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My 4 year old kitty Sneaky Pie has pulled out a bunch of her fur right next to her tail.
She did this around this time last year as well, only it was much worse. She had these big bald spots on the back of her legs where she'd pulled out fur. It got so bad I had to take her to the vet and she had to have a cortizone shot, which helped her a lot.
I'm taking her to the vet next week, the skin around the area that's bald is really flaky and dry. Last year the vet said that she probably had some sort of allergic reaction to the change in temp.
One thing I did do, though I'm not really sure if it's helping any, is I changed her food. She was eating the regular Science Diet, so I changed both the animals ( I have a 13 year old kitty as well) to the sensitive skin formula, he's had skin issues all his life as well. Is there anything else I can do as a home remedy to help her?
Also- update. My 13 year old kitty is still limping, we can't figure out why. It's worse some days than others. We may have to have some tests done to make sure it's not something worse (like a tumor). But he's still eating and drinking fine.
She did this around this time last year as well, only it was much worse. She had these big bald spots on the back of her legs where she'd pulled out fur. It got so bad I had to take her to the vet and she had to have a cortizone shot, which helped her a lot.
I'm taking her to the vet next week, the skin around the area that's bald is really flaky and dry. Last year the vet said that she probably had some sort of allergic reaction to the change in temp.
One thing I did do, though I'm not really sure if it's helping any, is I changed her food. She was eating the regular Science Diet, so I changed both the animals ( I have a 13 year old kitty as well) to the sensitive skin formula, he's had skin issues all his life as well. Is there anything else I can do as a home remedy to help her?
Also- update. My 13 year old kitty is still limping, we can't figure out why. It's worse some days than others. We may have to have some tests done to make sure it's not something worse (like a tumor). But he's still eating and drinking fine.