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My cat has miliary dermatitis again. What can I use at home now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bombay | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 7 months old

Hello previously my cat had miliary dermatitis and i took her to the vet who prescribed some sort of medicine ( probably antibiotic) that was also used for human children and also instructed to clean the neck and head area with solution called (alcool iode) It all worked then But now she has them again I can not take her to the vet now and im sure its the same condition as then but i forgot the name of the antibiotic medicine he prescribed What can i use? Please help ♡ thank you

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Answered By Lauren M. Jones, VMD

Veterinarian

Published on June 28th, 2017

I'm sorry to hear that Khafraa has had a recurrence of her miliary dermatitis. Miliary dermatitis is a condition that occurs secondary other issues, such as flea bite sensitivity, allergies to food, allergies to environmental factors, ringworm, mange, among others. With many cases of miliary dermatitis, secondary bacterial infections can develop requiring antibiotics, which sounds like this was the case with Khafraa. Unfortunately, I do not know which antibiotic your vet last prescribed for Khafraa and I cannot legally recommend a specific prescription-based medication without examining her. At this point, you can try using an over the counter antibacterial shampoo (here is one example: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=27982), as well as assuring that she is receiving a high quality flea prevention, such as Advantage. If her skin lesions persist or worsen after baths with a medicated shampoo and flea prevention, she will need to go to her vet for further evaluation. I hope that all goes well!

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