Whats wrong with my cat?!?

[GSDgurl]

I have a question about my cat. Im not sure "why" she does this but it makes her ugly. (I even tell her its ugly...but like she listens...lol) Anyway.. she has a problem with pulling her fur out....on the back of her legs and her belly. She does it really bad in the summer... not that bad in the winter. I was just wonderin if you all might know why she does this... Has any of yalls cats done this before? What did you do to help it? :confused:

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

It's possible she has allergies. My Peanut does the exact same thing, in the exact same spots, and the vet said she has allergies. They might be worse in the summer because of all the pollen and such in the summer. You might want to take her to the vet to make sure though. :)

[GSDgurl]

O ok I'll make sure I get to do that....thank you for anwsering my post~!:) :D

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

You're welcome! And welcome to Pet Talk! Here's a picture of Peanut showing off one of her spots.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p8e9c0e6215dff25bc7f9dcbd2d9c5888/fdb4ed41.jpg
Peanut: Look Mommy. I love licking my leg until all the fur is gone. Do you think I should do the other leg and my tummy too? Mommy: NO!!!

Oh, and did I mention we love pictures here? ;) :D

[GSDgurl]

Aww he/she is cute........I love to look at the pictures too. Just i don't know who to put them in your post...can you help me? Does Peanut do that to the back of his front legs too??(mine does...just wonderin)

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by GSDgurl
Aww he/she is cute........I love to look at the pictures too. Just i don't know who to put them in your post...can you help me? Does Peanut do that to the back of his front legs too??(mine does...just wonderin)

Yes, Peanut does this to the back of her front legs too. :rolleyes:

It's actually gotten better since she's been on Prednisolone (sp?) which is what the vet gave her for the allergies. Her legs are much better that is, but her tummy is still a little shy of some hair. But that's ok because it shows through nice and pink...and smoochible. ;) :rolleyes:

Here's a link (http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7406) for help on posting pictures. Hope it helps and we'll see your kitty soon! :)

[zookeeperinaltha]

she may have allergies to fleas. Is there an odor? My cat had this, it isn't to bad in the winter most likely because there isn't alot of fleas. Try to deflea her and if she likes to be brushed give her a powder bath ( using goldbond) sprinkle the powder on her and brush her till the powder is gone, at least most of it. Your house may be a little dusty after this but I'd rather have a happy cat then a dusty house.

I think it is best to see a vet , just to be sure about the treatment ! Pulling out fur can have many reasons , even psychological ones :eek: !

Good luck !! And , WELCOME TO PETTALK !!!

[GSDgurl]

Thanx a lot for all the info..
I frontlined her just last week...it last a month i think. I told my Mom about it and we will prolly take her to the vet when we take our dogs for their updates on rabes. There is no oder to her....she smells fine~!.. What is the gold bond good for??

[zookeeperinaltha]

Originally posted by GSDgurl
Thanx a lot for all the info..
I frontlined her just last week...it last a month i think. I told my Mom about it and we will prolly take her to the vet when we take our dogs for their updates on rabes. There is no oder to her....she smells fine~!.. What is the gold bond good for??

the goldbond soothes the skin. It's best to take her to the vet I do agree, however the powder baths won't hurt her. good luck and I hope this turns out well for you.

[BastetsMum]

Bastet did the fur pull when I had to move. It was an anxiety thing. The vet told me to spend lots of time with her so she wouldn't get so upset over me going to work. It worked a treat.

[NoahsMommy]

Originally posted by BastetsMum
It was an anxiety thing.
This is what I was going to say. She may be stressed. Is your home quiet for her? Does she have a special, quiet place, just for her??

[Karen]

It can just be stress. One of my brother's wife's cats licks his fur off when he gets stressed. Jenn calls him her "poor bald baby" and he looks completely ridiculous, because he's a very long-haired Maine Coon-ish yellow cat, so the bald spots are completely obvious, poor stressed Pippin!

[GSDgurl]

Yes she does have a quit place to run off too....... she is very ppl shy so stress might be the thing. She is fine when its just me but tends to run off when its a lot of movement or really loud. She does have a quit place .... that is my room.....upstairs by itself. O yea n' I did try the gold bond thing I'll see how much it helps....
Thanx~!

[Puppypower64]

I bet cause she's ppl shy it might be from stress. I never herd of the gold bond treatment. i'll have to try it...:)

Originally posted by Karen
It can just be stress.

Karen is so right ; I forgot how much our Maya was losing fur during her first days with us ! She was stressed too!

[kittykay]

My cat Mau is a 15 pound 7 year old Siamese male who is getting little scabs under his chin. His water dish is made of ceramic and is washed every other day and rinsed out daily. I have been putting Cortaid on the spots and rubbing it in well and it seems to be helping. Anybody else have this problem?

[BastetsMum]

It sounds like Mau has pimples.... I would go to your vet to get them checked out and to get an antibiotic cream.

[kittykay]

Thank you, Bastet's Mum, for your advice. I will load him up and have him looked at forthwith! I'll get back to you with the vet's verdict.