Cats are experiencing skin issues

“I noticed that my cat would nibble at her back legs but I didn’t think it was a big deal until she played in the bath tub today and got her back legs wet. The pink is showing through her fur is this normal? • ⁠Species: cat • ⁠Age: 1 • ⁠Sex/Neuter status: F • ⁠Breed: american short hair • ⁠Body weight: approximately 6 pounds submitted by /u/jeremyrennerhater [link] [comments]”

“Have anyone dealt with this before? What caused it and how was it resolved? My Maine Coon kitten is 9 months old. About a month ago he pulling out chunks of tail fur while grooming, and tail has sadly thinned considerably. Not over grooming in other areas. Parasite control is up to date, no issues with other cats in house, not stud tail, anal glands fine, eating and drinking fine, no visible signs of skin irritation, no fragrances or harsh cleaning products in house, put in Feliway diffusers, an”

“General information: Dog-Aussie/golden doodle Age-5yo Neutered 175lbs Our dog has had bouts of skin itching in the past that start in late spring and last through early fall. Vet said environmental allergies. We tried the allergy shots but they did not work. Eliminating chicken and grains from his diet seemed to help the most. This year was the first he did not suffer from skin itching and his coat and skin looked great. This past weekend he suddenly started aggressively itching his chest and fr”

“I have a cat that is three years old, she’s never struggled with hairballs before and is usually my most energetic cat in the house but for the past few days I’ve noticed her energy go down and she’s not finishing all her food. She is starting to randomly dry heave like once every few hours and I’m worried bc she’s never done this before. She’s usually that greedy cat in the house that steals my other cats food but for the past 3 days since she started randomly dry heaving she’s not even finishi”

“Starting around June, I noticed my male cat constantly biting one of his nails. I thought it was a little bit of anxiety or OCD as he does get spooked and stressed pretty easily. I’m inspecting the nail, I noticed some waxy dark buildup which I initially thought was blood. I was told to just use these medicated wipes which I’ve been using for over three months now. A couple weeks later, he started overgrooming, excessively, biting, and licking his genital region, flanks, paws, whisker area. And”

“Changed his diet from chicken to fish with no help. Changed his diet from fish to turkey. He went to vet and they gave him antibiotic shots. Is the stress? • ⁠Species: cat • ⁠Age: 4 • ⁠Sex/Neuter status: neutered • ⁠Breed: American short hair • ⁠Body weight: 14lbs • ⁠History: no history • ⁠Clinical signs: fur pulling • ⁠Duration: 6 months • ⁠Your general location: USA submitted by /u/Tsukiyumi_ [link] [comments]”

“My cat, Chai, is a 4 year old neutered male rescue. We got him 1.5 years ago. Last year he showed signs of allergies - scratching ears until he lost für etc. Since then we put him on a daily dose of 5 mg zyrtec. For the last 4 days, he's throwing up - some hair but yesterday and today it's been brown, more liquid food. He throws up in the middle of the night only, 6 hours after his last meal. Other than that he's scratching/grooming more as well. I want to give him pepsid tomorrow ni”

“My dad’s cat Kitka is a 2yo generally healthy female shorthair. At 6mo she was attacked by a dog or fox and was seen by the vet. Ever since she’s been very protective over her body and won’t let anyone touch her below her shoulders unless it’s to hold her. She can be very aggressive. She once sank her whole canines into my hand bc I wanted to see a scratch on her butt. I’m genuinely scared of her so I stopped disrespecting her boundaries unless there was a clear disturbance in her fur. Recently”

“I’ve been struggling with on going itching troubles in my Male Neutered 4 year old 5 kilo DSH cat since November 2025. London based. He is an indoor outdoor cat and has never missed a course of parasite treatment or vaccine since adopting him January 2025. I noticed in November 2025 he was itching a little, vet thought it was flea allergic dermatitis and gave Depo Medrone injections, itching still continues. In december he is given prednidale 5mg course, i think it was 2 tabs a day then dropped”

“Hi everyone. I'm at my wits' end and hoping someone here has been through something similar. My cat Belle has had an unexplained skin problem for over a year. She's a 9-year-old tortie, that was spayed as a kitten. She currently weighs 5kg. To give some background, this all started when we noticed she was overlicking her belly, to the point that it became completely bald. Since then, she has also developed a large bald spot on her back at the base of her tail, where the remaining fur”

“Hi all, I have a 8.5 year old female cat who has an allergy to dust and fleas. It started 2 years ago where she licked all of the fur off her back legs and base of tail. We tried loads of things without success and booked her in to see a dermatologist which is where we found she had an allergy to dust and fleas. At the time she was on a mix of treatment including 5mg steroid tablet daily, 5mg loratadine daily and immunotherapy monthly injections. She made a great progress on the combined treatme”

“our sweet boy has become incredibly itchy in the last few weeks, to the point where he’s biting his fur out to mutilation. we are getting really really worried. a few weeks ago we got back from a 3 week vacation, i immediately noticed that Spook’s (1.5M) skin was incredibly scaley around his neck and lower back. that night he started biting big chunks of his fur out so i made a quick diy onesie out of a sock.we took him to the vet 2 days later, vet gave him a steroid shot for the itching, gave h”

“My cat (10 year old female) has slowly been gouging out the area under her eyes for the past half year or so. I didn’t notice until about a month ago when it turned from a bald spot (which I thought was tear tracks) to actual scabs. I took her to my local vet to see if there was a deeper problem going on. The vet initially said it was herpes over the phone but when she saw my cat she said that she was probably just finding an edge in the house to rub against. She asked me to look for what this e”

“Senior female cat 15yo, has diabetes. Scratches her neck/ear/forehead area whenever you touch/pet it. Scratches to the point of bleeding. Her skin looks fine. Noticed a sandy ear wax looking substance in her ears but it doesn’t look concerning? Looks like earwax to me. When you touch or scratch the underside/sides of her neck she starts scratching until her itch is satisfied. Been giving her insulin for about 7 years twice a day. She gets flea medicine but she isn’t up to date on her vaccines be”

“I’m getting desperate here. My cat, George, (2yoM) keeps having these instances where he gets these irritations on his paws. Particularly on the underside of his paw and to one or two toes each time (not necessarily the same toe each time). I don’t know what starts it off each time but I notice it’s happening again when I see that he seems to be grooming his paw obsessively which seems like it just makes it worse. I have taken him to the vet 3 times now for this same problem and each time they g”

“For maybe two months my 13 yo male cat has been getting terrible acne, at first it wasn't so bad but now it's becoming worse to the point he scratches his chin and makes it worse. Today I checked and now he has two hard bumps that look like pimples, his chin is really hot on top of that and I can tell it hurts because he freaks out if I touch it when petting him. Internet says you can use antiseptic sprays (? English isn't my native language) and chamomile to lessen the symptoms, it”

“Hi everyone, looking for insights or similar experiences while working with my vet on an ongoing issue with my cat. She's a 6 year old tuxedo cat and is not the friendliest. She is affectionate with me but is generally easily spooked, maybe anxious. In the past, she would sometimes get annoyed at her tail and chase it, but this didn't happen very often and stopped quickly. This past month, it has become very frequent and more severe. She gets sudden episodes where her lower back/tail twi”

“Currently battling flea dermatitis on our younger cat, her skin is flaking almost everywhere, has scabs head to tail, and is constantly biting, scratching, licking etc. Because of this, she is now in a soft cone until her skin gets better and heals up. We treated her for fleas like we normally doalmost a month ago but I guess this flavor of fleas just didn't care for Advantage II so we're switching to what our vet recommended which was Bravecto (applying it on her this weekend). Older ca”

“My female tuxedo cat (1 year old) has started eating her hair. Her knees and arms are mostly bald. She also has ate most of the hair at the base of her tail. I’m very worried because she keeps puking up hair. Not hair balls but just hair and saliva. I’m ever worried about her. She is acting normal other than eating her hair. I don’t think it’s stress or food related. (Also please don’t say take her to the vet. I just got fired and can’t afford to take her right now) submitted by /u/E”

“My mom has had this cat for one year, the first 3 months were fine and then he started scratching himself violently to the point of injuring himself. She's brought him to the vet many times, tried a diversity of foods and medications but nothing does it, he continues to scratch constantly, we're at a loss here. The vets found that the issue would be that he is allergic to a lot of things, and keeping him indoors is not a solution (he lives in a house with access to a garden and can explo”

“Hello all! Want to preface this post by letting you know that I will be booking a vet apt regardless - but l am very curious what you guys think this is. My 8 yr old neutered male cat has abnormal fur loss on his belly. I first noticed it two weeks ago where it looked like someone had shaved around his nipples - then noticed his belly hair getting more sparse. There is clear circular patch of fur missing to his L inner hind leg as well that you can see in the photo I'm hoping it's a simp”

“My 9 year old male cat has been intermittently having these episodes where he frantically licks himself and pulls out clumps of fur and runs around. About 6 months ago, we noticed the first episode and then it stopped for months and now has happened twice in the last month. We have noticed in the last few days he’s been licking himself and some back twitching before he starts licking similar to feline hyperesthesia which leads up to the larger event. Then he becomes calm and back to normal for t”