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Kira is an indoor/outdoor kitty. He's a Ragdoll with long fur. He's also incredibly timid and has been since I rescued him as a kitten. He's always had his nervous ticks and twitches, so at first I didn't find his newfound habit of scratching his shoulders weird. He sometimes scratches his shoulders if he's feeling insecure, but lately it's gotten worse. He's always giving himself nice long scratches. Not enough to bleed or anything, but enough that I noticed.
I was thinking bugs of some kind at first. We aren't really in a flea/tick area, though. The thing is, he sleeps on my bed with me all the time. So do my other cats. Neither me or the other two cats have taken up scratching. We do have dry air, so maybe the heat is causing dry skin? He's never shown signs of that before, and I'm not sure how to check. No extra water intake, and his food is the same at least. I am under an incredible amount of stress at home, but I've been keeping it as calm as I can for them. Neither of the other two cats seem to be showing signs of stress.
Another problem is that he's a very timid kitty. He always has been ever since I rescued him. It's only been the last year that I've been able to get him to let me pet his back. When I tried looking at his shoulders he growled and ran off for a few hours. I'm not sure I could give him a bath even if I called the fire department to send six of their strongest guys to hold Kira. He's maimed a few people from terror before. Currently there's only one of me, and he has twenty pointy parts he knows how to use. Assuming I even know what to look for, I'm not sure how I would check. Any ideas?
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing the itching? I can't really afford to take him to the vet until Jan, so anything I can do to keep him comfortable until then is fantastic.
I was thinking bugs of some kind at first. We aren't really in a flea/tick area, though. The thing is, he sleeps on my bed with me all the time. So do my other cats. Neither me or the other two cats have taken up scratching. We do have dry air, so maybe the heat is causing dry skin? He's never shown signs of that before, and I'm not sure how to check. No extra water intake, and his food is the same at least. I am under an incredible amount of stress at home, but I've been keeping it as calm as I can for them. Neither of the other two cats seem to be showing signs of stress.
Another problem is that he's a very timid kitty. He always has been ever since I rescued him. It's only been the last year that I've been able to get him to let me pet his back. When I tried looking at his shoulders he growled and ran off for a few hours. I'm not sure I could give him a bath even if I called the fire department to send six of their strongest guys to hold Kira. He's maimed a few people from terror before. Currently there's only one of me, and he has twenty pointy parts he knows how to use. Assuming I even know what to look for, I'm not sure how I would check. Any ideas?
Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing the itching? I can't really afford to take him to the vet until Jan, so anything I can do to keep him comfortable until then is fantastic.