Have you ever felt confused after taking your pet to the vet?

I changed my cats diet at least 3 times in the past 4 to 6 months trying to figure out why he's inching and balding it's been going on for 4 to 6 months my cat has redness in his eyes and he's constantly itching and licking all over himself it's gotten so bad that he now has big round bald patches on his back and stomach At first I thought it might be ringworm, but he's had this issue for a long time and I haven't caught it, thats why the vet said it must be allergies but I have no clue what he could possibly be allergic to I keep my home fairly clean and he has no fleas because the vet said he didn't really notice any So I'm left confused and my cats left miserable and my vets left with my money, and now I just don't know what's causing my pets issue.

What exactly is the diet though? Nuts? Pouches? Are the nuts or pouches from a high quality source or are they a supermarket available brand? Any additional treats? Any milk? Any human food?

I tried Natural Balance cat food it's a limited diet brand it's not in regular stores I had to order it and have it shipped Iams indoor formula Purina One with cranberry formula it's soy free corn free Friskies indoor, and another brand All these cat food brands are top brands but nothing improved and they cost me a lot I can't afford to keep checking brands with no guarantee that they will help In fact the bald patches and inching has increased.

No I do not use Hartz collars I stopped using those many years ago, but I use advantage flea control instead, thank you so much for leaving such thoughtful words of advice it's helpful knowing that someone cared enough to respond.

Yes it's very frustrating dealing with vets sometimes especially vets that think of nothing but lining their own pockets and making their clients keep returning while giving no solid answers to the issues that my pet is suffering from. Sigh! it's tough but I won't give up, and hopefully I will find an answer to help my kitty, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I did some research and found a good natural supplement for cats with immune issues and allergies I ordered it and it's on the way, lets hope it works because it cost a lot less then that vet visit cost I'll keep you posted with an update if it works sigh I hope it does, thanks.

Yeah it seems like all most vets care about is money I understand that treatment cost money and test cost also, but $500 dollars is seriously crazy why can't they lower there rates a little or offer a payment plan? my goodness I use to dream of becoming a vet because I love animals and I would have never felt right charging that kinda cash just for one test and just taking the cash and turning the pet and owner away everyone's isn't blessed with tons of cash, but there pets are just as important as those wealthy owners pets are As for my cat he's a fighter and he still seems to be enthusiastic about life so that gives me some hope that he might recover with the aid of some over the counter treatment or supplements I did some research and found some good natural supplements that seem to fit the vets educated opinion, so lets hope the supplements work, if they work I'll post an update.

Yay! Same here! I was wanting to be a Vet too. I love my cats, and I want to treat them by myself if ever they have sickness( 'cause they got sick all the time! And the newly born kittens die easily. :=( ) I really feel sad when I see my cats like that, so I wanted to be a Vet and help people and their loved pets. :=( But anyways, I'm happy your kitty is doing okay. Hope he/she'll recover fully fast!

Please explain more fully as to what do you mean we should never do what? Yes it's our duty has pet owners to do whatever we can to make sure our pets stay healthy, but it's also our duty to make sure that we are also able to take care of ourselves also because if we spend all our money on greedy vets we will not be left in a good position to care for anyone, I provide my cat with the best cat food clean water tarter control treats flea meds love, toys and warm bed He's been with me for 7 years now and I'm grateful that he has felt loved instead of lonely and hungry and scared he has been under the weather lately, but he still doing fair to spite his discomfort I took him to a vet with the hope of finding some answers but instead I was left more confused and with much less cash.

Well you were blessed to find a good vet that fit your budget and understood your situation, but my cats vet wanted 500 to diagnose my cats issues and I just can't afford that at all unless I want to allow my lights to get cut off, so unfortunately I have to continue to treat my cat on my on based on the general diagnosis I received from my the vet and hope for the best It's really unfair how vets just dismiss customers who don't have a ton of money to throw away sigh! oh well I just have to do my best on my own who knows maybe I'll come across a good over the counter treatment for my poor little 7 year old sweetie I'll update this topic if I find something that works. Thanks for dropping in and sharing your experience.

That's a good suggestion accept I don't have the kind of money it will take to get a second diagnosis it took me two months or so to save up enough to take my cat to the vet in the first place So all I can do now is research it myself and hope I find the proper over the counter treatment to help my cat improve it's much less expensive that way There are a lot of natural supplements on the market for pets if you know where to look, so I'll try that first before draining my funds again for another vet visit with no guarantee they will even be able to help my cat without additional expensive test the test, and the necessary test needed to diagnose my cat is around $500 dollars sadly I just don't have that kind of cash unless I don't mind having my lights turned off, so you see I have no choice but to do the best I can for my poor little sweetie, and hope that I find the right treatment on my own within reason and research.