Hi my name's Natalie and I have 4 great pussies Theo, Lily, Jasper and Charlie. I came upon this site by accident looking for some advice and its fab! Although I've had 12 cats over the last 24 years I'm still learning about them....they never fail to amaze me in one way or another.
Theo who is 5, started to lose fur on his back end, tummy and sides last May. The vet said it was over grooming. I can't say I've seen him licking or scratching anymore than normal but I work full time and who knows what he gets up to while I'm out.
He is neurotic and doesn't like anyone but me. He hides under the spare room bed when I have family and friends round, even a knock on the door has him diving upstairs for cover.
When it started I'd had a weekend at a festival with my Dad feeding the cats while I was away so I put it down to anxiety and stress. I bought the Feliway plug ins and his fur started growing back. I thought that was it then it started again around the end of last November. The plug-ins are still in so I tried a different tack. The cats are de-flead every 5 weeks but you know what its like when they go out they still pick them up, so maybe it was fleas so I bombed the house with foggers.
It hasn't made any difference and now my poor pussycat looks a mess. His bottom and the back of his back legs are almost bald. I'm now trying them all on a Wainwright's 'sensitive' diet of dry kibbles and wet pouches . They are not amused and look from their bowls to me as though saying "where's our Whiskers and Felix ?" I'm still awaiting results.......
If anyone else has any suggestions I would be very grateful. Theo's also on steroids for rodent ulcers -one every 3 days seems to be managing them- and to my knowledge he has had 3 seizures.
Fortunately Lily, Jasper and Charlie are all well !
Theo Jasper Charlie Lily
Theo who is 5, started to lose fur on his back end, tummy and sides last May. The vet said it was over grooming. I can't say I've seen him licking or scratching anymore than normal but I work full time and who knows what he gets up to while I'm out.
He is neurotic and doesn't like anyone but me. He hides under the spare room bed when I have family and friends round, even a knock on the door has him diving upstairs for cover.
When it started I'd had a weekend at a festival with my Dad feeding the cats while I was away so I put it down to anxiety and stress. I bought the Feliway plug ins and his fur started growing back. I thought that was it then it started again around the end of last November. The plug-ins are still in so I tried a different tack. The cats are de-flead every 5 weeks but you know what its like when they go out they still pick them up, so maybe it was fleas so I bombed the house with foggers.
It hasn't made any difference and now my poor pussycat looks a mess. His bottom and the back of his back legs are almost bald. I'm now trying them all on a Wainwright's 'sensitive' diet of dry kibbles and wet pouches . They are not amused and look from their bowls to me as though saying "where's our Whiskers and Felix ?" I'm still awaiting results.......
If anyone else has any suggestions I would be very grateful. Theo's also on steroids for rodent ulcers -one every 3 days seems to be managing them- and to my knowledge he has had 3 seizures.
Fortunately Lily, Jasper and Charlie are all well !
Theo Jasper Charlie Lily
