How to treat my cat's itchy bald spot from scratching and irritation?

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Anything you can recommend to put on this bald spot? It is itchy as he has been scratching it (I think that is how he lost the fur there). I was cleansing his ears with a natural ear cleanser for cats. He had ear mites pretty bad when I picked him up from the spca. mites have cleared up since Revolution plus. he developed this rash only one side though. I used a human face wash to clean his fur when it was very dirty from the ear mites. I wonder if this irritated his skin. Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Male | neutered | 9 years and 8 months old | 8 lbs

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

A prescription steroid/antibiotic ointment such as entederm/dermavet along with an Elizabethan collar/cone for 7 days would be the most effective. As the lesion is likely from him trying to scratch his ears and missing, a topical over the counter hydrocortisone ointment/cream twice daily alternating with neosporin twice daily for 7 days along with the e-collar may help as well. If there is still ear mite debris in his ears, prescription tresaderm from your vet may be indicated as well. Good luck!

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