She is four years old, a beautiful, sweet Abyssinian/Somali mix. When I took her to the vet for this a year ago, he said there was no fungus or any other type of physical reason. She's losing hair on both her sides. Her hair is dull, yet, she is playful and eats well. She seems VERY jealous of our other cat, Naomi, in which they are only about 18 months apart. Naomi was a kitten when we introduced her to Molly. Molly intimidates Naomi all the time. She has, just in the last 3 months, defecated oustide of the litter box, maybe 3 or 4 times. They shared same box all their lives. No litter change, ever. When I play with Naomi, the poor thing is constantly & nervously looking to see if Molly is in the background, giving her the "evil eye." And, usually, that's exactly what Molly is doing! I've been awakened from a sound sleep by growling, hissing, & meowing. They are "indoor" cats 95% of the time...at times I let them out on a collar and a 4 ft. leash, 1/2 hr. daily at most.
2007-01-14 18:16:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Are they spayed? They could have gotten the scent of another cat outside and are "fighting" over the other cat (a male in the area?). The biting seems to be an "over cleaning" sort of type of nervous disorder. Maybe it's that time of season. Is it possible to keep them inside 100% during this problematic time of year? Where do they go on the leash? Is it territory where other cats are? My cats go outside, but in a fenced back yard where there are no other cats or animals, except, of course, birds. :)
BTW: the paws contain scent secretions - one reason why cats claw at things, even if they are declawed.
2007-01-14 18:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by For the Love of Yorkies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi James, I have a female corgie,and she does the same thing. She has an allergy.Not sure what to,the vet just said,she has an allergy.I didn't have any testing done at the time. I was short on cash. But i do put bag balm on the areas,and it heal them up in 2 to 3 days. You can get the bag balm at wal-mart in the pet section
it's in a green tin with bag balm on the front. This stuff really works. A Friend.
Clowmy
2007-01-14 19:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is no erythema or redness of the skin, probably this is psychogenic alopecia due to stress of being confined or jealosy from the new cat Naomi. If the licking is severe it can be food allergy too. Food allergy is accompanied by itchiness. It is hard to identify food allergy in cats because their food is usually dried or canned food made from fish. To identify which fish is difficult. If it is psychogenic, maybe you need to separate the two cats for reasons that it is causing the stress, and the two are incompatible. Incompatible cats usually will never be friends almost in their lifetime.
2007-01-15 01:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca N 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 04:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been told by a vet tech that chewing on paws (almost as if they are itching) could be a sign of a food allergy.
2007-01-14 18:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by raya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to separate them immediately. Put the more offending one out back in a fence pen in the rain.
2007-01-14 18:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by Wattsup! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's most likely stress .I would take her in for a second opinion.
2007-01-14 18:24:42 · answer #7 · answered by gabeymac♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋