Cat Pulling Fur Out On Legs

A cat licking hair off his front legs is a bit unusual.

Cat pulling fur out on legs. You should take your cat to your vet to find out what is going on. The first step in treatment is finding out the underlying cause of the hair loss. If your cat is licking anywhere else on his body or scratching I would check closely for fleasLate summer and fall are the worst for fleas.

Pet parents will notice their cat licking fur off their abdomens chest backs or legs. Ummm this sound strange. My cat keeps pulling his fur out of his back and legs in huge chunks and then will stop but as soon as it starts to grow back in he pulls.

Senior cats are more likely to develop hyperthyroidism than younger cats. To being with cat hair or fur loss can be partial or complete. Well there are other reasons that can cause this and therefore it is your responsibility to ensure you have taken proper measures to restore your cats fur.

Keeping your cat inside can reduce its exposure to many mites as well. So most of the time this behavior means that something is probably wrong. Some cats will pull the hair out with their teeth and create skin wounds and ulcerations.

Cat overgrooming is similar to people playing with their hair says Dr. I have some to the conclusion she is plucking it out herself from the base of her tail and the backs of her legs. My cat is slowly losing her fur from the back down her back legs and is going up towards her head.

For most cats we could do this with a local anesthetic. My 12 year old DSH Audrey over the last 4-6 months has been loosing fur. She is pulling enough hair that she has some bald spots.