as chester's bills cross the $200 mark...
with no end in sight (yet), chester is now on an oral prednisone once daily, and an antibiotic twice daily. the doc did a skin-scraping, flea inspection, and full exam yesterday, and found nothing, aside from the obvious. and, more hair loss. fun. he's now missing a patch on the back of his neck, too.
he's feeling better today, after nearly tearing my hand off yesterday, and howling through the antibiotic drinking this morning.
next steps will be a treatment that "changes the way his body processes allergies" (super expensive) or changing both cats to a hypoallergenic food for 8 weeks. and the option of veterinary dermatologists.
different vet yesterday... and more talkative. i feel like i know what the options are, but i'm still worried as to what the hell he's allergic too.