hair pulling

Question
I have a 17 year old longhair tabby.  I am having trouble with him pulling his hair out.  I brush him and it is not loose hair, he is just pulling tufts of it out.  I suspect it may be behavioral because it started shortly after I quit allowing him to go outside.  Poor thing only has one eye and I think he is a tad bit hard of hearing:)  He is in otherwise great health for his age.  The excessive hair pulling is causing him to vomit lots of hair balls so I have been giving him medicine for that.  Any ideas on what I can do about this?  

Answer
Hi Misty,

Have you taken him to the vet for a check up?  If not, I strongly urge you to do so.  They should be able to tell you what is going on.  It could be an allergy, or a skin condition, or just about anything.  But, ingesting tons of cat hair cannot be good for him.  I hope I have helped some.  Write again if you have further questions.  I always like to help.  Barb