Hair balls.

beccagore · Oct 9, 2014

My cat Ella is 11 years old. She always had this thing that when she gets nervous she licks the fur off her stomach. For the last 2 years she's been staying at my moms, because my husbands dog has issues with cats. I visited very frequently, and noticed that she had a small bald spots, but they usually goes away in time.

Recently we brought Ella to live with us. (After 2 years of convincing my husband that her, and the dog would get along fine. Which they are, lol.)

Today I found a fresh hair ball on the floor, eww lol.

What can I do in the mean time, before we take her to her next appointment?

mrsgreenjeens · Oct 10, 2014

Some people give their cats Egg Yolk Lecithin to keep hairballs under control. It comes in a capsule that you can either mix with their food or just feed them right out of the capsule. Two of my cats just love it. The third will not touch it. Unfortunately, one of the two that loves it has developed kidney disease, so she can't have it anymore

. Now I give them Vet's Best Hairball and Digestive Aid treats. It seems to work pretty well. All of these can be ordered via the internet if you can't find them locally.

stephenq · Oct 11, 2014

BeccaGore said:
My cat Ella is 11 years old. She always had this thing that when she gets nervous she licks the fur off her stomach. For the last 2 years she's been staying at my moms, because my husbands dog has issues with cats. I visited very frequently, and noticed that she had a small bald spots, but they usually goes away in time.

Recently we brought Ella to live with us. (After 2 years of convincing my husband that her, and the dog would get along fine. Which they are, lol.)

Today I found a fresh hair ball on the floor, eww lol.

What can I do in the mean time, before we take her to her next appointment?

You can also buy petromalt in a pet store and give daily as directed. And brushing helps too but bald spots suggest she is over-grooming with is a condition all by itself.

See these links:

http://drbarchas.com/psychogenic_alopecia

http://www.catbehaviorassociates.com/psychogenic-alopecia-in-cats/

beccagore · Oct 11, 2014

Thank you for the advice, and the link. I don't know what could be stressing her, because it's been a constant thing her whole life. Even when she has been in one home for years, etc.

stephenq · Oct 12, 2014

BeccaGore said:
Thank you for the advice, and the link. I don't know what could be stressing her, because it's been a constant thing her whole life. Even when she has been in one home for years, etc.

Sometimes the stressor is hard to identify and sometimes this is just the way the cat is, but the articles can help.....

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