scratching

Hi. I have a 6 year old spayed female sphynx that is consistently itches her neck. She does this until she scratches it badly and it bleeds. She doesn’t have any bumps or skin issues. I have tried changing her food to no resolve. What could be causing the itchy ness? What should I try to...

Hello all - this website has been so helpful so far answering questions and getting tips! I have a 7 week old Donskoy sphynx named Carl. I just made him his first vet appointment for first vaccines and possible neutering (how old are they supposed to be?). Carl LOVES to bite and scratch my...

If all goes well we will be taking home our first Sphynx this weekend(yay!) Her previous owner says she does have a habit of scratching furniture, she says that she uses sticky paws right now and it seems to work. We aren't really concerned about most of our furniture except for our dining room...

Kenzo’s BACHELOR PAD arrived today... ... along with his cat-shaped scratch pad bed, feather wand, cat crack nip, wet and dry kitten food, litter boxes, vetericyn spray, precision q-tips, l-lysine powder, clicker training wand AND kitten litter. :cat::cat::cat: I LOVE AMAZON! We also bought...

Hola all! So I’m less than one month away from gotcha day. Like many of us, im over the moon with excitement to bring home my first sphynx! I’m stocked up on all kitty things, with little orders of goodies coming in anyway now. However, I feel slightly anxious in anticipation of the whole...

Hello all! I am sorry if my thread title sounds like I am overreacting but I really don't know where else to turn. I just really need some help and guidance from people who can relate to my situation. I posted a few months back about my cat Ollivander's aggressive behavior and tendencies and...

My sphynx is almost a year old and have been trying to figure out whats going on for a year now! He scratches his neck and head and constantly has sores that he will scratch till they bleed. The vet checked him for ear mites or ear infections and came back negative. Ive tried multiple types of...

Hello friends! I've been on this site A LOT, searching for an answer or advice for anything related to my two sphynx babies. This is my first post though, so hello! My sphynx male Benedict has had a dark and itchy chest for some time now. I do notice that there are times it looks more...

My sphynx, about 6 years old, healthy, no skin issues that I'm aware of (no visible rashes) has been scratching himself behind the head an unusual amount lately. I keep his nails trimmed but he still is getting all scraped up from it. I haven't changed his shampoo (Johnson's baby shampoo) or...

Hello everyone! I'm new so hopefully I am starting this thread correctly and you guys can see it. Anyways, I'm having some behavioral problems with my sphynx that I would love some suggestions on how to correct if anyone has ideas or has experienced a similar issue. I'll give some background...

I think this will help a lot of people, who, is trying, everything else. About a year ago, Izmae started throwing up some off and on. I didn't think much of it. She started, throwing up more. I thought it was a allergy to Chicken. I changed her to a new food. She started doing alright. Then...

I have a beautiful sphynx cat called Audrey who is around 3 and a half years old. About two weeks ago i found a cut on her neck which is quite deep and around 1cm squared in size. It scabbed over quickly but every time she scratches behind her ear she reopens it so it isn't healing. I've been...

My girl cat is always curious and on-the-go. Lately she has become quite fascinated by my mouth and eyes. She will place her paw on my face with claws out or appear to want to stratch or kneed?? What should I do? I try to redirect her and it works. My fear is she might do it while I sleep. I...

Does anyone else have a slight problem with "play time"? My little one is extreamly loving, but it's like someone flips a switch and he's crazy! He flys round the house crashing into everything possible, launches himself at faces, backs, legs from miles away, (when he's being lovey he climbs on...

I have been having this strange problem with Oliver. He doesn't scratch anything, not the furniture (which is great) but he also doesn't scratch his scratching post... which wouldn't be a problem except he has adopted me as his new scratching post. At first it was when I was brushing my teeth or...