Help my itchy cat?

I have a female cat who recently has gotten over fleas--been flea free for almost a month. She is currently on Frontline PLUS and I just gave her her monthly dose today.





I am 100% certain she does not have fleas, but she still itches right around her eyes, her ears (NOT EARMITES), her chin (she has some cat acne), and the beginning of her chest. She rarely scratches her sides, the top of her head, or anywhere else. I was reading up about flea dermatitis and stuff like that but I just wanna know what to do.





If it gets too serious and she starts losing hair or gets wounds, I will take her to the vet, but for now she is just scratching herself.





Is there any kind of bath I can give her or something around the house that could cure her itching? I don't know if she has dry skin but I don't give her baths either.





I also read that she may have an allergy to her food, and I am switching her food to Innova when a little more money rolls in.





Any ideas would help. Thank you!

Help my itchy cat?
This is really a question for a vet, but I can give some suggestions. If you decide you need to bathe her, she won't get really dry skin as long as you use a shampoo that's formulated for cats and dilute it half with water when you use it (easier to rinse out). If she seems to have dry skin, be sure she has enough fresh water and consider humidifying the air in your home, which will be better for you, too.





For the acne on her chin, my cats got less acne when I switched from plastic food bowls to stainless steel and ceramic. I also got a flea comb and combed her chin, which got rid of the crumbly parts and she looked a lot better. The vet may have something else you could use to put on her chin.





She will do less damage if you clip her claws, too. There are special little combs you can get called "face only" so maybe you could help her by doing a little gentle grooming. Our vet recommended steel-toothed dog combs for the rest of the cat because they got down into the lower part of the fur and got out more loose hairs.





I hope you're able to make kitty more comfortable.
Reply:Greetings. I have a friend who has a miniture french poodle. the flea medication for him is in the small size and he has to be given about 1/4 of the normal dose because of his size. when he was given the full amount he developed a lot of the sympthoms you mentioned. plus rolling in the grass a lot trying to get it off his skin. cut down the dose and he is fine. your cat may well be being overdosed with the flea repellent. you could try cutting the dose in half or less for her and see what happens. Fleas aren't bad this time of year so couldn't hurt. Here in the north we only use the flea and tick repellent in the warm months and not in the winter at all.
Reply:I think you should try buying some cat shampoo from your local pet shop. Alovera would be good as it sooths your cat. You might even be able to get dry skin shampoo's. But if her ichting doesn 't stop soon, you'll have to take her to the vet. Have you de-flead your furniture and carpets? You can buy specil sprays from pet shops, if you haven't. Have you wormed your cat latley? Just a thought. And I think you could definatly try switching her food. If all else fails, the vet is the only option.
Reply:Try searching for a natural remedy.
Reply:is she got allergy from flees biting or from frontline,bath area in boiled water with nip of salt in,if no better she might have to get wash med from vets