my cat will not stop licking her belly and paws she does this all the time and makes herself bleed and she has bald spots. she has no fur on her belly at all. We purchased her a cat condo thinking this may give her something to do but it has not helped at all. Her front paw is so bad that it looks like the bone is going to start showing. Does anyone know what may be the cause and if there is anything that we can do to stop this behavior?

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she is a 2 yr. old (spayed) black cat. I keep her strictly indoors (not counting when I take her out to be brushed). when I take her outside on my back patio during the early summer she begins to pant after about 3 or 4 minutes. she lets her tongue hang out and you can kind of hear her panting. it’s not even hot outside either. the tempature is usually in the high 80′s when I take her out to brush her. maybe she’s used to the cool house and can’t deal with the outside "heat". I bring her outside to brush her becuase she is a medium haired cat who has fur that just flys everywhere when you brush her. I don’t want all the fur flying in my house. when I bring her back in the house she automatically stops panting. I don’t think she could ever handle it outside because the heat would get to her alot (I live in Dallas so the heat is horrible). she’s WAY to pampered. why do you believe she pants. I’m just curious. she’s a very sweet and very healthy little cat.

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it will be 2 years this christmas since we brushed are cat. she likes to be brushed but it is my sisters turn and she wont do it. i did it last time. no one will do it. her fur has burs (sp?) my mom says and she needs brushed. she has mud or greese in her fur too. and she scratches.

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I am writing a fanfic about Heathertail’s point of veiw. It takes place somwhere between the last bookof POT and first book of OOTS. How do you like this for a beginning?(I am going to write a prolouge, too…)

Heathertail leaped of the fallen tree. She landed with a small thump. Her gaze flickered around as she padded into the clearing. Thunderclan cats were chatting among themselves, but now that Windclan arrived, they spread conversation to them. Heathertail spots a golden pelt. Lionblaze! All of a sudden, Heathertail becomes shy. Lionblaze was sitting with a she cat she hardly recognized. His new mate, she thought. She was desperate to talk to him, even with a new mate. Trying to be confident, she padded to him. Relieved, she realized who it was. It was Sandstorm, his kin. Lionblaze started padding of into a new direction before seeing Heathertail.
“What do you want?” Lionblaze hissed, though she thought she heard a pang of hope in his meow.
Heathertail looked at her paws. She didn’t know what to say! Just then, Breezepelt came over. He licked her coat and smiled. Turning to Lionblaze, he squinted his eyes. “What do you want?” he hissed.
“She came up to me to talk!” Lionblaze said quietly. “We were having a simple conversation.” Lionblaze turned to Heathertail. “Go on?” He said annoyed.
Heathertail looked up to face Lionblaze. “Um, how is the prey running in your territory?” She asked, though she felt ashamed to not have enough courage to say what she needed to say. Breezepelt was sitting with her! She couldn’t!
“ Fine, thank you.” Lionblaze said as he turned to walk away. While Breezepelt turned away to talk to Foxpaw, who was cleaning her fur, Heathertail turned around and whispered in his ear, “Meet me in the tunnels.” Lionblaze froze.

Is it too dramatic? Any more changes I should do? Rate it on a 1-5 star scale, please.
ALSO- Poll- Should Lionblaze and Heathertail be together?
what’dya think of the name Cave Of Lies? because it will have to do with the cave they use to meet in.

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Well.. I lost my beautiful brown tabby a few weeks ago (because he was an outdoor cat) and we decided that it was time to get a new kitty.. I am making sure i would like to get a indoor cat..

So can anyone plz tell me some breeds of cats that usually stay indoor? I only know 1 of 2 so far.. Ragdoll and Somali.. Anyway thankz!
I also don’t want Persian cats.. I’m sorry, I just can’t keep up with shedding fur..I used to groom my brown tabby everyday and he still shedded! He was a shorthair! Lolz I would groom him for 30 minz ~ 1 hour..

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I have started brushing her fur to prevent hairballs…and everything I’ve read about it just says "brush regularly"…I have no idea what regularly is…every day? once a week? Has anyone here solved their cat’s hairball problem with brushing? If so, how often do you brush his/her fur? Thanks.

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I have some ferrel cats that I feed. I have noticed that one of them is losing some fur back by his butt. New fur is growing in. Someone said it was mange. Can mange live on cats and dogs in the dead of winter? What am I going to do if it is mange? I can’t catch this cat, he’s wild! He sure isn’t going to sit still for a bath!

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She is a Persian, so she is supposed to look fluffy. But when I brush her she looks all scraggly and weird because of her colored (Dilute Calico) fur, so it gets all messed up. Is there a certain way I should brush her?

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My little boy is a huge fluff ball. He is just all fur and is looking so rugged lol. The problem is he absolutely hates the brush. I have tried being so gentle and using a soothing voice and petting him at the same time. I got scratched I let him inspect the brush and see that it isn’t scary and he tries to eat it. I have tried different brushes even.

He just hates it and refuses to let me brush him. He will purr as I brush him lol and I know it must feel nice for him but he still wants to kill the brush. Maybe he is just too playful. Maybe he just feels the brush is his nemisis. I dont know lol

But it is to the point where he has to be brushed. Any advice or tips? How can I do it without getting my arm scratched all up really? lol

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I have a long-hair mix-breed. I brush him to remove the dead fur, keep him comfortable, and reduce hairballs. But how do I keep the fur from flying all over while I brush? I’ve tried collecting it with a damp cloth, but that just makes a mess. I’ve tried feeding it to a running vacuum while I brush, but the motor scares the cat. I can’t take him outdoors. Ideas?

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