I need help! Obsessive self-mutilating cat

I am surprised that your vet has not offered to help you. You need to check with another vet. She needs to be spayed, that could help, her hormones are raging and she is being attacked by outside males because she is in heat. Some cats do not go out of heat. This could be making her very nervous. The best way to care for a cat, and keep her healthy is to keep her indoors and spayed. There is a homeopathic product that you can use. It comes in a dropper. I cannot for the life of me recall the name. If you go to a natural health store they can advise you on what it is and how to use it. If that does not work your cat needs to be put on a very low dose of valium to see if that helps to clam her down. Between those three things, I hope that she does calm down. Please let me know if she does not. Also please get your vet to treat her and give you the medication to continue treatment for fleas during the summer until about October. I feel your pain, I really do. It is horrible to see them suffere. I am surprised that your vet did not offer to spay your girl when you took her in after she aborted her kittens. Poor little girl, she has been through a lot. I would not assume that she can not get pregnant again and she should not be going through the agony of heats again and again. It is not healty for them to reamin whole.

my 3 late shihtzus used to have that same problem. they had a skin condition, mostly due to flea problems. i couldnt control fleas. but i gave them baths a lot in herbal dog shampoos as well as medicated shampoos. then i would fog my townhouse. it worked well for a while, then it would start again. so the process was a cycle. but i dont like chemical. so, i think just keep your cat clean, your place clean, cat's area clean, and bathe her a lot in soothing herbal products as well as medicated products for skin problems and conditions.

It could be just a nervous habit of hers. Or a very bad habit. Whichever it is you could always try a little bit of a cayenne pepper to try and ditter her from chewing. I don't know what to do about the itching though. We have a cat that does that too and we haven't figured out a way to stop her from doing it either.

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Hi, my cats were both outside and I think have allergies. they were licking and biting themselves and losing there hair. I put Chamomile Tea in their water and it seemed to cam them down. I only did it once. I can't recommend it for along period. I would ask the vet before trieg it. I did tell my vet that I did it and he didn't say it was bad for them. I hope it helps.

Well i am sorry to hear that your cat is doing this..Did she do it when you got her? hummm..That's a tough thing to fix..ummm.well with male cats they will do that when they need some ummm loven..she is a female.so it could be a couple things..Depression is one thing that it could be.If that's it then you could just try some catnip toys.Catnip is a anti for cats.. The other thing it could be is like what one of the other ppl said bad habit formed from when she had the parasites..What you can do is get a cream or something that will keep her from chewing and licking herself cuz it is nasty..I don't remember the name of the cream--I could ask my mother what she thinks..She is the boss of the humane soc down if florida..Sorry i couldn't help more..

It's one of the most difficult things to do, trying to figure out a problem with an animal as they can't speak out and tell you their problems. You might consider getting her spayed anyhow, as it will help settle down her nerves. It sounds like the self mutilation is from nerve problems. You also might ask the vet about some sort of mild tranquilizer to see if that will help settle down the problem. Then check on line for animal behaviorists. Since the mutilation isn't parasite created then it might be some sort of mental problem. It could also be an allergy possibly to food or some sort of product that you use in the house. Since the other cats are not affected then it very possibly could be a contact allergy. Blood tests and scrapings don't always show the problems. I had a Siamese that would bite her nails...she would get nervous and stick all four nails in her mouth and chew. Her other compulsion was she would rip all the hair out of the area at her hind legs on her belly. She would be without "under ware" all summer. The three things I would really consider seriously is to get her spayed anyhow, see about a mild tranquilizer to settle her nerves, and to check on line for an animal behaviorist to see if it is a real behavior issue. I will do some checking in my animal medical books to see if there might be something in them to give a clue.

I just wondered if there was some sort of substance that was not toxic to her but tasted awful like garlic or red pepper that could be applied to her skin to keep her from licking it but what would keep her from scratching it.Had the veterinarian any suggestons as to how to stop her at all?Could it be she scratches because her skin itches? maybe sometype of lotion to protect her from sunburn. this is a toughie.

I too have a cat with a similar problem. Our cat scratches around her neck and around her ears and sides of her face. We have no idea what has caused her to do this either. She now has a large bald spot on the inside of her back leg.. It doesn't look as though she has chewed on herself at all, but she is a long haired cat and has always been a compulsive cleaner. So she often licks the bald spot. It's killing me to not know how to help her, so I know your situation must be killing you too... If I happen to find something that works for our cat, I will make it a point to let you know in hopes it will help you as well. And if possible I hope that you will do the same for me.