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cat losing fur on back of legs
"lori" wrote You should feel for them. If he has bumps I bet I know what it is. well, don't keep me in suspense......what do you think it might be? lori http://www.marvistavet.com/html/eosi...granuloma.html My cat pulls the fur off of the back of her legs when she is overdue for a steroid shot. This immune system disorder manifests as lesions on the mouth sometimes, other times as "linear granuloma" or, little itchy bumps in a straight line up the back of kitty's legs. Easily controlled, by the way, and treatment is cheap. |
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cat losing fur on back of legs
lori wrote: wrote in message giardia, parasites, check for parasites, very easy to miss, simple to cure how and where would i check for parasites? can you post a link to a picture of what i'm looking for perhaps? thanks in advance. lori have you been to a vet yet? the vet will do the looking and the microbiology. you can ask around. anybody else who has a cat with the same symptoms in your area? different parasites have different clinical signs. are the stools normal or loose or even bloody or show white specs or what? http://www.beaglesunlimited.com/beag...giardiasis.htm this is for dogs but it's a start. you can work with the vet and ask specifically for parasites if the vet seems preoccupied. best if you and the vet work on this. both do checking. http://cats.about.com/od/parasiticdisease/ just something i found using "feline parasites" in google some vets will dismiss parasites as impossible because: 1. that particular region does not have parasites in the soil. 2. the cat is kept indoors these vets are being irresponsible and incompetent. an indoor cat in a region not known for parasites can get parasites. less likely but not impossible. there are many different kinds of parasites. many, so it's difficult for you to check up on all of them. you would have to read up on the symptoms and then works out what lab tests are feasible and affordable. some are cheap. i had a stool tested for $8. that was cheap. the vet's office said not necessary. i said, do it and they did. i paid the money and i wanted to make sure. sure it's unlikely but it does happen. and a friend's cat had parasites, giardia, even though it's unlikely where i live. giardia can come through loud and clear via the tap water, even if the tap water is purified and certified and chlorinated. a 1 micron water filter, charcoal to add, takes out giardia. healthy people can take in giardia. people with compromised immune systems cannot handle giardia in the water supply. this is just a suggestion. it's not easy. it's like a detective game. you need to look at the symptoms. in the case of the friend's cat with giardia, which, by the way, several vets had missed, the clues, very, very vague, were the missing fur on the tummy region, the irritability of the cat to the point where she had to be in the bedroom by herself away from the other cats. the vet confirmed giardia. the cat was cured and is furry again on her tummy and socializing with the other cats. before the vet diagnosed giardia, i had guessed giardia or parasites. i don't know why. maybe the missing fur triggered a previous case in my memory. you have to keep on trucking until you find the answer. have you taken any stool samples to a vet? many vets will be bored and tired and not want to exert their brain cells, so keep at it. just changing the diet is an easy way to get rid of a patient or client but that's not a real answer to a real problem. it's what vets say who do not want to be bothered by a problem that is not immediate. some vets are not good at difficult diagnoses which takes time and thought. this is also true for all doctors, except maybe research ones, in fact, almost all of the so-called helping professions. |
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cat losing fur on back of legs
My Sammy had the same problem and my ex's Furball does also and they are all indoor only babies. My Sammy has outgrown it but ex's Furball still has it. Sarrasine had this (hence the less than flattering nickname of "Barebutt") as a kitten and even as a young cat. She also had quite a thin coat. Then about the time they discovered IAMS she went through a moult and came out the other side with no bare bits and a much thicker coat. She was about 18 months old at the time. I don't know whether it was the IAMS or not but she now has a good coat. (Redunzel has about the silkiest coat I've ever felt on a cat- she's made for stroking and luckily she likes being stroked) Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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