Fur plucking

As some of you may know Kitty is not happy about Maisie being here and the intros have not gone well.

At the moment Maisie has my bedroom with access to the enclosed backyard and office during the day

( The window is my bedroom and the doorway is the office )

Kitty has the rest of my flat and I`m sleeping in the cupboard
Kitty is getting back to normal and seems ok as long as he doesn`t meet Maisie but I`ve noticed recently lots of little ginger clumps of fur where he likes to sleep. He is on the sofa with me at the moment and he just woke up and started grooming but he was ripping clumps of fur out too

He is treated regularly for fleas and groomed most days. There are no noticeable bald patches but he`s always had rather dry skin.

Do you think this is a stress thing?

My very first cat (also orange & white NM) used to routinely pull out clumps of fur while, most of the time, staring right at me. I took him to a few vets who ruled out anything physical; they classified it as "behavioral". I adopted him when he was 2 1/2 yrs old and the reason why he was given up was "he shed too much", which must have referred to him yanking his fur out.

I never did determine why he did it or what might have triggered it. The behavior must have been so ingrained, he just kept on doing it.

Cathy

aww no poor Kitty - can you see where the clumps are coming from ? or maybe and this is what I hope it is - he's just having a really heavy molt, maybe eh, what do ya think ?

Originally Posted by clpeters23

My very first cat (also orange & white NM) used to routinely pull out clumps of fur while, most of the time, staring right at me. I took him to a few vets who ruled out anything physical; they classified it as "behavioral". I adopted him when he was 2 1/2 yrs old and the reason why he was given up was "he shed too much", which must have referred to him yanking his fur out.

I never did determine why he did it or what might have triggered it. The behavior must have been so ingrained, he just kept on doing it.

Cathy

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Oh, poor kitty! It`s a shame no-one could help you work out why.

Originally Posted by mooficat

aww no poor Kitty - can you see where the clumps are coming from ? or maybe and this is what I hope it is - he's just having a really heavy molt, maybe eh, what do ya think ?

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I can`t see any patchyness but I`ve seen him pull it from his back, front and under his chin. He does have a very thick coat though despite grooming him. Maybe your right. I guess it`s wait and see

Just checking in on Kitty - his coat certainly looked very healthy and shiny in his latest photo shoot

Dino is having a terrible molting at the moment - I brush him twice and day and huge tufts still come out - he has a bit of dandruff too