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Old November 6th 06, 11:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Default Update on "bald belly syndrome"

There is also a product called Granicks Bitter Apple that is made for just
this purpose. You spray it on the area "provided it's not open and raw" and
it taste bad so they don't lick it. I've used it with my dogs and even my
moms cat.

You can find it at Petco, or probably even a local feed store.

Celeste

"Edna Pearl" wrote in message
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It's been a month since I posted that my 9yo dsh Ted was diagnosed with
bald belly syndrome, which is basically feline OCD -- licking the hair off
his hind legs and belly. He was on Valium for two weeks, then had a
follow-up visit with the vet. The vet said the hair on his tummy was all
the same length, indicating that he had stopped licking it off. The vet
reduced his Valium dosage to two times a week, so I give Ted a pill
whenever he gets into into one of his skittish moods, about two times a
week. He seems to have adjusted quite well to being stoned occasionally
:-)

I still catch Ted licking the affected area -- when I do I just distract
him with a gentle "no" and some petting. (He knows what "no" means,
unlike his sister Betty :-) His tummy still shows a lot of skin through
the fur, but I can't tell whether it's all the same length -- my eyesight
is not very acute. Would you expect his hair to have grown back? I'm
trying to remember my experiences with spaying surgeries -- it takes more
than a month for the tummy hair to grow back all the way, doesn't it?

I thought I'd post about this again, in any event, to see if there's
anybody here who has any experiences to share about having a cat with bald
belly syndrome.

Thanks,
ep