Atrophic dermatopathy - help needed!

Re: Atrophic dermatopathy - help needed!

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:06:22 GMT

Sorry, i meant hydroxizine (ucerax is the brand we use). Stronghold i don't use much, but as long as you're using a mite killer you're either curing the problem or ruling out mites. :)

Re: Atrophic dermatopathy - help needed!

Rob Loxley — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:34:04 GMT

[quote user="Niall Taylor"]I'll try that lot & see if I can get hold of hydoxizine[/quote]

Atarax or Ucerax are the brand names.

If it's that itchy I'd be treating for sarcoptes to rule out (it's cheaper for 3x Stronghold than the blood test, and the blood test needs the condition to have been going on for a while). But unless you've a diagnosis on scrapes or bloods you'll have a cat in hell's chance of E&L paying for the treatment!

Re: Atrophic dermatopathy - help needed!

Niall Taylor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:27:43 GMT

Wow, such a speedy response, thanks Mark, I'll try that lot & see if I can get hold of hydoxizine.

Cheers,

Niall

Re: Atrophic dermatopathy - help needed!

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:16:26 GMT

Totally agree with the t4. I'd start advocate q2wks, because skin scrapes can be unreliable. I got caught out like that once. Atopy usually responds to steroids so tentatively i'd be ok with something parasitic. Sarcoptes has a blood test that's more accurate, try that. Finally, try hydoxizine instead of chlorphenamine - i think it works better.