Hope all ok with your cat.
Cat food allergies scabs.
While it doesn t happen often cats can develop allergies to food just like humans although the actual cause is unclear.
The more intently a cat.
The allergy most frequently develops in response to the protein component of the food.
The physical reaction is frequently excessive itchiness with resultant excessive scratching at the skin.
Food allergies typically affect the head ears and neck area causing non seasonal itching which may progress to small papules and large areas of open and weeping scabs.
Hi helen flea allergy is the most common allergy in cats.
Other symptoms may include hair loss vomiting and excessive licking of the affected area.
These scabs are often referred to as miliary dermatitis a term that was coined because the scabs look like millet seeds see miliary dermatitis in cats for more information on this skin condition.
Allergies themselves then do not cause scabs on cats at the back neck and the base of the tail but by the cat s singleminded focus on getting relief from the allergy.
For example beef pork chicken or turkey.
Dermatologic food reactions are non seasonal reactions which occur following ingestion of one or more allergy causing substances in an animal s food.
Learn more about the causes symptoms and treatment of this condition in cats below.
Nika toltek 3 mar 2020reply.
This would start out in a similar fashion to hives and become very itchy.