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bald spots on fur
My female spayed cat has been biting her hair out leaving bald spots in
various places on her body. Seems to be constantly scratching and biting herself. I will see a vet as soon as possible but does anybody have any experience with this? Thanks in advance. |
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bald spots on fur
"Peter Elem" wrote in message ... My female spayed cat has been biting her hair out leaving bald spots in various places on her body. Seems to be constantly scratching and biting herself. I will see a vet as soon as possible but does anybody have any experience with this? Thanks in advance. Sounds like an allergy |
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On Feb 3, 9:38*am, "Peter Elem" wrote:
My female spayed cat has been biting her hair out leaving bald spots in various places on her body. Seems to be constantly scratching and biting herself. I will see a vet as soon as possible but does anybody have any experience with this? Thanks in advance. It could be any number of things. Like Matthew said, possibly an allergy to her food or other item(s) in the house. She may have a parasite that's bothering her and may need to be treated. Or, it could be stress related. What kind of food do you feed? Does it contain grains? Things like corn and fish are common allergens. Either way, yes, please see the vet to rule out parasites at the very least. Sometimes, hair pulling can take a while to resolve. Rene |
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Rene wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:38 am, "Peter Elem" wrote: My female spayed cat has been biting her hair out leaving bald spots in various places on her body. Seems to be constantly scratching and biting herself. I will see a vet as soon as possible but does anybody have any experience with this? Thanks in advance. It could be any number of things. Like Matthew said, possibly an allergy to her food or other item(s) in the house. She may have a parasite that's bothering her and may need to be treated. Or, it could be stress related. What kind of food do you feed? Does it contain grains? Things like corn and fish are common allergens. Either way, yes, please see the vet to rule out parasites at the very least. Sometimes, hair pulling can take a while to resolve. Rene Frequent brushing helped this a lot with our feral male, who also has some kind of skin condition, similar to psoraises. Also, my wife bought some kind of salve from a cat drugstore on the internet, and it helps stop the itching too. Between the two, Smokey's scin has cleared up pretty well, and he is happy again. |
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bald spots on fur
Bill Graham wrote:
Rene wrote: On Feb 3, 9:38 am, "Peter Elem" wrote: My female spayed cat has been biting her hair out leaving bald spots in various places on her body. Seems to be constantly scratching and biting herself. I will see a vet as soon as possible but does anybody have any experience with this? Thanks in advance. It could be any number of things. Like Matthew said, possibly an allergy to her food or other item(s) in the house. She may have a parasite that's bothering her and may need to be treated. Or, it could be stress related. What kind of food do you feed? Does it contain grains? Things like corn and fish are common allergens. Either way, yes, please see the vet to rule out parasites at the very least. Sometimes, hair pulling can take a while to resolve. Rene Frequent brushing helped this a lot with our feral male, who also has some kind of skin condition, similar to psoraises. Also, my wife bought some kind of salve from a cat drugstore on the internet, and it helps stop the itching too. Between the two, Smokey's scin has cleared up pretty well, and he is happy again. the rescue i work at occasionally has breakouts of ringworm that look a lot like this. |
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