]

Yes,even I realised that, but spraying it between the toes ?????

Continue with the pred only as necessary whilst the source is discovered.

Swabbing a wandering cat's feet [litter tray??] is likely to be a very red herring.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Rob Loxley — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:01:58 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]A shot of dex, as a trial, should provide evidence of effect then on to pred as/if necessary[/quote]

The OP says it responds to steroids

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]and ointment will be padded all through the house[/quote]

Cortavance is not an ointment and is pretty easy to apply, initially once a day then 2-3x/week

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Anthony Todd — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:49:42 GMT

[quote user="Rob Davis"]

If biopsy etc not an option, then I would be trying cortavance to see if can manage without systemic corticosteroids.

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Imagine how easy it will be to get it between the toes...... and ointment will be padded all through the house.

A shot of dex, as a trial, should provide evidence of effect then on to pred as/if necessary.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Rob Davis — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:03:47 GMT

If biopsy etc not an option, then I would be trying cortavance to see if can manage without systemic corticosteroids.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Lou Dawson — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:43:50 GMT

Does it look like a pemphigus? That can be restricted to the paws in cats sometimes, and is steroid responsive (although not sure if is usually responsive to topical? Not a dermatologist!). Just a thought. If you find any pustules you can do cytology, that might be informative?

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Anthony Dennison — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:31:11 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]Does it look like plasma cell pododermatitis?[/quote]

Not quite, as it's the haired skin thats affected, not the pads themselves.

[quote user="robloxley"] If topical treatment works I might consider plain bethamethasone cream or cortavance topically, over systemic?[/quote]

Good idea, could try that instead.

RE: Feline interdigital dermatitis

Rob Loxley — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:24:21 GMT

Does it look like plasma cell pododermatitis?
I've had a couple of similar sounding cases - 1 as part of more generalised eosinophilic granuloma complex and the other with previous nasty calicivirus ?related.

If finances limit investigations (biopsy would be my port of call), then I guess they limit treatment options too. Diet trial might be worth doing, cyclosporin might be an option, some of these odd inflammatory conditions can respond to doxycycline, but I guess you will probably end up on steroids. If topical treatment works I might consider plain bethamethasone cream or cortavance topically, over systemic?