Cat losing fur on tail
The first question is to ask if the cat is losing fur only on the tail or also on other parts of the body. Also it depends on the configuration of the hair loss. Is it small patches, a single … Continue reading →
Category Archives: hair loss
Skin issues on 7 yo female cat
An anonymous visitor asked the following question using the visitor input form: My 7 yo female developed balding on her front legs.Thought she might have fleas even though she is indoors. Occasionally goes outside on our deck. Never in grass. Deck … Continue reading →
Cat hair loss during pregnancy
Cat hair loss during pregnancy and lactation may be caused by stress. A visitor, Carolyn, asked for advice in a comment on the hair loss in cats page: Hi, my tuxedo cat, Panda, approximately 4 years old has been losing … Continue reading →
Cat Health Tip: Hair loss
This is probably the best tip cat owners will read on cat hair loss. It gets to the point and narrows causes down. There are other pages on hair loss on this site. One has hundreds of comments. Click this … Continue reading →
Cat Licking Fur Off Lower Belly
When a cat licks the fur of her lower belly because she grooms a lot it is almost certainly going to be psychogenic alopecia which is compulsive self grooming rather than a hormone deficiency causing a loss of hair. Grooming … Continue reading →
Cat Licking All Fur off Her Belly
The reason why I am writing a short article on this topic is because it might be useful to a cat owner to set out some possible causes on the basis that, on my reading of the situation, some veterinarians … Continue reading →
Cat Losing Hair Around The Eyes
People want to understand why their cat is losing hair around the eyes. Web surfers also want to know why their cat is losing hair above their cat’s eyes, which is significant in my opinion. There is a patch of … Continue reading →
Feline Diseases With Hair Loss
A list of feline diseases which results in some hair loss. There is a page on hair loss in cats also. The source1 is excellent. “It is good for a cat caretaker to know a bit about cat health but … Continue reading →
My tuxedo cat is half bald. What is causing it?
My tuxedo cat is half bald. It started 3-4 months ago when it was a small bald patch. I have brought her 3 times to the vet, the first one said it might be caused by fleas or parasites so … Continue reading →
Strange Hair Loss in Small Patches in Older Cat
by Christel Fiore (Portland Maine.USA) Our Xena is twelve years old and developed this strange hairloss. I raised her by bottle since she was abandoned in Pisa Italy. She grew in to a beautiful cat and got along well with … Continue reading →