A little backstory might be helpful. I have two cats one is a boy who is 5 years old and one is a girl who is 4 years old. The boy does not like almost anyone except for my wife and I. The girl likes everyone. He is definitely the alpha cat. My wife and I have a son who will be 2 years old next month, but he is already going through his “terrible 2s.” The house being very stressful right now is an understatement. Ever since our son was able to walk the boy would stay away and still does. I recently noticed a patch of thinning hair and today 2 very small cuts on one of his front legs in his “armpit” where the hair was thinning. Is he most likely stress grooming? Could it be something worse? We are going to the vet in a couple weeks. His “relationship” with our son has not changed. He stays away. Thanks.
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