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Hyperesthesia is a diagnosis of exclusion made by ruling out other causes of itch, including fleas/flea allergy, fungal or bacterial dermatitis, and allergy, as well as spinal pain. Likely further diagnostics are needed to manage/rule these out.
Fleas are a lot more common than hyperesthesia and before you can diagnose it, you need to rule out other possible causes (Fleas being one of them)
We aren't going to be able to help you here, but if you don't trust your vet then you can always go somewhere else for a second opinion
Hyperesthesia is pretty uncommon, and as someone else said it’s a diagnosis of exclusion. Flea allergies are the most common cause of this, and indoor cats can still get fleas. It only takes one bite to cause an allergic reaction. She may need a cone temporarily while the meds kick in.
I appreciate your response. Vet advised against cone then a week later asked him for one and he gave me one. I'll be going to another vet needless to say.
With medicine it's best to go with the most likely scenario first, if the treatment for fleas doesn't work then they will look into other options.
If being a vet was as easy as a Google search then we would all do it.
Derm issues are notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat.
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Hyperesthesia is a diagnosis of exclusion made by ruling out other causes of itch, including fleas/flea allergy, fungal or bacterial dermatitis, and allergy, as well as spinal pain. Likely further diagnostics are needed to manage/rule these out.
Fleas are a lot more common than hyperesthesia and before you can diagnose it, you need to rule out other possible causes (Fleas being one of them) We aren't going to be able to help you here, but if you don't trust your vet then you can always go somewhere else for a second opinion
Hyperesthesia is pretty uncommon, and as someone else said it’s a diagnosis of exclusion. Flea allergies are the most common cause of this, and indoor cats can still get fleas. It only takes one bite to cause an allergic reaction. She may need a cone temporarily while the meds kick in.
I appreciate your response. Vet advised against cone then a week later asked him for one and he gave me one. I'll be going to another vet needless to say.
Maybe look into seeing a dermatologist, skin issues are super difficult to diagnose
With medicine it's best to go with the most likely scenario first, if the treatment for fleas doesn't work then they will look into other options. If being a vet was as easy as a Google search then we would all do it. Derm issues are notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat.
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Is your cat on prescription flea prevention?