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In a message dated 4/9/2006 7:33:21 PM Central Standard Time, lisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> By the way, does anyone have a cat that cleans so often they lick off
> their hair down to the skin?!  I have a cat with almost a bald rear leg.


Your cat may have an allergy, perhaps to fleas.  Even a tiny number of the little buggars can drive a cat to the point of incessant licking.  Try using the feline Advantage drops, even if you don't find fleas on the cat.  In the meantime, if the skin is red and irritated, you vet might be able to give him a steroid shot to control the itch till the Advantage can do its work.

Dawn in East Texas (had this problem with one of our cats once)