The itching is just a sign and not a specific disease or medical diagnosis.
Cat itchy scabs no fleas.
Because cats are excellent groomers they may actually remove all traces of fleas.
There can be many reasons behind the excessive scratching of your cat.
Scabs on your cat s back can make your cat extremely uncomfortable and therefore directly make you feel stressed especially if you notice that there are no fleas.
When it comes to scabs on cats scratching at the scabs clears a path for further secondary infections by usually harmless bacteria that live on cats.
Common explanations include allergies parasites fungal or bacterial infection and dry skin.
My cat has skin scabs and no fleas.
Other skin parasites like mites can also cause pruritis.
The most common reasons behind the itching are external parasites such as mites fleas lice or ticks they cause itching and further infections cat has scabs and hair loss on the skin.
Usually it is known that fleas cause scabs therefore when they are not available but your cat has scabs most of you get tremendously worried.
You must treat all pets in the household for several months to completely eradicate the fleas.
If you notice your cat licking their lower back obsessively with or without scabs on the neck it is a sign that fleas might be causing the problem.
Fleas remain the most common cause of skin disease in cats although this is not true in all countries in some regions fleas are rare and fleas are not the only cause of pruritus itchy skin in cats.
Is your cat scratching and is this causing the scabs.
It is really important to look for the immediate cause.
She has no fleas she is a house cat.
Itchy cat when it is not fleas.
This time i combed all scabs off and put a topical on it made out of cannabis orange oil and lavender.
The itching drives the cat to scratch which leads to the inevitable scabs if not treated.
If no fleas or flea dirt are found but the cat is scratching in these areas a treatment trial with a veterinarian recommended flea medication is warranted.
Please help 8 comments.
07th september 2018.
There are no fleas where i live so i think it is probably an allergy.
Scabs on a cat s skin are usually due to miliary dermatitis.
That is the first question.
The vet will tell how.
Nemo is my cat and started getting scabs around her neck this past spring.
Dermatitis leads to itching and scratching.
If fleas aren t the cause of your cat s itchiness a more detailed analysis is required to make a diagnosis.
Fleas aren t the only cause of itchy skin in cats.
Vets and their meds have never been useful to me.
Scabs will follow as the cuts heal.
Infections and allergies are common causes of itchy skin pruritis in cats.
I use home remedies.
