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Hi guys. Sorry, I'm not a big talker, so I only come here when I have problems. ^^; My apologies for that....
Anyway, I'm here because one of my male cats, Jinx, has been shedding fur. My vet thinks it's over-grooming. I disagree, as I have NEVER seen him lick any of the spots that are bereft of fur, and they tend to start with what feels like a scab.
However, there IS one area I've seen him licking. One of his lower nipples. There are bloodstains all over the stool he likes to sit on in my room, and I didn't understand until I caught him licking this nipple, and when I touched it, my finger came away bloody. I know we SHOULD take him to the vet right away, and all of you probably think I'm uncaring when I say that we probably won't, but you must understand; I, myself, have a LOT of doctor appointments for various things, and my dad has to take me to them whenever he gets time off work (he's an engineer for the railroad, so he gets called away after resting for a set number of hours, and he doesn't return from these trips for a couple days). He is exhausted, has cancer himself, and I can't drive, and I have surgery coming up in early November. So I'm hoping you guys can offer advice.
I've thought about trying neosporin, but he would lick it off. Please help me. I don't like to see him bleeding. Jinx is my baby boy, my lap cat (so subsequently, I get bloodstains on my pants, too, but I don't mind. ^^).
Anyway, I'm here because one of my male cats, Jinx, has been shedding fur. My vet thinks it's over-grooming. I disagree, as I have NEVER seen him lick any of the spots that are bereft of fur, and they tend to start with what feels like a scab.
However, there IS one area I've seen him licking. One of his lower nipples. There are bloodstains all over the stool he likes to sit on in my room, and I didn't understand until I caught him licking this nipple, and when I touched it, my finger came away bloody. I know we SHOULD take him to the vet right away, and all of you probably think I'm uncaring when I say that we probably won't, but you must understand; I, myself, have a LOT of doctor appointments for various things, and my dad has to take me to them whenever he gets time off work (he's an engineer for the railroad, so he gets called away after resting for a set number of hours, and he doesn't return from these trips for a couple days). He is exhausted, has cancer himself, and I can't drive, and I have surgery coming up in early November. So I'm hoping you guys can offer advice.
I've thought about trying neosporin, but he would lick it off. Please help me. I don't like to see him bleeding. Jinx is my baby boy, my lap cat (so subsequently, I get bloodstains on my pants, too, but I don't mind. ^^).