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Hello everyone. Today I'm here about Ash(of course) because he seems to be losing quite a bit of fur. I wish I had noticed it earlier and I vaguely did, but I didn't think too much into it. I mean, he loses fur all the time. Just not quite to the same extent. There have been little clumps of fur everywhere. I'll pick up five of these clumps every day. But I really noticed it yesterday when he kept forming these loose knots in his ruff. He got three of them within a matter of hours. I was able to pull them out with barely any force at all. Honestly, I'd hardly even say I pulled them. They came out easily as if they weren't even attached. The third time I gave soft little tugs at his fur just to make sure I got it all and I ended up pulling a few decent sized clumps off of him that hadn't even looked knotted.
However, what made it really strange was that I hadn't noticed any change in the amount of fur I was getting from brushing him. I even brushed him right then to make sure. It was completely normal except I got a clump off of his side which is really unusual. He never gets knots on his sides. It seemed odd that that overall amount of fur was normal, but he's losing these small clumps at random.
I was wondering if anyone had an ideas as to what could be causing this sudden hair loss. He doesn't seem stressed. Him and Ember do tend to have issues, but they've been getting along really well lately. I've seen them play and him groom her. They aren't avoiding each other in the slightest. I haven't noticed any changes in his personality other than that he has been laying on my lap lately which is rare for him. He does have arthritis and he's on glucosamine for it. He's been letting me brush his hindlegs without a problem which is where he's sensitive. He has a history of UTIs, but isn't showing the usual signs of one.
However, what made it really strange was that I hadn't noticed any change in the amount of fur I was getting from brushing him. I even brushed him right then to make sure. It was completely normal except I got a clump off of his side which is really unusual. He never gets knots on his sides. It seemed odd that that overall amount of fur was normal, but he's losing these small clumps at random.
I was wondering if anyone had an ideas as to what could be causing this sudden hair loss. He doesn't seem stressed. Him and Ember do tend to have issues, but they've been getting along really well lately. I've seen them play and him groom her. They aren't avoiding each other in the slightest. I haven't noticed any changes in his personality other than that he has been laying on my lap lately which is rare for him. He does have arthritis and he's on glucosamine for it. He's been letting me brush his hindlegs without a problem which is where he's sensitive. He has a history of UTIs, but isn't showing the usual signs of one.