Anyone have any idea what this is on my five year old neutered male cat, Conan?
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They seem to just pull out.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.
Fine!I brushed him, and they pulled out and he seemed grateful for their removal. It appears like some kind of liquid got on him.
Great questions.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?
Some trees can drop some resin from their branches, especially pine trees. That is nasty to remove from hair (both human and pets).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.
He's of great helpHe seems okay at least for the moment.
Here he is helping with some editing.
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
When he sits there! When he lays on my fingers when I try to type not so much . . . .He's of great help
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.I suppose he might have rolled in something or it dropped on him, but I'm a bit flummoxed as to what.
Wow, a very Californian landscapeHere’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.
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Some will grow in Italia, too!Wow, a very Californian landscape