https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/11448/overgrooming-cat The cat us 2y6m, male neutered burmese. Has been licking inside of thighs and removed all fur and started with some sores, no response to steroids and antibiotics. Have put a collar on to prevent making worse but has been able to get to toes and hasen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/61578?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:11:24 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:51e17e7a-8b24-42e8-9ef5-830c22386e0dDagmar Steele<p>Flea control? Regardless if I find any fleas on them I put these cats on a tight regime, some of them fortnightly. Brush and send to lab for ringworm infection. Next thing I&#39;d try is antiallergenic diet (z/d, hypoallergenic), make sure no access to other food. If only in-house install play time. If I&#39;m convinced that a case is purely behavioural I refer to a specialist, so I don&#39;t know enough to recommend any medication there.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/61576?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:56:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0dd012c0-6045-423a-b95a-e791b11b30cfKate Richardson<p>Look at all possible stress factors, see FAB website- some great owner info there on stress related problems. Skin scrapes to check for mites and coat brushings for fungal cultures. Consider diet trial, although if unresponive to pred, poss less likely, but not imposs. As Mark said, what dose of pred was used? Amitryptilline if&nbsp;you think it is stress related. &nbsp;</p> <p>Sorry, didn&#39;t mean to suggest my answer- clicked wrong button by mistake!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/61575?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:56:10 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7e1575af-92e9-49c1-9869-582854637616Mark Hedberg<p>Any recent change in food? How&#39;s the parasite control? Skin scrape + cytology - any sign of bacteria or neutrophils?</p> <p>Behaviour or nervous overgrooming is a diagnosis I feel should be done after other diseases are ruled out. What kind of steroids and what type/dose of antibiotics?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>