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I have the same issues with my long haired flame point persian/himalayan cat!! I am glad to find out some other options in order to help my cat too!! Thanks.......

Your cat is very pretty....

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I have a short hair Tabby who is having that same problem. She looks like she's had a buzz cut in some places. I at first thought she might have a flea allergy, but she doesn't have fleas. This is good information. I'll try a different diet and look into my cleaners. Thanks!

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One of my cats, Scamper, has a problem like this. I am taking him to a vet to have him checked out; his problem has become rather severe in that he actually has caused sores on his skin and itches constantly. When I spoke to the vets receptionist, she asked how old he was (he is 10 years old) and then said it could possibly be hyperthyroidism due to age. I will be finding out for sure next week.

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good luck sunshine, i hope you get good news at the very next week. :)

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Hello. I will offer that purchasing a large bottle of vit.E oil and use the oil from a single caplet on her food once daily and order some Mangosteen Elixir from www.coah.com or call ( 800 ) 643-7188. The oil is near tastless and I would that you give her some vit.C as well but it has taste and might prove not to her liking. The juice should be a few drops mixed within her food 4 to 6 drops twice daily. NOTE she will eat when she gets hungry. Cats like her feel everything and she wishes to keep herself clean. I strongly recommend a food with absolutely no by products, fillers,or preservatives. A light brushing will make her far less likely toward continuous self grooming. Anywhere you can see skin, use a lighted magnifing glass to look for any sorce of irritants. Every house hold should have a lighted magnifing glass.She is beautiful. The juice will amaze you in about a month or so. It also will help her in maintaining the best of health in many ways. Try to believe me on this.I have done things with this juice that suprised my vets. Sincerely to you and yours ,the best of everything. Wesley T.

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My mother's cat was licking so much that she had a bald spot above her tail. I switched the cat off of Fancy Feast and on to WELLNESS (dry and canned). Within 10 days the cat not only quit licking, but the fur began to regrow. In a month, you couldn't tell that any fur had ever been missing. Couldn't hurt to try.

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When trying to determine a food allergy, make sure the food you select has only one basic protein; e.g., chicken, eggs (fowl), fish, beef, etc. Most foods mix proteins so this will take some effort. Also, with excessive licking, there is a secondary bacteria and fungus skin infection. This has to be treated, too. With food allergies you can spot the effects of a new food within two or three meals. If it is a bad reaction, the itching will increase. If it is a good reaction, the itching will be the same or deminish slightly. Continue feeding the "good" food for several weeks and treat the skin infection.
I have found that Simplicef is great for a bacterial skin infection and Ketocanazole for the fungal infection. Some vets suggest giving the pills together but my experience is giving one at night and the other in the morning to avoid nausia and diarrhea.

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I recommend WELLNESS food both dry and wet. No by-products, whole foods...good nutrition is key to many illnesses. This food saved my cat diagnosed with "mega colon"...nothing else made a difference. Who knows what is thrown into other foods?

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My Cat Jasmine, Poor baby, Has this constance licking and pulling her fur out. I have written down all this info and will get to work on her she looks miserible as well as me. It drives me crazy--er. Thanks All!

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I have a young rescue cat who had many bald areas when I adopted her. I was told it was due to a severe flea allergy. After several months all the fur had regrown and all was well. I became very distraught over several things in my life and was very stressed. The cat lost the fur again - this time I saw her licking the areas and actually tearing the fur out. The vet put her on an anti-anxiety medication and she stopped tearing the hair out. When things calmed down in my life, I discontinued her medication and she is still fine. Turns out she felt my stress and reacted by pulling her fur out. So it could be allergy, diet or stress.

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My parents have a gorgeous Maine Coon mix that occasionally loses patches of fur due to seasonal allergies. He gets these (itchy) bumps at the same time. Now he takes a vitamin and anti-allergy pill and he is fine.

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pleasse look under COLITIS IN DOGS for information I put there on WHAT YOU ARE FEEDING YOUR PET has to do with their allergies! I almost lost my dog to horrendous constant asthma until I figured it out...please check in there and read what I wrote....