Mr. Sofite's skin on his head and neck is all scabbed up and he keeps scratching himself and crying when he does it, it obviously itches and hurts him. Trying to figure out if there's something I can do to help him outside of the vet, since I'm not sure if my dad will pay for him to get seen or not.
Any redness or irritation around the eyes, nose, or mouth? If so, that could mean it's a systemic allergy (food etc) instead of dermatitis (from big bites or surface contact with an allergen).
None that I can see, it's mostly on his head, neck and ear.
So, just wild intuition here, but - main body/back/tail area are where I've seen environmental contact dermatitis issues with my cats - the big portions of them that touch things in the environment when they are lazing about. The head/neck/ear area is where I touch my cats the most, so a rash just in that area makes me wonder if it's a reaction to something on your hands? Or maybe an inner ear issue that he's trying to dig at?
So I guess next questions are, have you been handling anything new or touching anything different recently? Using a different lotion or body wash? And if not, what do the insides of his ears look like? Any discoloration or debris?
No not touching or doing anything different and his ears appear to be fine