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Cat losing fur...any cat people out there?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 685514" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Annie, Lala's problem is most likely "barbering".</p><p></p><p>This is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-like condition in cats, usually caused by stress/anxiety, where the cat licks/pulls hair from areas of perfectly healthy skin.</p><p></p><p>The most common sites are the belly, the inside/backs of the thighs, the upper forelimbs, and the area around the base of the tail.</p><p></p><p>If the skin underneath is perfectly normal and healthy looking, barbering is most likely what you are dealing with.</p><p></p><p>The treatments? Either a tricyclic antidepressant called Clomicalm, or good ol' Prozac. The Prozac can be gotten in generic form from the pharmacy for dirt cheap.</p><p></p><p>ONLY GET THE TABLETS/CAPSULES. Liquid medications for humans are sweetened with xylitol, which is deadly poisonous to cats and dogs. If you need the liquid prozac, you will have to have it compounded by a veterinary compounding pharmacy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 685514, member: 1963"] Annie, Lala's problem is most likely "barbering". This is an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)-like condition in cats, usually caused by stress/anxiety, where the cat licks/pulls hair from areas of perfectly healthy skin. The most common sites are the belly, the inside/backs of the thighs, the upper forelimbs, and the area around the base of the tail. If the skin underneath is perfectly normal and healthy looking, barbering is most likely what you are dealing with. The treatments? Either a tricyclic antidepressant called Clomicalm, or good ol' Prozac. The Prozac can be gotten in generic form from the pharmacy for dirt cheap. ONLY GET THE TABLETS/CAPSULES. Liquid medications for humans are sweetened with xylitol, which is deadly poisonous to cats and dogs. If you need the liquid prozac, you will have to have it compounded by a veterinary compounding pharmacy. [/QUOTE]
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