Scabs on my cat?

It may be flea allergies. Some cats are highly sensitive. Do you use Advantage or Frontline? My daughters cat has skin issues, and it might also be a food allergy to grains in dry cat food.

Have her checked out and you may want to try switching her to a grain free diet like Taste of the Wild.
Is she licking herself a lot too, seem restless, irritated?

They may simply be battle scars; old and healed scrapes from G*d-knows-where.

My cat Milo has lots of them, but he is out most of the day unless it is raining or inclement.
I have found that I was able to flake them off with a finger nail when they got old.

For how long did you continue the flea treatment? And which one did you use?

Fleas have a pretty complex life cycle not easily eradicated completely. Just because all of thefleas on the cat at the time of treatment are totally dead, this does not eliminate the problem. The other dormant stages can hatch out and their numbers can rebound.

If the cat is very allergic to fleas, that could be the source of the stabbing.

How long did you treat her (how many times and at what intervals) and with what.

Without further specific info from you regarding that, we could speculate all day long and be no closer to an answer.
Awaiting your answer…..

Is there an update on the little girl?

Sorry I took so long to respond! I haven’t had a chance to get online all week. We took Chloe to the vet to have her checked out after all. We were really worried. $75 later, we found out she’s allergic to fleas and got a secondary skin infection because of it. The vet found a small trace of flea feces in her fur, so she told us the cat is doing a good job keeping the fleas under control, which is why we haven’t seen any, but they’re still there. So we treated her again and she got an antibiotic injection for the skin infection. Her skin is as good as new now. :)

Happy news. Give her a scritch for me.

Glad to hear things are better with Kitty.

Fleas are really difficult to get rid of. It is possible but really requires THREE CONSECUTIVE months of treatment with Fromtline. Every 30 days another application.

This will get them in each dormant life stage and will get rid of them completely. One treatment alone or sporadically done (rather than at 30 day intervals) lets them rebuild up their numbers as the dormant stages hatch out.

If she is an indoor only cat then the initial expense of the three treatments is well worth it to get all of them.

You can keep track of things much better by getting a fine toothed comb at a pet store. Just ask them for a flea comb. The plastic ones work just as well for only 99 cents.

This enables you to spot the flea feces right away even if you don’t see any fleas. If that comb is picking up flea dirt, no matter how little, that means there are still some left. And it’s just a matter of time before there are more. They multiply like crazy. Look up the statistics on how many eggs just ONE female flea can produce.

Since your kitty is so allergic, even a few fleas can be problematic. You really need to keep on top of the situation.

Just bite the bullet once on the expense for 3 months of treatment and keep her indoors and you’ll be rid of the problem for life.

Go to Frontline.com and read up on the life stages of the flea. It’s all diagrammed out and makes perfect sense why three consecutive months of treatment are necessary.

We had to do this for three cats a few years ago. But that, combined with vaccuuming to get rid of eggs hiding in carpenting was successful in getting rid of any and all fleas after three months.

There has never been a flea on any of them since and this was five years ago. From time to time I run the flea comb through their fur and get nothing at all. And I make sure my cat never leaves the house.

Fleas are horrible creatures making life miserable for pets and owners alike. These parasites deserve death !