Hi all I'm posting this update to follow up in case anyone was curious in regards to my darling kitty cat, Pippy. O.k I have omitted any grain from her diet. Which has completely remedied the issue with being covered in little bumps. Yeah! However she was in a collar for 3 weeks and her hair loss was slowly but surely growing back, so I removed the collar. Now I'm noticing her hair loss has definitely returned in full force. In addition, I've noticed her biting herself in those areas. Which anytime I catch her I calmly tell her to stop. However, she definitely has her hiding places which I cannot access, and imagine this is where the bulk of her self-mutilation is accruing. So my roommate notices and tells me he thinks I should put her back in the collar indefinitely to break this bad habit. She hates the collar and I hate to see her unhappy and above all mad at me. So I could really use someones else's opinion as what to do and what and how to fix this problem. I told him if her biting herself relieves her from feeling anxiety or relieves her from whatever it is that is making her bite herself that as long as its not hurting her of course other than cosmetically, then I soon just let her bite bc she is so unhappy and sad while wearing the collar. Ok I have rambled enough and like I said any help or advice will be very appreciated and Pippy and I thank you in advance and hope everyone is having an amazing day or night.
Sincerely Pippy & Rochelle