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My cat won’t stop eating his own fur!

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Hubbers · 08/09/2026 18:49

Please, does anyone know how to tackle the problem of over-grooming by a pet? My cat Zazie, who I adopted 10 months ago, just won’t stop grooming and eating the hair from his back. He now has several bald patches on both sides of his spine. He then swallows the fur which, along with his regular food, results in large hairballs which he then regurgitates. He’s settled in very well, he’s not under any sort of stress; there’s just me and him in a nice, quiet, safe space. I even have a special ‘calming’ scent diffuser for him in the bedroom. I’m at a loss as to know just what to do next. Have any of you had experience of this and, if so, how did you handle it? Thank you!

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Iloveeverycat · 08/09/2026 18:55

Have you seen the vet

MissMoneyFairy · 08/09/2026 18:58

Do you brush him, flea him, has a vet checked his skin for any irritant or infection, are the bald patches where you touch him or he rubs up against something.

Octavia64 · 08/09/2026 19:04

vet

could be all kinds of things.one of mine was allergic to flea bites and the meds I had weren’t working

Hubbers · 08/09/2026 19:13

Actually, I’ve rather lost faith with my vet after several visits about Zazie in the course of the year. No, he’s not rubbing up against anything - he’s doing it all himself! I do brush him whenever he comes next to me on the sofa and he’s had spot-on treatment for both fleas and worms.

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