On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:33:06 -0500, WPB wrote:
> Hello, all: I was chatting with a neighbour the other day. I was asking
> why her cat, that I see in her kitchen window, has a cone type collar
> on. She said that her cat washes itself so much that its been taking the
> fur off. Her vet thinks it might be a skin allergy and has suggested
> steroid treatment, but my neighbour wants to avoid drugs if possible.
> So the cat is always wearing this cone to prevent itself from wa****ng.
>
> While talking to her I wondered if she might be able to put something on
> the cat's fur--tal*** powder, for example--that wouldn't taste good and
> would discourage the cat from wa****ng.
>
> I don't know. Has anyone had this problem? Any suggestions? I feel
> badly for the poor cat which, my neighbour tells me, is a very sweet
> natured animal.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> David in Toronto
One our two cats, Amy, washes her lower body between the hind legs and
there is now less hair there. Our vet says in can be caused by fleas, but
she has no fleas. Otherwise he says it's just part of her grooming and
that we shouldn't be concerned so long the skin is not bare. When we got
her from the shelter 6 years ago (when Mindy died) our vet said she had a
heart murmur and wouldn't last long. She hasn't grown very much in size
but dominates her sister, Emma - and is into everything in our home and
gardens.
Alan in Toronto
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