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My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur
My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur.
The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa |
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Did the vet offer any explanation?
"none" wrote in message ... My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa |
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Did the vet offer any explanation?
"none" wrote in message ... My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 06:07:26 GMT, "Jon C" wrote:
Did the vet offer any explanation? Not really....didn't know for sure. Prescribed anti-deressents thinking it was, perhaps, something behavioral but did no good. |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 06:07:26 GMT, "Jon C" wrote:
Did the vet offer any explanation? Not really....didn't know for sure. Prescribed anti-deressents thinking it was, perhaps, something behavioral but did no good. |
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wrote on 4/24/04 12:01 AM: My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa Sometimes this if from allergies (possibly food) and sometimes it is a developed compulsive obsessive disorder. I would try the allergy track and talk to a feline vet (or at least get a second opinion) and if that does not solve it, I would be tempted to try an antidepressant (again talk to vet.) |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:01:13 -0500, none wrote:
My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa Think contact allergies! What kind of carpet is he laying on? Does he go outside? Does he lay on cement? Any chemicals he comes in contact with? etc.......... |
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 00:01:13 -0500, none wrote:
My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. The spots are on his belly back and front leg. We have had him to the Vet twice. Full exam with blood tests etc and we have always given him excellent vet care and food and affection. No disease or pests of any sort found. Sometimes he licks so hard it bleeds a little. We have two other cats that he lives with that seem to be fine. He sleeps well and eats well and otherwise seems OK. Any ideas? Very worried about my old friend "Happy". Grandpa Think contact allergies! What kind of carpet is he laying on? Does he go outside? Does he lay on cement? Any chemicals he comes in contact with? etc.......... |
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In , on 04/24/04
at 12:01 AM, none said: My cat is licking off big bald spots of fur. He could be allergic to something. Fish, perhaps, if you feed him tuna or or other fish cat food? Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comccast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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