Question about my little Chloe **UPDATED**

[Catty1]

WHOA....cats, like people, have individual personalities, and Chloe just might be a bit more jumpy than her housemates. It is NO one's fault at all...

Oscar had been doing this, and I had been slow on the uptake about his UTI - till one day he went to the closet door where the litter box was - the one door that was NEVER opened...I opened it, he stepped into the box, peed just a trickle, and got out again. I was MORTIFIED that I hadn't noticed earlier, though I was suspecting something.

You got this in time...Chloe will be ok....don't beat up on yourself, k? Keep us posted!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Cats are very good at hiding pain and illness and probably many other things from us so please don't blame yourself for not noticing this issue sooner. I'm glad that you're going to take her to the vet. Hopefully your vet will be able to diagnose her problem and give her something that will make her feel better. Please continue to keep us updated. Good luck.

[kb2yjx]

Ask your vet is there is any chance that Chloe may have food allergies. Good luck...

[Freedom]

It doesn't matter HOW attentive you are; they are going to surprise you! that is one thing cats are VERY good at doing. You DID notice this, and you ARE taking action. You are doing fine as a meowmie!

I had to take Vita to the vet's this week for her sneezing. She has had URI's before. I have had other cats have it. I knew she has been sneezing. BUT I still didn't realize she had a cold and not just the odd sneeze now and then until she was sneezing non stop. It happens to all of us in part because cats are cats - they hide their illnesses quite well.

You won't need to rehome Paris, even if Paris is a part of the problem. There are many ways to address it. But the first step it to discover what is happening.

Let us know what the vet says!

[heidiv]

Well as most of you have said the vet needs us to take it one step at a time. Chloe being Chloe makes the vet think its an emotional situation. So we sat down and made a list of things that have changed in the last 4 to 6 weeks. Well Christmas came and went. We moved our smaller love seat couch to a spare bedroom till we could take down our tree. And that was the thing the vet thought was her problem she said the areas that she is chewing isn't rashy or anything just really groomed close.... So she said we need to take it step by step first getting her couch out where she likes it. Then if there is no change then change back to her Iams Adult food(Which she and the other cats liked real well but they all gained alot of weight on it).

THANK THE LORD-she really did not think Paris is the problem. Since the two of them tend to pick on Mopar together..... almost gang up.(Because Mopar is really sensitive.) She took all of her vital signs and did a fecal test. And it looked all normal. So she thought instead of putting her on anti-anxiety medication she would rather start with behavioral things first and if there is no change then we will need to go down another road. I covered the fact of the thyroid issues and diet issues and she didn't think either of these was the issue.

So for now we are starting things real slow starting with the Christmas Tree and love seat. And then we will observe. If the constant grooming starts again we will try the food change and if it gets to the point where she is licking her flesh off then we will need to look into meds.

The girls at the vet clinic call me the lady with all the siamese cats????? I only have two?? But that is an unusual thing for this area not very many pure bred cats around here.There should be if people even knew how awesome they are!!! Thank You to everyone for the good thoughts and advice. Chloe is glad to be home tonight and is running around the house like a maniac with Paris so I don't think she is feeling ill by any means

Thank you everyone again
-Heidi-

[Taz_Zoee]

Well that is good news. I hope is it just the temporary change in her environment and everything will be back to normal as soon as her couch is where she likes it.
And you keep up your good parenting skills. I know how you can feel guilty, I have a dog going through anxiety issues right now and I feel helpless. But you did help Chloe and will continue until you find out what is causing it.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I know that cats hate change so hopefully this is the cause. I hope that she'll stop overgrooming so her fur will grow back soon. Good luck.