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January 17th 04, 11:54 PM
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Hairless back legs - biting
We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any
fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Jim 
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January 18th 04, 01:55 AM
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Has he been checked by a vet?? At that age, you cannot afford to not have
him checked. It may be an underlying medical problem. Gail "Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Jim
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January 18th 04, 01:55 AM
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Has he been checked by a vet?? At that age, you cannot afford to not have
him checked. It may be an underlying medical problem. Gail "Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Jim
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January 18th 04, 01:55 AM
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Has he been checked by a vet?? At that age, you cannot afford to not have
him checked. It may be an underlying medical problem. Gail "Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Jim
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January 20th 04, 05:17 AM
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"Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Ringworm causes extensive hair loss, but normally the cat's immune system eventually prevails before 5 months of the infection elapse.
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January 20th 04, 05:17 AM
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"Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Ringworm causes extensive hair loss, but normally the cat's immune system eventually prevails before 5 months of the infection elapse.
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January 20th 04, 05:17 AM
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"Jim Witte" wrote in message ... We have a male cat that's about 17 years who doesn't seem to have any fur on his back legs, and we think he might be sort of biting it away. We don't know if he still does it (I don't think so - it's certainly not an obvious compulsion). Is this a plausible reason for why back legs would be hairless (could hair growth slow down or shut off?), or should we look for something more? It's been like this for about 2 years, with no other obvious medical problems (except for digestive problems, throwing up occassionally, general old age..) Ringworm causes extensive hair loss, but normally the cat's immune system eventually prevails before 5 months of the infection elapse.
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