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question about spot on cats leg
The Stripey Thing has a spot on one of his front legs that is new and I
don't know what to think about it. My first response is that it is stress. He has licked all the hair off and there are a about 8-10 little bumps under the hair that is left (he is long haired so there should be a lot of hair there and this is just some short fuzz. I know it isn't fleas because Tony doesn't have any reaction to anything and he is allergic to fleas and I don't find any flea dirt in any of the place they lay. I want to just put a bandage over it so he can't lick it, but I know about how well that would go over, so I need some other ideas to give this a chance to heal and give him a chance to get out of the habit of licking it quite so strenuously. His stressor will be gone in the morning so that will help. Calico will be gone. But I'm afraid this has become an ingrained habit he will need help breaking. So I am open to suggestions. Bridget |
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question about spot on cats leg
"Bridget" wrote in message ... The Stripey Thing has a spot on one of his front legs that is new and I don't know what to think about it. My first response is that it is stress. He has licked all the hair off and there are a about 8-10 little bumps under the hair that is left (he is long haired so there should be a lot of hair there and this is just some short fuzz. I know it isn't fleas because Tony doesn't have any reaction to anything and he is allergic to fleas and I don't find any flea dirt in any of the place they lay. I want to just put a bandage over it so he can't lick it, but I know about how well that would go over, so I need some other ideas to give this a chance to heal and give him a chance to get out of the habit of licking it quite so strenuously. His stressor will be gone in the morning so that will help. Calico will be gone. But I'm afraid this has become an ingrained habit he will need help breaking. So I am open to suggestions. Bridget Our Sam had an old war wound on his back left leg. Every spring he would start to chew at the joint and pull out the fur. Every year when it started we'd take him to the vet and get him a steroid shot and then it would by just fine until the next year. Jo |
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question about spot on cats leg
Bridget wrote:
The Stripey Thing has a spot on one of his front legs that is new and I don't know what to think about it. My first response is that it is stress. He has licked all the hair off snip His stressor will be gone in the morning so that will help. Calico will be gone. But I'm afraid this has become an ingrained habit he will need help breaking. So I am open to suggestions. Bridget Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for everything to calm down now that Calico will be gone, Polonca and Soncek |
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