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losing fur
My young cat, about one year old, had a large chunk of his fur come off near
his neck, leaving a bare skin area about the size of a quarter What can cause this? There are two other cats in the house. They never go out. Any ideas? Thanks |
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I'd take the cat to the vet to get it checked. It could be ringworm, could
be an allergy. could be a lot of things including stress. It's probably nothing earth shattering but if it's contagious your other cats could get it to so it's best to find out exactly what your dealing with. Not cause to call the emergency vet but I'd set up an appointment as soon as I could. W "hawk" wrote in message news:SGXJf.17533$6f2.6617@trnddc02... My young cat, about one year old, had a large chunk of his fur come off near his neck, leaving a bare skin area about the size of a quarter What can cause this? There are two other cats in the house. They never go out. Any ideas? Thanks |
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Wendy wrote: I'd take the cat to the vet to get it checked. It could be ringworm, could be an allergy. could be a lot of things including stress. It's probably nothing earth shattering but if it's contagious your other cats could get it to so it's best to find out exactly what your dealing with. Not cause to call the emergency vet but I'd set up an appointment as soon as I could. W "hawk" wrote in message news:SGXJf.17533$6f2.6617@trnddc02... My young cat, about one year old, had a large chunk of his fur come off near his neck, leaving a bare skin area about the size of a quarter What can cause this? There are two other cats in the house. They never go out. Any ideas? Thanks Have you put any flea stuff on him lately? I just had a complaint about the Purrscriptions Spot On Flea Control stuff that caused the same reaction at my website. If the stuff is too strong for the cat's weight, it can cause a reaction and if it's too mild for the weight, it may not be effective. In this case, it sounded like the preparation was both too mild and the cat had a reaction. Wash the cat with a damp cloth and mild shampoo to get any preparation off and then let the fleas take over again. Then use something else. You can use a mild flea wipe to weaken the fleas, but I wouldn't use another drop preparation for a while. |
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"hawk" wrote in message news:SGXJf.17533$6f2.6617@trnddc02... My young cat, about one year old, had a large chunk of his fur come off near his neck, leaving a bare skin area about the size of a quarter What can cause this? There are two other cats in the house. They never go out. If the bare skin is healthy and smooth I would suspect that a mat had been pulled out. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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Thanks, that's prolly it. Will the fur grow back?
If the bare skin is healthy and smooth I would suspect that a mat had been pulled out. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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In SGXJf.17533$6f2.6617@trnddc02, on 02/19/06
at 10:23 AM, "hawk" said: My young cat, about one year old, had a large chunk of his fur come off near his neck, leaving a bare skin area about the size of a quarter What can cause this? There are two other cats in the house. They never go out. If he scratched it off, it could be because he's allergic to something (like a food ingredient.) Alan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Please use address alanh77[at]comcast.net to reply via e-mail. ** Posted using registered MR/2 ICE Newsreader #564 and eComStation 1.21 BBS - The Nerve Center Telnet FidoNet 261/1000 tncbbs.no-ip.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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"hawk" wrote in message news:Zq5Kf.4120$yw4.3836@trnddc05... Thanks, that's prolly it. Will the fur grow back? If the bare skin is healthy and smooth I would suspect that a mat had been pulled out. Yes, it will grow back. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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