Brucy is getting old!

I know that many of your have been following Brucy’s hair loss story. As I said, this weekend, we went to the vet to find out why she has been significantly losing hair in the area between her eyes and ears. The vet checked her fur, skin, ears and you will never guess what her conclusion was! Almost immediately the vet said that Brucy is losing hair because of her age! She said that although hair loss can be a dangerous sign, when cats lose hair between their ears and eyes and there is no skin irritation (Brucy’s case), this is most certainly just a genetic, aging thing!

As you know Brucy is only 2.5 years old, so I was surprised to hear this.. but this is better than some scary diagnoses I read about online! The vet suggested giving her some vitamins but she said that they, like in humans, do not guarantee that any will change. So, I just got some anti-ticks treatments for her (just in case) and some more cortisone for her asthma.

So all is good and thank you for your support!!

Brucy’s hair loss

Brucy’s hair loss

Cat experts, I need your advice! Last weekend, I noticed that Brucy is losing hair. She is only losing hair between her eyes and ears but the loss is quite significant. There are no red spots, no irritation, no marks.. Due to hair loss, you can now see her brown pigmentation spots but that’s normal, right?

I checked her ears and it doesn’t seem like she has ear mites. She doesn’t “excessively groom” herself (that could cause hairloss) and we haven’t changed her food recently. She acts normally but you can distinctly tell that she is losing fur! She is only 2.5 years old, so it’s a bit early to be losing hair because of age.

We will see the vet this weekend but meanwhile, maybe someone has advice? She hasn’t been stressed recently so I really have no clue what is happening!

 

Spynx cats – cute or scary?

One of colleagues at work, who is allergic to cat fur, asked me to do a post on Spynx cats. I hesitated – I will be honest. Spynx cats are not my favourites, in all honesty, they freak me out. But once I started Googling photos of spynx cats, I actually changed my mind and now I feel like they are actually kind of cute. What do you think about Spynx cats?

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Hair ball jewelry

One of my favorite cat-design websites is without doubt HausPanther, monitored by amazing Kate Benjamin. Last year, she started a fun project using cat hair to create jewelry.

I have mixed feelings about this. My initial reaction was “euuuugh”. However, once I actually saw the jewelry and thought about all the cat hair that I throw out after brushing Brucy – I realized that Kate maybe has a point. What do you think about using cat hair? Insanely innovative or just “eugh”?