Miss Chloe and her nerves

I don't know what it is with Miss Chloe, but she's been pulling the fur out
of the inside of her back legs. I see no signs of skin allergy, no redness,
no itching, no fleas (we're Advantage users), but when she gets nervous or
scolded or feels neglected, she goes into a corner and literally pulls her
hair out.

What the heck? I've never had a cat with an insecurity disorder like this
before.

She has taken over Miss Pua's favorite chair effectively blocking Miss
Pua's water glass, which indicates to me that it's a heirarchy issue and I
think she's jealous of Pua somehow. They get ample attention, ample
scritches. *But* Chloe wanders around the house, crying all the time.
Trust me, she's not sick! She eats like a horse and is properly using her
litterbox. I think she's got anxiety disorder!

I have NO idea what to do to fix it.

Any suggestions?

Marina...

The first sign that Nikki had hyperthyroidism was when she started
pulling the fur out of the inside of her back legs, but Miss Chloe is
much too young to be getting hyperthyroidism, I think. AFAIK, it's
usually elderly cats who get hyperthyroid. Sorry, this wasn't much help,
but I can't think of anything else, except as you say, anxiety.

kilikini...

Rhonda...

I know, but no more waiting, not more wondering, and you get to kick
that stuff out of there!

I will be thinking of you next week and hope everything goes smoothly.
You'll probably be up and around in no time.

Yay, I'm glad you're going to get this done, it's been a long road!

jmcquown...

Of course you aren't looking forward to it; who would be? But at least now
you aren't sitting around wondering "when?" I'll be lighting candles for
you next week, sweetie.

Sam...

Understandable that you're not looking forward to it, but we're sending
a continuous (except for sleepy time) purrs for the op and subsequent
recovery to be successful and as pain-free as possible.

polonca12000...

We are thinking of you and we are sending lots and lots of purrs and
best wishes for everything to go really well and for you to recover
completely, kili.
Lots and lots of very gentle hugs just for you,
Polonca and Soncek

Can cats get anxiety? I would think if a peson can, why can't a cat? She
is a really, really odd cat. Seriously. My husband and I actually wonder
about the stability of her mental health. I've had 10 cats in my entire
lifetime and she is, by FAR, the strangest creature I've had the privilege
to know. (Oh, don't worry, no matter how mentally challenged Miss Chloe is,
we're not the kind of people to toss her out.) We're just trying to figure
out the best way to make her less anxious, without making the other "kids"
feel left out.

Suggestions welcomed.

I'm kind of also wondering what's going to happen with Chloe when I go
through my extensive surgery and I *can't* be as attentive to her. Is she
going to be fur-less?