Hi everybody, I'm new here. I'm just curious whether anybody else has experienced this kind of problem:
Our cat Harrison (single/6yrs/apartment cat) sometimes loses little tufts of his fur. I think he actually rips them out, since his fur is sometimes wet when I pat him. He used to do this mostly during summertime, but now he's been doing it over the past few weeks. He actually has a dimesize bald patch that's almost bald on his flank!
We went to the vet with him last summer (an experience I'd rather not so soon repeat - he (the cat) went absolutely nuts), who said it might be an allergy and gave him an antibiotics shot. Didn't help a thing, though. The skin looks fine, no eczema or reddening.
Now my question - is it possible he does this out of pure boredom? I work from home, so he's hardly ever alone. I play with him a lot, too. Oh, that leads to a second question: He loves playing with balls made out of aluminum foil. Races all over the place and brings them back to me, too
Sometimes he chews on them a little, though. Can that be dangerous for him?
So, I'd be curious about any similar experiences. Thanks in advance!
Our cat Harrison (single/6yrs/apartment cat) sometimes loses little tufts of his fur. I think he actually rips them out, since his fur is sometimes wet when I pat him. He used to do this mostly during summertime, but now he's been doing it over the past few weeks. He actually has a dimesize bald patch that's almost bald on his flank!
We went to the vet with him last summer (an experience I'd rather not so soon repeat - he (the cat) went absolutely nuts), who said it might be an allergy and gave him an antibiotics shot. Didn't help a thing, though. The skin looks fine, no eczema or reddening.
Now my question - is it possible he does this out of pure boredom? I work from home, so he's hardly ever alone. I play with him a lot, too. Oh, that leads to a second question: He loves playing with balls made out of aluminum foil. Races all over the place and brings them back to me, too
So, I'd be curious about any similar experiences. Thanks in advance!