Why is she scratching?

351>My cat is 9 yrs old. I took her to the vet 4 months ago for what looked like a bug bite, that she had scrathed raw. They gave her a cone on her head because the %26quot;bite%26quot; is behind her ear, she can%26#039;t reach it to bite it but she can scratch it with her paws. We waited until the wound was completely closed and removed the cone. A week later she had scratched it all open again and we have been repeating this process for three months. We have tried anti-itch cream and anti-biotics. The problem is that she won%26#039;t stop itching that spot and she has had infections in that open wound from her constantly irritating it. The vet is saying that she needs psycotic meds, if her biopsy for cancer and such, comes out clean. I do not want to fork over the money for the vet bills if I can find something else that works. I am hoping some one else has had my same problem. Any Ideas? Thanks!
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Thank you.
Reply:Animals can become obsessive about scratching, cleaning, eating etc. Have you tried a little catnip on a favorite toy to take her mind off it, it may also calm her down without giving her a pill, could it be a food allergy, does she wear a flea collar { I had 2 cats that had strange reactions to them } could it be a parasite under the skin. Maybe you need a new vet ?
Reply:im a dog and cat groomer


i see alot of wounds behind cats ears because of ear problems





take yoru cat back to the vet and have an ear culture done


have them check for yeast, bacteria and mites





and if you can shave the spot that can also help





i hope she feels better