Help! My indoor cat won't stop itching and overgrooming her skin.

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My indoor only cat overgrooms stomach and elbows. She is on Revolution. She also scratches her neck and head a lot, not enough to cause sores. I've tried 3 months on a limited ingredient diet with no change. She will not eat diets of rabbit, duck or turkey. The higher quality/ more raw foods, she will not touch them. She is now eating Blue buffalo grain free canned and Acana dry. I just started Tummyworks probiotic powder. Any other suggestions for the itch/skin allergy? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Longhair | Female | spayed | 16 years and 7 months old | 10 lbs

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

If you have been through a strict novel protein diet trial with no improvement, a food allergy is unlikely. It is possible that Dandy Lion has an allergy to something in the environment or potentially something like thyroid disease. I would recommend making an appointment with your veterinarian to have her skin examined and to discuss treatment options. While the probiotic probably won't hurt, there is not evidence that probiotics help with skin diseases.

Help! My indoor cat won't stop itching and overgrooming her skin.

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