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Hi Sarah,

I would go ahead and clean the area thoroughly with a clean wash cloth and warm water. You can use a gentle pet shampoo if you'd like. It is very possible it may be caused by fleas or some other parasite that Stanley picked up somewhere, or it could just be an allergy. I would keep an eye on the area, cleanse it and try to get him to leave it alone. If it doesn't clear up in a month or so, you may need to go ahead and take a trip to the vet. For now, I'd take a wait and see attitude, unless he develops other symptoms of concern.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Hello, our long haired cat Stanley is experiencing hair loss on his head from eye to ear, this is more concentrated on the right hand side, where there also appear to be some red pin... spots on his skin, i there anyway I can treat this at home and does anyone have an idea of what it could be, Thank you so much, sarah

-- Contributed by: sarah

Hi Nutso's mom,

Sorry to hear that Nutso had that reaction to his food. Cats also get hairballs from when they groom themselves, so it is possible that he simply had a hairball and threw up some food along with the hairball.

The first thing I would do is to look at the quality of the food he is eating. The higher quality, the better.

Next, switching foods too rapidly can make a cat sick to his stomach. You should always switch foods gradually in 25 percent increments. So, let's say you decide to switch Nusto to an organic, high quality dry food from the local pet supply store. You would give him 25 percent of the new food mixed with 75 percent of the current food. Then, a few days later, you would give him 50 percent and 50 percent. You would continue this until he was on 100% of the new food.

I wouldn't cater to him so much. He will eat eventually, when he gets hungry. However, you don't want him to go more than a couple of days without eating, so watch him carefully and make sure that he does eventually eat what you put out for him. Good luck!

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Hi, Nutsto is a feline cat about 1 1/2 yrs old. He is a beautiful healthy fit cat. I do not know much about cats, I have always had dogs, but have been with Nutso now for about a year. Nutso is a very finicky cat, bores easily of his food and I have had a really hard time figuring out what and how to feed him. Daily a bowl of dry food, along with one of wet food and one of water is kept out. He tends to eat the dry when he does not want the wet food, then in the evening I fill whichever one he's finished. Long story short, he will go 2 days without eating if he doesnt like the wet food. And I know he's hungry because everytime I get up he runs to his plate and I'll mix it around add a little water to make it look fresh, but no go.. today was going to be day 3 that he does not touch the wet food, I'm thinking he's being finicky and choosy and am tired of throwing out food, so I have continued with the same wet food, he finally gave in today, but immediately threw it up in whole... I feel horrible, what am I to do with his eating, I cant figure it out. He used to eat this fine, now I don't know. He's not sick, I am analyzing and thinking back, I found dry vomit, few weeks back under my bed.. is he allergic to it? Help

-- Contributed by: Nutso's mom

Hi Patti,

Cats can be quite unpredictable. Typically they nip or claw when they've had enough touching. Since your cat is doing it to get more attention, I recommend keeping petting sessions minimal and position yourself for a quick get away when you're finished.

You can also keep a squirt bottle of water on hand so you can give her a good squirt directly in her face if she offers to claw. Hopefully this will presuade her to knock it off.

Thanks for your question.

-- Contributed by: Kelly

Lately, my cat is in the habit of slashing people when they stop petting her. There are no serious wounds but since I have young children around this concerns me.

-- Contributed by: Patti
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