Do you have a cat with scabs and sores on its back and neck? I think that I have found the answer finally. At first I though he was allergic to beef as many cats are. beef not really being a natural food for a cat. But that wasn’t the case at all. In April I posted on the possibility that these cat sores and scabs might be caused by vaccination. Well, I am now convinced that this the real answer to these cat scabs and sores around the neck and back .
Just to recap in case you are reading this topic for the first time, these scabs appear round the neck area. The are flaky and red under the flakes. The scabs are unsightly and worrying although the cat doesn’t seem too bothered by them.
In April last I wrote that I thought they might be caused by vaccination because that is where the vaccine is injected. Vets now admit that vaccination sites are prone to develop tumors, ie cancer. Because of that I stopped having him vaccinated about 2 years ago and he hasn’t had a sore in all that time yet he was plagued with them before.
This does mean we can’t send him to the cattery kennels any more which, if only he knew, he would be happy about because he hated it there! He is a real scaredy cat and likes to be at home and if possible with out visitors! He is an indoor outdoor cat as they all are in my country (New Zealand). We have no predators or anything that could hurt him and he loves to run about outside.
It can’t be a coincidence that these nasty sores have stopped at the same time as the vaccination stopped. I only hop
e that he will not get a cancer from being vaccinated each year until he was about 7 years old.
I am not recommending that you do not vaccinate your cats. They do need to be protected but not every year. Vets say just 1 shot and 1 booster will keep them protected for life. The annual boosters aren’t necessary although maybe vets like the regular income!