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Thanks all,some really helpful advice here. I've been so upset but this has pointed me in the right direction for what to do.
I will have to stop praying it will go away on it's own and tackle this from all angles xxx

seems to me you are going to have to find a way to stop her scratching the sore place so that you can determine once and for all if the scratching is the problem now or if there is still an underlying problem - scabby places itch regardless of what caused the wound in the first place have you scour...

Thanks janey, we did try a soft collar from amazon but the rim lays right on her sore bit! So seemed to irritate her even more. She's an indoor cat so I've not flea-ed her since that last time in August. Vet checked her thoroughly and no fleas there. Could she have picked up some sort of parasite in...

Thanks for commenting! I have been thinking about this. She had her spot on flea treatment on August 26 before going to the cattery so it could be the cause..but obviously we are now in December and it's so much worse. She is scratching it and making it bleed so it's obviously irritating her. The ve...

Hi all, Our 18 month old BSH went into a cattery over August Bank holiday weekend and hasn't been the same since. She came out with a scratch/sore on the back of her neck and has since been scratching it so it's got bigger and worse. She's now losing hair all around the infected area. Our vet is stu...