Gabby Update

[phesina]

Good news, Gabby! Keep on keeping on!

[Medusa]

Excellent news! Better and better.....

[columbine]

Huzzah for Gabby!

Love, Columbine

[aTailOf2Kitties]

great news! Hope he continues to improve

[BarbPond]

Well an amazing thing happened today! He did not yowl for food until about 10am today! So evidently he is not feeling quite as hungry now that he is digesting his food well. Oh and he took his medecine without fuss this morning!

One thing I noticed this morning was he has totally lost about a "quarter size" chunk of fur. There is no sign of a scratch or anything. He is just missing the fur in that spot on his lower side. The skin where the fur was looks to be totally normal. I touched it and felt it and that does not seem to bother him any. Does anyone have a clue what may have caused this.

[kaycountrygal]

That's wonderful news that he is eating and gaining weight. No, I have no idea about the loss of hair. Kay in NC

[BarbPond]

Thanks Kay... Think I figured it out! When I was so very anemic my skin got really dry and ichy no matter what I did to soothe it. Well part of FIV is anemia so I guess his skin is dry and itchy also. Anyhow I caught him pulling at his fur and scratching. I have some spray on stuff for cats that over groom and it is supposed to stop the itching and so forth. Harmless to the cat so I soaked him good with it then brushed him with a soft brush. He is now sleeping. You can do this every day so maybe that will help!

Furless cats are cute but I would rather Gabby keep his!