Cat is cleaning licking his fur off of his body then spitting up furballs

ptnfl

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My cat has a short little crooked tail.  We have never actually seen the bone because he has always had a round,  very fluffy tail.  He has liked most of the hair off of his tail over the past couple days.  We don't know why.  He is now starting to lick off the hair on his belly area.  He is an indoor only cat.  The only change in our house is that I started using a Swiffer a couple weeks ago.  Could he have gotten some Swiffer on him and is having an allergic reaction.  Anybody ever experience their cat pulling their hair out like this and he is also spitting up huge fur balls.  Thank for any information you might have
 

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My brother's cat does this every summer. We do our best to keep fleas off him but it's either a flea allergy or something in the summer environment that causes it (we haven't been able to pin down the exact cause yet, but it's definitely an allergy). If the only thing you're doing that's different is using the Swiffer, he may be allergic to that. Otherwise, look for fleas and other possible allergens.
 

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It does sound like an allergy. Just get it checked, and write down a list of stuff that might be new in his environment. That will help the vet to make find out what it is caused by.
 
 
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