Thread: Introduction

hiya - what a gorgeous cat! what's his name?
well, I would take him to the vet, I don't see what else it can be than allergies, and I assume you want to know what he's allergic to... and it can be a lot of things...
both my sisters's cats (who are both "outside cats") are allergic to Trombiculidae (also called berry bugs, harvest mites, red bugs, scrub-itch mites and aoutas) - seems to run in the the feline world ... around the face does seem to be the areas where it happens first but also the rest of the body to a lesser extent, and from spring to automn... they gave them one shot of some anti-allergene at the beginning of the season to get it under control... is it only on the face? so it would probably be something he puts his face into, may be to eat or drink, or rubs it on (though he would rub the rest of his body on it too, and the rest isn't affected, so I would favor the "puts his face into" option - though may be the rest of him is protected by the thick hair... so don't rule out the "rub it on" option either) Have you tried washing his bowls with a different solution, or even with just water? I wouldn't say it is the food itself because if it was he would probably be sick, too...
so what touches his face and only his face?
do you use some sort of wax on your furniture? how are his paws? affected or not?
does he go outside? if he does, try to stop him for a couple of weeks, see if it gets better. If it does, it means the source is outside. If it doesn't then it's inside.