Cat ear sores from allergies: treatment, testing cost, and vet help?

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Adopted 2 white cats, the 4 year old is said to have an allergy to poultry. She is reacting to Sheba tuna cat food, (found out it has chicken and have discontinued it). She now has raw spots on her ear. What can I put on it to help the healing and make her stop scratching it? Also is $225 for an food allergy test a reasonable cost? (and about $225 additional for a environmental test to be included?) Any good suggestions for a good cat vet? Thank you, Darlene Valentine. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 4 years and 7 months old

Lauren Kennedy, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm sorry to hear that Lily is dealing with allergies. This can definitely be a frustrating condition to treat and manage. If it is only the tips of Lily's ears that are affected you can try applying some antibiotic ointment on the sores and see if that helps. If however the ear is inflammed or there is discharge in the ear then she may have an ear infection and need ear drops to help it clear up. Ear infections are very common on pets with allergies. And finally, yes, it is expensive to have allergy testing done and the price you quoted does seem like the average cost. This is a good option for treatment of allergies if you want to consider giving allergy shots to your cat long term. If that is not something you feel comfortable with then I would not spend the money to have the test performed. And many vets are comfortable treating cats but there are "cat only" practices that are focused on cat healthcare. You may be able to find a clinic like this in your area if you are interested. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.

Cat ear sores from allergies: treatment, testing cost, and vet help?

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