Hello felow kitty lovers! I have been looking around your forum for a while now, and decided maybe i could use everyone's opinion on something.
My cat Chewy, (whom I raised from birth, along with her 4 siblings) just turned 1 year old a week ago, and i am concerned about her hair loss.
It all started last summer when i noticed her biting herself and cleaning so profusley that her hair would fall out. She had big bald spots on her that were scabby and would often bleed. This made it undesirable for people to pet her, and I could tell it hurt her feelings to see her siblings getting more attention than her so often.
She seems happy, and acts healthy. She eats good (I have them on a diet of Cat Chow and 1 can of "Special Kitty" a day), and all her siblings are healthy and show no signs of this. This being said, I doubt this is contagious. Most of you are probably thinking the same thing my vet did... "She has fleas".... BUT, they are indoor cats and have VERY few fleas, if any at all, and were treated for fleas when they reached the right age. (I was very thorough with taking care of them when they were babies, all shots, immunizations, deworming, flea treatment, etc. were taken care of)
When winter came, her hair started growing back, and i noticed her digging at herself less and less. So i decided taking her to the vet was useless, as no signs were being shown anymore. Plus, I have very little money to spend and must only use it on important things like shots, etc.
Unfortunatly, she has started this once again, and i thought before submitting myself to the awful cost of my vet, i would check in and see if maybe anyone else's cats have experienced anything similar to this:
Any help would be greatly appreciated! And I know Chewbacca would be very grateful. (She hates the vet!)
My cat Chewy, (whom I raised from birth, along with her 4 siblings) just turned 1 year old a week ago, and i am concerned about her hair loss.
It all started last summer when i noticed her biting herself and cleaning so profusley that her hair would fall out. She had big bald spots on her that were scabby and would often bleed. This made it undesirable for people to pet her, and I could tell it hurt her feelings to see her siblings getting more attention than her so often.
She seems happy, and acts healthy. She eats good (I have them on a diet of Cat Chow and 1 can of "Special Kitty" a day), and all her siblings are healthy and show no signs of this. This being said, I doubt this is contagious. Most of you are probably thinking the same thing my vet did... "She has fleas".... BUT, they are indoor cats and have VERY few fleas, if any at all, and were treated for fleas when they reached the right age. (I was very thorough with taking care of them when they were babies, all shots, immunizations, deworming, flea treatment, etc. were taken care of)
When winter came, her hair started growing back, and i noticed her digging at herself less and less. So i decided taking her to the vet was useless, as no signs were being shown anymore. Plus, I have very little money to spend and must only use it on important things like shots, etc.
Unfortunatly, she has started this once again, and i thought before submitting myself to the awful cost of my vet, i would check in and see if maybe anyone else's cats have experienced anything similar to this:

Any help would be greatly appreciated! And I know Chewbacca would be very grateful. (She hates the vet!)