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Cat feline skin disorder:There are two contagious diseases that complicate, or mimic, feline
skin disorder that is prevalent. They are ringworm, also called as dermatophytosis and demodecosis. Both of these are sometimes are responsible for itchy conditions. Ringworm is found through culture of hairs around the affected area and demodecosis shows up in biopsy samples but it sometimes takes more than one sample to find it. Ringworm sometimes takes more than one attempt. There have been certain
cases in which it took three attempts to biopsy, taking two or three samples each time, to find the Demodex organisms in a group of infected cats. Rippling Skin Disorder is a common name given for a condition known technically as Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome (FHS), and it is denoted by a number of seemingly unrelated symptoms. The significant difference between normal crazy behaviors that younger cat's exhibit and feline hyperesthesia is that with the latter, the cat is actually in distress.
Treatment of feline skin disorder:
Some cats have a certain condition called eosinophilic granuloma complex that resembles feline acne but these are supposed to be distinguishable by examination of biopsy samples. This complex can be caused by allergies and flea bite hypersensitivity. Feline skin disorder is usually treatable by topical treatment only. There are a number of materials that people use for feline skin disorder, with benzoyl peroxide shampoos, vitamin A ointment (Retin-A, Rx), and metronidazole gel and mupirocin ointment being the most common recommendations. The use of systemic antibiotics or corticosteroids is sometimes necessary when topical treatment is not sufficient.
Conclusion:
Most cats will respond to corticosteroid treatment within less than two weeks. Some vets have tried isotretinoin i.e., Accutane Rx in cats but according to Muller and Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology, 6th edition, the success rate is only about 33% to this medication and it is pretty expensive. If the cat owner have not contacted the dermatologist to report that treatment does not seem to have been successful, that would be a good thing to do. The
dermatologist might go on suggesting further testing, especially with the apparent contagiousness and the persistence of this problem. The dermatologist may feel that it is reasonable to try some of the other treatments to see if they are more effective.
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