Possible skin condition my cat may have, have u had your feline experience the SAME??

Gabriella (our cat) for the last 3 months keeps licking her tummy over and over and there's a bald spot now.


But there's NO RASH! It's not red, nothing but plain white skin (looks normal other than the fact that she's licking her fur off in that area)


Yes, I'm taking her to the vet, but if your cat has experienced the same, what is the 'condition' possibly?? Do you know??


THank you

Possible skin condition my cat may have, have u had your feline experience the SAME??
My neighbors cat mysteriously went bald over half of its body. The vet said that the cat was "stressed" but they could never find a real reason or cure. The cat's hair eventually grew back to normal after about six months. He is fine now. Sorry, sometimes these things are inexplicable. If your cat seems happy otherwise I wouldn't worry too much. No sense in wasting your money over a bald tummy. LOL. Good luck.
Reply:Yup... my cat Kaffe had had the same syndrome several times over the years. Two things trigger the over-grooming (licking belly and legs until they get bald): (1) flea bites; (2) stress. The fleas are easy to deal with and fortunately, fleas here plague my cats only in the summer. When it is really bad, I break my "no chemical rule" for a month and buy Advantage to apply on my cats. That kills the fleas plenty fast and the product usually works for more than a month for us. For stress, I give my cat a couple of drops of "Rescue Remedy" (Bach Flower Essence). It works. I only give it when I know that there will be a stressful event like going to the vet's; visitors or parties in the house; 4th of July; etc. On normal days, I just make sure that my cats are in a stress-free place around the house (usually in my room or inside their outdoor enclosure or in the garden under my supervision). I recommend Bach's "Rescue Remedy" - it is a natural stress remedy that you can use both for pets and humans! And it relaly works! It is around $10.00 for a 20ml bottle with a dropper. But since you only use a couple of drops at a time, it lasts for a while.
Reply:I had a Scottish Fold that licked her tummy bare. It's called "over-grooming". Some cats need drugs to help them overcome the need to do this, so taking her to the vet is definitely the right thing to do. She had always been a little shy so I moved my cat, Willow, to a different location where she only had a couple of roommates and she was fine. She had a kitty tree with a little house she could hide in and she loved it. Her fur grew back and she has been fine ever since. I think it was caused by stress. Since it wasn't life-threatening, I wanted to try to understand her personality and maybe work with that. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. I don't think she'll every be very outgoing, but we get along fine as long as I realize how nervous she can be.
Reply:I had a cat that did just the same thing. the vet told me it was nerves from our recent move and new unfamiliar surroundings. he licked all the hair off of himself that he could get to. after months of caudling him i finally couldn't stand his misery and let a friend of mine with a farm take him home with them where he was a mouser on their farm. within a month hes hair was long thick and beautiful. i guess he just needed more freedom and less stress
Reply:There are many reasons for cat hair loss, too many for me to mention here. Perhaps take a peek at the source below which lists many reasons for the symptoms.