Animals: Today, my sister told me about a website that explained why our...

By Anonymous - 04/03/2014 04:40 - United States - Riverview

Today, my sister told me about a website that explained why our stressed cat has been obsessively pulling out the fur on her legs. Interested, I asked for a link. Not just out of deep concern for the cat, but because I have the same problem. FML

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By insomniac - 03/09/2010 23:02

Today, my sister is nursing an injured cat back to health in our home because she accidentally hit it with her car. Now I can't decide which is contributing more to my insomnia: the incessant meowing, or the constant itching because our house is infested with fleas. FML

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By Kahlilah Kilgore - 20/10/2019 16:00

Today, I was half asleep when my cat came over to cuddle. I was petting her in the dark when I felt what I thought was a patch of matted fur under her neck, as if she had been injured and bleeding. Alarmed, I felt for that spot again and found myself holding her tail. What I'd felt was in fact my cat's anus. FML

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By Emmaraine189 - 28/04/2016 02:22 - Canada - Winnipeg

Today, I saw my cat licking something on the side of the road and went to check what it was. It was someone's old cigarette. I now know why she wants to be let out so often: She's addicted to nicotine. FML

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By Puppylove - 26/02/2013 18:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I was at my friend's house, when she commented that her dog's fur kept getting tangled because of its length. I reached over to tickle his tummy, felt a big tangled knot and agreed that he needed a good grooming. Then I realized what I'd grabbed wasn't fur. FML

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By coolcat10156 - 08/07/2015 07:04 - United States - Keller

Today, while waiting the required 5 minutes for my hair removal cream to work, my cat rubbed all over my legs while I wasn't looking. After getting clawed to death throwing her in the bath to get the cream off, all her hair on that side fell off. I now have a half hairless cat. FML

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By Pooped - 08/09/2023 01:00 - United States

Today, my cat is extremely sick and has trouble grooming himself. As evidenced by his butt. He laid on me for a while and it wasn't until a few minutes after he got off that I realized he had stained my pants. That also explains why my chair suddenly looks so nasty, and why my room smells horrible. FML

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Every cat owner hears you

By Anonymous - 06/03/2023 12:00

Today, I spent an hour cleaning up cat hair from every surface in my house, only for my cat to immediately jump up on the counter and shed her fur all over again. I guess I'll just admit defeat. FML

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By Ican'tgotoschoolapparently - 07/10/2016 07:18 - United States - Vancouver

Today, I found out after $200 worth of checks and tests, three rugs being ruined from her peeing and pooping on them, that my cat isn't sick. She just has really bad separation anxiety. FML

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It's love

By Anonymous - 12/06/2021 01:01 - United States

Today, I realized my cat has a foot fetish. She keeps randomly flopping over on my feet while I'm walking, and will lick my toes if I am barefooted. I have absolutely no idea where this came from, but it makes me super uncomfortable. Even my other cat looks at her like she's gone insane. FML

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By upliftmofo - 28/03/2011 05:56 - Belgium

Today, I discovered my cat frequently licks my toothbrush. FML

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Saone_fml 27

Tuesday 4 March 2014 7:50

You have fleas. :(

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Tuesday 4 March 2014 8:25

There's also this strange condition called "trichotillomania" where people compulsively pick at their hair. Brought on by a variety of factors.

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gvreergo_fml 6

Tuesday 4 March 2014 12:53

are you washing your knees as cats do?

gvreergo_fml 6

Tuesday 4 March 2014 12:57

are you washing your knees as cats do? (excuse my mistakes svp, I'm not american)

Coeliacchic93 21

Wednesday 5 March 2014 10:03

I don't see any mistakes...

pitbull998 1

Tuesday 4 March 2014 13:51

You know a lot of pets have been known to take on the traits of their owners. So if you have been stressed your cat is probably picking up on it.

sportgirl 14

Tuesday 4 March 2014 14:17

I have trichotillomania too. You should get help before it's too late.

ShayMarie99 15

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:18

I have trich. I've had it for close to 6 years. It's not easy to break. I find that even occupying myself doesn't always help because it's become a subconscious thing. Seek help, I wish I would have.

worldclassrager 39

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:20

A new form of waxing? I really hope you a a guy OP...but you probably got a flea or tick on you..

marcelmg 10

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:23

Stop eating catfood!

MLPcuzYOLO 5

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:40

Oh, you need to be nice! I'm sure your cat does not like you pulling her fur out obsessively. Be kind to animals and then we can be friends!

little_one 20

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:47

Did you even read the FML?

MLPcuzYOLO 5

Tuesday 4 March 2014 15:57

I most certainly did. If the person who wrote this has the same problem, it means she obsessively pulls out fur. People don't have fur, they have hair. Since no other animals were mentioned, I assume it's the cat's fur getting pulled.