Hi my son is nine and the last couple days he s said his butt itches,when I had him pull his pants so I could see what the problem was,like did he get any flea bites,his grandma has 4 cats.It s red and alittle welter from him itching so much.I put A&d ointment on it but it still itches.He s having problems sleeping.He said it doesn t hurt just itches.It s all on and around his anal region.What is it? I m keeping him home from school cause it s so uncomfortable for him and he can t itch his butt all the time in school.I ve also told him to try not to itch it with fingernails cause I know that had made it worse.