Maybe your kitty kat just wants to be with you to help you feel better. After one of my surgeries, my Jazzie just stayed at the head of the bed. Tank the Crank, her sibling didn't get it. I had two Cavaliers at the time and they stayed on the bed also. Every once in a while they would give me a look that said, "Are we ever getting up today?"
Good luck with the itching. It can sure be annoying.

May you have ease and contentment.
Chris