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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: jerry1 on January 21, 2010, 22:42:35 PM

Title: Over grooming each other
Post by: jerry1 on January 21, 2010, 22:42:35 PM

I have now had our adopted ragdolls now for about two months. They are mum,and son. They seem to be grooming each other rather a lot. In fact,mum has licked and nibbled her boy so much above his eye,he has developed a small bald patch. They have been fully wormed and de fleed
so i dont think the problem is there. I have been watching them today and twice she has started nibbling around his bald spot.
Is there anything anybody can suggest to stop her going for that spot?

Title: Re: Over grooming each other
Post by: Fire Fox on January 21, 2010, 22:47:31 PM

 :welcome:

Have mum and son been checked by a vet to make sure there is no underlying reason for the baldness and overgrooming such as ringworm?

Title: Re: Over grooming each other
Post by: jerry1 on January 21, 2010, 22:54:20 PM

Yes,they have both been checked by the vet the week we picked them up.

Title: Re: Over grooming each other
Post by: Bazsmum on January 21, 2010, 23:07:21 PM

 :welcome: to Purrs...  :)

I would give them another vet visit, maybe it was too early to be spotted!  ;)  :hug:

Title: Re: Over grooming each other
Post by: Janeyk on January 22, 2010, 07:45:00 AM

Hi and  :welcome: to Purrs

Yep I'd take them back to the vet to double-check if it persists, good luck