hairless kitty

for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath, putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for your time.

Take him to the vet!

"mokering" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for
your time.

Stacey wrote:

Take him to the vet!

Yes, that sounds like a good plan. It could be allergies or parasites,
or just plain excessive nervousness, but the best place to start is with
your vet.


"mokering" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for
your time.

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:20:35 -0600, "mokering"
wrote:

for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath, putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for your time.
Repeat: Take him to the Vet

No more baby oil. It could work as a laxative. Not good for an already stressed
kitty. And to the vet ASAP.

Jo

--
"Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who
insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran
"mokering" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a sudden
and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath, putting baby oil
on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone has any suggestions please .
.. . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for your time.

Please take him to the vet.
Best wishes,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"mokering" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for
your time.

"mokering" wrote in message
lkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for
your time.


Could be a hormonal problem. Amber Eyes RB had that problem.
Vet claimed it was probably because she'd been spayed too early.
He'd give her a shot and the problem would go away for a while
(months or years), then return if she was under stress.


--
Jette Goldie

Apache and Dakota
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:05:11 GMT, "Jette Goldie"
wrote:


"mokering" wrote in message
alkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you for
your time.


Could be a hormonal problem. Amber Eyes RB had that problem.
Vet claimed it was probably because she'd been spayed too early.
He'd give her a shot and the problem would go away for a while
(months or years), then return if she was under stress.

The word "stress" triggered my memory of an episode of the vet program
on Animal Planet. If I remember correctly, the cat patient starting
going bald, and they had quite a time making the diagnoisis before
finally settled on stress. As I remember, the trigger in that case was
a relative or new roomate moving in, complete with d*g pet. The cure
was a safe room where the d*g couldn't follow if the cat needed time
alone.

I agree with the chorus of replies that the first step is a trip to
the vet and no more baby oil, but when you get Moke to the vet you
might mention any changes in his home.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:05:11 GMT, "Jette Goldie"
wrote:


"mokering" wrote in message
alkaboutpets.com...
for some reason my kitty " moke" is losing his hair. it happened all of
a
sudden and nothing i am doing sees to work, i have tried giving him a
bath,
putting baby oil on him, i really dont know what else to do. so if anyone
has any suggestions please . . . i will attemp any suggestion. thank you
for
your time.


Could be a hormonal problem. Amber Eyes RB had that problem.
Vet claimed it was probably because she'd been spayed too early.
He'd give her a shot and the problem would go away for a while
(months or years), then return if she was under stress.

The word "stress" triggered my memory of an episode of the vet program
on Animal Planet. If I remember correctly, the cat patient starting
going bald, and they had quite a time making the diagnoisis before
finally settled on stress. As I remember, the trigger in that case was
a relative or new roomate moving in, complete with d*g pet. The cure
was a safe room where the d*g couldn't follow if the cat needed time
alone.



Even humans get hair loss from stress, so stress is definately
a possibility.

I agree with the chorus of replies that the first step is a trip to
the vet and no more baby oil, but when you get Moke to the vet you
might mention any changes in his home.

Vet visit is first stop, fer sure.


--
Jette Goldie

Apache and Dakota
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html