Anyone have any idea what this is on my five year old neutered male cat, Conan?
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What is this? Strange fur formation
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I guess you brush him regularly?
To me, it looks like dead hair. Have you tried to gently pull one of those little tufts?
Also, there are situations where the lack of some nutrients or certain hormonal or methabolic diseases lead to this.
To me, it looks like dead hair. Have you tried to gently pull one of those little tufts?
Also, there are situations where the lack of some nutrients or certain hormonal or methabolic diseases lead to this.
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They seem to just pull out.
I brushed him, and they pulled out and he seemed grateful for their removal. It appears like some kind of liquid got on him.
He seems okay physically, rambunctious as ever.
Fine!
Do they feel like sticky or hard to the touch? Any smell from them?
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Definitely hard to the touch, not sticky, mild “sweetish” odor
Is your cat allowed outdoors? He might have touched the lower surface of some items. Sweetish smell (and taste) is often associated to anti-freeze in car engines.
If he's not allowed outdoors then it is something in the house, like food that have dropped on him accidentally?
If he's not allowed outdoors then it is something in the house, like food that have dropped on him accidentally?
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Great questions.
Conan (aka Shifferbrains) stays in (most of the time, he hasn't bolted outside in a few days) I didn't taste the tufts. I've had kitties in the past who did get out who got oil on their fur, and it was pretty obvious what it was.
The reason I was a bit alarmed was because the last time he had this type of thing (June 2022), he'd been rolled by a car or fallen out of a tree (what the vet said); unlike then, and the reason I didn't bolt to the vet's, this time he's not lethargic or wanting to hide. He seems grateful for the tufts' removal.
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He seems okay at least for the moment.
Here he is helping with some editing.
Here he is helping with some editing.
Some trees can drop some resin from their branches, especially pine trees. That is nasty to remove from hair (both human and pets).
Given that Conan didn't leave home recently, could it be just honey or jam or anything sweetish coming from a jar? He might even rolled on some bread slice accidentally
He's of great help
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My garden is full of palm trees! They drop big leaves and fruit and flowers sometimes, but not resin.Some trees can drop some resin from their branches, especially pine trees. That is nasty to remove from hair (both human and pets).
Given that Conan didn't leave home recently, could it be just honey or jam or anything sweetish coming from a jar? He might even rolled on some bread slice accidentally
I suppose he might have rolled in something or it dropped on him, but I'm a bit flummoxed as to what.
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When he sits there! When he lays on my fingers when I try to type not so much . . . .He's of great help
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Here’s part of my palm garden.
Conan loves to just wander through it, while birds screech "A cat a cat! Oh no . . . "
After a couple or three hours he usually bolts right back inside. I work out of home, so I'm around all day most of the time.
Conan loves to just wander through it, while birds screech "A cat a cat! Oh no . . . "
After a couple or three hours he usually bolts right back inside. I work out of home, so I'm around all day most of the time.
Keep an eye on him and his litter box visits and as long as everything is fine in his toilet and he's eating and acting normally, I wouldn't worry that much.
But I guess you are just like me, a helicopter dad over your cat. One day I came home and found that my cats managed to find a package with cookies containing raisins and ate some. The first thing I did was to rush them both to the vets and have them thoroughly checked. All was clear. Fortunately nothing happened later, probably they just nibble at those cookies, but I got scared and kept a close eye on them for a week!
Wow, a very Californian landscape
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Of all my cats (I have three, for the moment) Conan's the big nibbler. Even he's getting a lot more finicky than he used to be, though, that doesn't stop him from becoming a nuisance at meal time.
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Some will grow in Italia, too!Wow, a very Californian landscape
Kitty loves to nibble on grass and palms are basically just giant grasses. The great thing is they're not poisonous. Conan nibbles his share when he can . . . .
