Cat Skin Problems
Cat skin problems? No. This fine looking cat is scratching his or her chin. The picture is here to simply illustrate the page and this cat has no skin problems that I know of. Skin problems in cats are quite … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: cat hair loss
Case study of five-year-old cat having great difficulty urinating
When this cat did urinate it was bloody. He also groomed his abdomen excessively. These are the unmistakeable signs of an anxious and stressed cat. He had developed cystitis (infection of the bladder) which is often linked to stress. He … Continue reading →
Stress Relieving Cat Therapeutic Massage Works (It worked for a Hedgehog)
A hedgehog, Derek, lost his spines because of stress-related alopecia caused by an injury. He was found injured in a garden in Bishop’s Stortford, UK. He recovered from his injuries but began to lose his spines. He was taken to … Continue reading →
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 →