Letter to a Conehead
Posted on 05 December 2008
Dear Crazy Cone-Collar-Wearing Cat Who’s Sulking Upstairs, aka “Nibbles”:
I wish we could figure out what cat food ingredient makes your wee little head itch so badly. Failing that, I wish we could either (a) find a readily available food that works for you or (b) just remember to go shopping when the vet’s office is actually open so we don’t run out of the special hypoallergenic food that must be made of angel’s tears and gold-plated unicorn farts (if I’m judging by the price).
I’m glad that we and our vet guessed correctly it was some kind of food allergy when this happened previously, or otherwise I’d have been clueless when we spotted you trying to peel your head again. So I whipped out the ol’ cone collar (you’re a clawer), the SoftClaws (you’re a fighter), some ear cleaning and ear mite meds we had on hand (just in case), the credit card for the catfood/angel tears (you’re also pitiful), and some salmon kitty treats (we DO have hearts). We’re all waiting most anxiously for you to recover so you can lose the cone collar and stop sulking up in your favorite corner of Caitlyn’s room.
I can only imagine how hard it is for you to traipse up and down the stairs with said cone head, like you’re an ambulatory satellite dish. That’s why you’ve now got litter boxes, food, and water both downstairs AND upstairs. We’d even carry your furry princess butt wherever you wanted to go … if you didn’t completely spaz out whenever we pick you up.
Until that happy day comes, however, wouldya couldya not do your Linda Blair-slash-Freddie Krueger imitation when we apply the antibiotic and the anti-itch meds? You’re waaay good at it, but the twice-daily bloodletting is a bit tiring. I’m beginning to suffer from anemia. And I really miss some of those chunks of my flesh. Thanks ever-so.
Love,
Mom
More pix of Nibbles and her fuzzier brethren, Larry, here.
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My brother Harley is going through the same thing. He just got his 3rd Depo-Medrol shot which clears the swelling on his chin and his lip ulcers up in about 2 days. But then it comes back in about 2-3 weeks. Blood tests found elevated eosinophils, all else normal, so it is definitely an allergic response. He hasn’t eaten out of plastic food bowls in months (or course it couldn’t be something that easy!) We just started him on an exclusion diet of venison. No more chicken.
What kind of food is Nibbles eating? We’re using Evo canned foods. I know how frustrating it is to figure out what the allergic trigger is!
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Hi, Daisy! I’m sorry Harley is suffering from food allergies too. I’m taking Nibbles to the vet tomorrow — her poor ears make me shudder to look at. I was hoping we could help her feel better by using some of the same meds again, but so far, no relief; her ear even looks MORE swollen. Right now, I think it’s just a matter of getting her to leave the darned ear long enough for it to heal while removing the irritant from her diet. Poor little thing.
Can’t recall the brand of the food we buy at the vet; they have to look it up for me each time; it’s a dry food and not one of the brands like Eukanuba or Science — it’s something more medical-y sounding. It’s some kind of low-allergen food. (Like I said: it’s as rare as gold-plated unicorn farts. But it sure works.)
Sympathy scritch & scratch & snuggles to Harley!
I’m impressed that Nibbles has such a Christmas cheery collar. Does he change it for the seasons???
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Hi, Jane! The green color does look festive, although the feline glare from within it cuts the Christmas cheer quite a bit. Nibbles will be the happiest little Xmas cat when we take the collar off. She’s actually a LOT better already, thank goodness!