HomeoPet Feline Skin and Itch

We have a 12 year old female bengal that's had allergy issues for over half her life, her specific issues being itching, resulting in overgrooming. Her 'normal' issue is chewing on her lower belly back to her tail and her inner rear thighs. Often time, she ends up with sores. We're constantly on the watch to go 'help' her with the itching, though us softly itching her (hands, variety of measures and other tools) rarely seems to actually help. Either she'd stop from being so tired of it herself or so tired of putting up with us trying to help. We've tried orally administering Zyrtec, Benadryl, and a variety of other packaged retail products and nothing helped. A syringe wouldn't work (see below) and she'd detect it in her food and not eat. And she's one that's very particular on her food -- Orijen or Acana only for kibble, and a specific wet canned food or TJ tuna. She won't touch anything else, and as finicky as she is, she can definitely tell when another flavor is introduced. Only once we saw a vet and ended up with steroids and Atopica did she see some relief. But, eventually, she reacted poorly to Atopica. Towards the end of the 90 day bottle, she'd start throwing up. We stop the Atopica, she'd stop throwing up. Put her back on it "too soon" (had to wait over a month) and she'd immediately start throwing up again. This led to an adverse reaction to any oral meds for her. She'd start drooling more than you'd imagine a cat could any time we tried any oral meds. Enough we went a couple years between trying, just tried again out of desperation before trying this product, and she reacted the same way -- super drool. With how bad her issues were, we went through the expensive dermatologist (many vet visits, which she hates), testing, and allergy shot process. Along the way, she was on/off steroids, Atopica, etc. The entire allergy process was a waste of time, as we made it through the "up to a year" of adaptation time and saw no improvement. Then we knew a move was coming up, talked to the vet about it, and they said to continue -- it was just taking longer for her. Fast forward to being in the new location (which is going to be many locations, as we're going to be mobile) and we went to a vet here to get a steroid and Atopica again. We talked over the history with the vet and she immediately called out the allergy shots not being a workable solution, as they're tailored for your location and surrounding fauna (trees, grasses, pollens, etc.). Moving locations obviously doesn't accommodate that. Yet, the dermatologist had directed us to continue -- either ignorant of that fact or just wanting to keep us on the hook for as long as they could. So, the move happened, which compounded the allergies with stress and things went from bad to worse. That eventually led us to discover this product, with claims of unflavored (though ingredients clearly indicate a flavor would be present) and enough positive reviews to make it worth a shot. Anyways, all that was to explain we've been through A LOT trying to give our girl a pleasant life. I cannot imagine being itchy all the time, to the point of exhaustion during high allergen or stress periods. That's why we've tried so much to deal with it. Everything that we've done, and to only just come across this which seems to actually work! We've only given it to her for a day so far and immediately noticed a reduction in itching shortly after the first dose, administered in a small amount of tuna. As far as we can tell, she can't tell it's there -- no hesitation in eating and she licks the bowl clean still. She's been resting more peacefully, grooming is more normal (a lot less chewing and normal licking/cleaning), and actually otherwise engaged/active today (going into day 2 of treatment). Truly amazing if this keeps up. UPDATE a bit over a month in: It’s still helping, but not as effective as it initially was. We’d started with 5 drops, and have ramped up to 7 drops (as it appears to be a 1 drop per 2 lbs dosage if you extrapolate the basic chart) and it hasn’t improved. It still helps her not itch constantly, but she’s back to itching a lot and for long bouts, resulting in sores again. I don’t know if this is a product you have to cycle like some supplements, but it’s barely over a month, so that’s a short relief period to then have to cycle off/on. We have an organ meat supplement coming we’re going to try alongside this. And maybe try cycling off this product once that’s been introduced to her diet, to see what’s truly working and if either or both are the ongoing care solution. Will report back either way.

on week two and my kitty is doing much better! i view this as a temporary fix as i think it is necessary finding the root cause of the allergies. with that being said, it is doing what it advertises. i give it to her 1-2 times a day although it instructs for 3. she is no longer pulling out her fur. i also invested in an air purifier so if anyone else is having this issue i strongly suggest one of those as well. along with the drops & purifier, i have provided her with more enrichment. the drops may not be the soul solution but it’s definitely apart of. i strongly recommend

Did not work like it was supposed to

The seemed to work in the beginning, maybe a week or 10 days my kitty was scratching/licking less; I watch him constantly. I was so relieved. But then they stop working; back to Zertec and Claritin. Very strange, does the placebo factor work in animals? 🤔

This product has helped my boy immensely with his allergies. Last year when the weather was changing cold he started excessively overgrooming and itching. After trying everything steroid shots from the vet worked wonders but this year I wanted to give this product a go after it started up again and it has worked almost like a charm. Three times a day in his wet food and his issues have really mostly gone away and it helped almost immediately after the first day.

Great product. I added a few drops to my girl's water fountain. She hasn't really been scratching at all. I'm very happy about this miracle supplement. She's happier too as well 😁

Didn’t help AT ALL with my cat’s coat. Not sure if it’s safe. My cat started over grooming like crazy after using this product. I wish I wouldn’t have used this because it definitely started a problem with my cat and he was fine to begin with.

My poor 5 year old kitty has always had itchy skin and small bumps that drover her crazy itching. She is indoors and never had flea's, but the only thing that worked was Advantage which she HATED. I dreaded the monthly dose because she is sly and fast and strong and could see it coming. I tried this on a whim and saw IMMEDIATE results. After putting 5 drops in her canned food, she seemed to feel better within hours. I repeated that 4 times a day for a few days then cut back to twice a day, 5 drops each in a quarter can of cat food. I have a different cat now. She comes over and lays next to me and likes to be petted and combed for a change. It's almost like she's thanking me. Her belly is no longer red, she no longer chews between her toes or acts like a maniac because of the constant itching. If anything, all of my cats seem a little calmer with this added to their food. (I have no way of separating their food or the medication from the other 2). Amazingly, they have softer shinier hair than ever, shed less and have nearly ZERO dander. The only problem is that if I stop giving her this med she starts itching again. But that is no different than before with the Advantage and now she is actually a happy cat. I can only describe it as similar to a low dose of Benadryl. It has been a few months and can't say it's any cheaper, but can't put a price on happiness. Thank you :-) Frankie the cat 11/20/19 Update: I settled on a maintenance dosage of 5 or 6 drops per 1/2 can of Friskies Pate cat food. I feed this to all 3 cats 4 times a day. They are all happy cats, especially Frankie. No signs of itching, redness or discomfort at all. Adjusting the dose is a little tricky because at a higher dosage I think they can smell it. Small amounts over the course of the day work best for us. Amazing product!!!