My cat was fine yesterday morning when I fed her. When I returned home several hours later, she was missing a fairly large chunk of fur from her back, right down to bare scalp. There do not appear to be any scratch or bite marks. She seems OK but is understandably hiding out in dark places. She is an indoor-outdoor cat, mostly out. I did leave her in last night and am watching her closely today.
I am assuming a dog or other varmit may have tore off a chunk of fur. Not sure if I should be applying any sort of lotion (aloe vera?) or just let nature take its course. The skin does not appear irritated in any fashion. I am hoping her hair grows back.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I live on a small farm (15 acres) and have had the cat for about 8-9 years. She's always been healthy and self-reliant (good mouser). She mainly lives in the barn. I feed another cat who technically belongs to the neighbor, have a fairly new dog, a pony, and a pig. All the animals co-exist peacefully. The new dog is very mellow and lets the cats rub up against her. I do have a rather annoying gang of 5 neighbor dogs who routinely come into the yard, but I haven't noticed them harassing the cats. We also have coyotes and owls in the surrounding woods, and the neighbor next door has llamas.
Thanks for any insight.
Deb
I am assuming a dog or other varmit may have tore off a chunk of fur. Not sure if I should be applying any sort of lotion (aloe vera?) or just let nature take its course. The skin does not appear irritated in any fashion. I am hoping her hair grows back.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I live on a small farm (15 acres) and have had the cat for about 8-9 years. She's always been healthy and self-reliant (good mouser). She mainly lives in the barn. I feed another cat who technically belongs to the neighbor, have a fairly new dog, a pony, and a pig. All the animals co-exist peacefully. The new dog is very mellow and lets the cats rub up against her. I do have a rather annoying gang of 5 neighbor dogs who routinely come into the yard, but I haven't noticed them harassing the cats. We also have coyotes and owls in the surrounding woods, and the neighbor next door has llamas.
Thanks for any insight.
Deb