my husband and i took in a two-year-old male stray back in august. he had some issues in getting along with our two cats when we brought him in, but they have all pretty much gotten over it.
now, however, we are having an issue with onyx that we didn't expect. he has a compulsive habit of licking himself bald, and of scratching. he has lost hair on the inside of both front legs, the top of his head, the base of his ears, the sides of his shoulders, and there is a very large, weird-shaped patch between his shoulder blades, as well. he also has a large patch of scabbing on his rump, but no hair loss there. the constant grooming has caused him to constantly have hairballs, as well, and some of the over-groomed patches have soft scabs over them- i guess from the overabundant abrasion from his tounge.
we've taken him to the vet, and they've checked him for fleas, parasites, mange, and a host of other issues. we don't have any fleas, and all the tests came up negative. additionally, the other two cats aren't having any issues at all, and they're not even harassing him any more. we can't find any physical reason for this behavior. we're pretty much at our wits' end, and my heart is breaking, seeing what's happening to him.
now, however, we are having an issue with onyx that we didn't expect. he has a compulsive habit of licking himself bald, and of scratching. he has lost hair on the inside of both front legs, the top of his head, the base of his ears, the sides of his shoulders, and there is a very large, weird-shaped patch between his shoulder blades, as well. he also has a large patch of scabbing on his rump, but no hair loss there. the constant grooming has caused him to constantly have hairballs, as well, and some of the over-groomed patches have soft scabs over them- i guess from the overabundant abrasion from his tounge.
we've taken him to the vet, and they've checked him for fleas, parasites, mange, and a host of other issues. we don't have any fleas, and all the tests came up negative. additionally, the other two cats aren't having any issues at all, and they're not even harassing him any more. we can't find any physical reason for this behavior. we're pretty much at our wits' end, and my heart is breaking, seeing what's happening to him.