Reply #10: He got into the habit of denuding himself during the summer...

[haele]

After a nasty bout of bladder sludge the beginning of one summer when he was bout 5 or so. I'm not sure if he thinks in his kitty mind that hot weather = urinary tract pain, so pulling out the fur around his belly and back legs = no more urinary tract pain.
Or he could just be making a fashion statement. Who knows. Several vets have been quizzed, and since no one has been able to find anything wrong, they all think it's in his head.
He usually lets it grow back around March(this picture was taken a week ago). Then around June, it's hairball city around here.

Haele