Oooo! Aims! What did you use?
I chickened out and went to the Aveda institute in town.
My heart expands / 'tis grown a bulge in't / inspired by / your beauty effulgent.
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Aims - Feb 21, 2009 5:26:37 pm PST #1731 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
beekaytee - Feb 21, 2009 5:30:56 pm PST #1732 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I was thinking that maybe she's rubbing against the slats on the box spring and maybe that's rubbing the fur off, but.. she definitely had fur when she moved in with me.
Hm. Still checking.
Okay, my books say this: Hairloss can be caused by allergies and, particularly in cats, can result from poor protein intake. If she has had an inadequate diet, there are some homeopathic remedies that might take some looking to find.
Also, ringworm and hormonal disorders should be ruled out.
It seems odd that the balding would be linear if fleas are the culprits. It's been a while since I had cats, but I'd expect flea allergies to effect the belly, 'arm pits' in addition to the base of the tail.
Rubbing against box springs also makes sense but it would take a LONG time for that to appear. Plus, if you don't see skin irritation (abrasions), I'm thinking it is more a 'chemical' problem.
WindSparrow - Feb 21, 2009 5:41:29 pm PST #1733 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
A cat has to rub against something pretty hard to cause fur loss. If it is not a direct reaction to the anti-flea stuff, then perhaps she is over-grooming as a stress reaction? But yes, definitely a vet. consult is called for.
askye - Feb 21, 2009 5:53:19 pm PST #1734 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I'm not sure if she's over grooming. She kinda stays under the bed during the day (tomorrow I'm going to pull her out and close the doors so she has to stay in the main living area).
She kinda sits in a loaf position and there's not a lot of clearance for her so I was wondering maybe that was doing something. I don't know.
I need to get her some cat food, I don't think she's too keen on canned and that's all I have right now.
Actually she does come out. At night. To jump on the bed and want to be loved on after I've gone to sleep.
beekaytee - Feb 21, 2009 5:56:18 pm PST #1735 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
To jump on the bed and want to be loved on after I've gone to sleep.
Aw. Poor noodle.
Hil R. - Feb 21, 2009 5:58:06 pm PST #1736 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm watching Grease 2. I'd never seen this before. I think I'm traumatized. They're singing about bowling.
askye - Feb 21, 2009 5:59:04 pm PST #1737 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Well she wakes me up so she does get some loving. I've been leaving her alone but I found that if I drag her out and close the doors so she has to be in the living room she's more likely to be social.
But she doesn't hiss at me every time she sees me.
SuziQ - Feb 21, 2009 6:04:14 pm PST #1738 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I'm watching Grease 2. I'd never seen this before. I think I'm traumatized. They're singing about bowling.
Oh, that is just the TIP of the iceburg. Keep watching at your own risk.
beth b - Feb 21, 2009 6:05:40 pm PST #1739 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
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Poor Rose and askye
I was sure there was more to say but I forgot.
Fay - Feb 21, 2009 6:06:31 pm PST #1740 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I'm watching Grease 2. I'd never seen this before. I think I'm traumatized. They're singing about bowling.
Still - Wee!Pfeiffer.