Question by leahsxul: my FIV cat wont stop licking and grooming himself!?
my cat has FIV, he’s 11 in may and is doing great. BUT i took him to the vet a month ago because he was starting to hack a little bit, and we gave him some antibiotics and something else and it got a little better, doc said it was probably because of fleas, i have no carpet and treated the fleas for 2 months i think they’re gone but now the last three days he’s been hacking up SO MUCH worse i took him to the vet today and they gave him a steroid shot because the doc says he has allergies or the mold in our house has compromised his lung and we had to give him the steroid even tho he has fiv and the steroid could make is worse but at this point its better to give it to him then not. have never seen him lick and groom himself like this before, it wakes me up at night and i can’t sleep. we just got my son a bunny and now it wont stop licking itself. could there be some parasite bothering them that the doc didnt know to take notice to?
we have one other cat, i dont know whether she licks to much shes my husbands cat so i dont pay much attention to her lol but i think shes very healthy.
what possible parasites could i be dealing with? my cat, i just noticed after the doc (DAMN IT unfortunately) ,has two red (blood) spots on one of his ears, i dont know if that has anything to do with it but they were never there before.hes never been like this before.
we just moved to TN from FL could it be the spring up north? i wouldn’t know. but if so why is the bunny scratching and licking non-stop now too when it didnt when it first came here? could it be mange from a dog i brought in the house a month ago or so that i meticulously cleaned after it left?
OR if it is just my cat reacting to mold, there something else i can give him to help his immune system? the doc said no and he’s a good one but i dont believe it.
thanks in advance to anyone who answers i knows it a long detailed question, and i’m a proud natural born worry-wort lol
Best answer:
Answer by Clarice Your cat could possibly be allergic to the rabbit itself.
Try looking up rabbits and the parasites they can get, and if cats can get them too.
Also, tell your veterinarian about the rabbit.
Sometimes cats obsessively lick due to some kind of behavioral issue.
Good luck.
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my cat has FIV, he’s 11 in may and is doing great. BUT i took him to the vet a month ago because he was starting to hack a little bit, and we gave him some antibiotics and something else and it got a little better, doc said it was probably because of fleas, i have no carpet and treated the fleas for 2 months i think they’re gone but now the last three days he’s been hacking up SO MUCH worse i took him to the vet today and they gave him a steroid shot because the doc says he has allergies or the mold in our house has compromised his lung and we had to give him the steroid even tho he has fiv and the steroid could make is worse but at this point its better to give it to him then not. have never seen him lick and groom himself like this before, it wakes me up at night and i can’t sleep. we just got my son a bunny and now it wont stop licking itself. could there be some parasite bothering them that the doc didnt know to take notice to?
we have one other cat, i dont know whether she licks to much shes my husbands cat so i dont pay much attention to her lol but i think shes very healthy.
what possible parasites could i be dealing with? my cat, i just noticed after the doc (DAMN IT unfortunately) ,has two red (blood) spots on one of his ears, i dont know if that has anything to do with it but they were never there before.hes never been like this before.
we just moved to TN from FL could it be the spring up north? i wouldn’t know. but if so why is the bunny scratching and licking non-stop now too when it didnt when it first came here? could it be mange from a dog i brought in the house a month ago or so that i meticulously cleaned after it left?
OR if it is just my cat reacting to mold, there something else i can give him to help his immune system? the doc said no and he’s a good one but i dont believe it.
thanks in advance to anyone who answers i knows it a long detailed question, and i’m a proud natural born worry-wort lol
