Hi! Tigger, a four-year old, altered male orange tabby, is one of four
adopted strays in my household. He's the only one showing symptoms of
a rash all over his body, from throat to tail. At first I thought he'd
been scratched by one of the other cats, and that the little scabs
were from that, but they have spread since then. The rash does not
match descriptions of ringworm, and I have seen no fleas on him or the
other cats. The possibility of allergies has been mentioned.

We're having a drought and the weather here has been extremely dry,
which made me think of heat rash, and I've been under a lot of stress
myself, which may have communicated itself to Tigger.

I've been out of work and don't have money for a vet, but want to do
something to deal with this situation. Does anyone have any ideas
about dealing with this? I'd like at least to be able to soothe the
itching.

Thank you,

Laramie Sasseville