Cat allergies hair loss

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Avatar f tn This type of hair loss is most commonly due to behavioral barbarism, food or environmental allergies, or, mites or fungal skin infections, such as ringworm. If it was due to an a fungal or mite infection other cats in your household would probably be exhibiting symptoms. Please take him to the vet for evaluation. The vet can perform a skin scraping and other diagnostic tests. If it is truly behavioral, there are excellent behavioral modification medications that should help.
Avatar n tn I'm not no expert,but my one cat did same thing and turned out to be food allergies,she had mangled coat,then pull her hair out,since on correct diet,the problem resolved.Good luck to you!
Avatar n tn I don't know if this is behavorial or allergies. My cat, female has been licking all her hair off for 6 mo now. This happened sortly soon after she got fixed. She has always been on the thin side. I use Frontline Plus here in Florida. She is totally an inside cat. Now she looks naked except for her head and the places she cannot reach to lick. I took her to a Value Vet once and they told me to give her some hormone. This Did Not Work!.
Avatar n tn Hi veed, I'm sorry about your pet. Mange can be so difficult to treat!! I have my cat with ringworm, which also causes hair loss and it is also spreading. My cat doesn't seem to be itchy around the ears. So, would you describe for us how the skin looks? Is it dry, flaky, scaly, do you see scabs? Sometimes, the only symptoms for ringworm is hair loss in irregular patterns. Doesn't have to be circular spots. So, I'd pay attention to that.
Avatar m tn Bites from fleas are itchy all by themselves, but many pets develop a specific allergy to flea bites. This is most commonly seen as hair loss or rash at the base of the spine and tail, not to mention that the dog or cat will constantly be chewing at the area. Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) is an intensely itchy allergic reaction to flea saliva that can be triggered by a single flea bite! You may never see a flea or flea dirt on your pet (though daily flea-combing is never a bad idea!
Avatar n tn Hi Kiki, My cat was just dx'd with herpes in her eyes. For years, we too, thought it was allergies, but no. According to my vet, herpes is very common in cats. The way I figured out what was possibly going on with my cat was to google "feline herpes conjunctivitis." Some sites will give you pictures to look at and compare as well as descriptions. Discharge from the eyes have many possible dx's, but a simple blood test will confirm whether your kitty has herpes or not.
Avatar f tn This needs a Vet visit and an antibiotic, allergies with cats appear on their skin, like sores and hair loss, not like with us and the symptoms you describe.
2109733 tn?1334130838 help my 7 yr old male short hair cat keeps nibbleing hair off and its pretty extensive almost his whole bach and belly, butt, hind legs on both sides what do i do
Avatar m tn hi and welcome. hair loss and scabs most usually are associated with food allergies...have you changed her food recently? or environmental allergies any new furniture or carpets recently? however most often these allergies also are itchy. I will connect you to a couple of sites....for more reading. its an alopecia (hair loss) but you need to find the underlying cause. this can be ringworm or a flea bite allergy(doesn't need to have fleas...just the bite) start with these.
Avatar f tn Sniffles, I think you got that name regarding the allergies eh? First off, if your friend don't mind, make sure the cats can be brushed. You might or might not know this, but it's not the hair that we are allergic to, it's the cat's saliva. They clean themselves with the saliva and then it gets on the hair. So it's not just the cat/s, it's anything the cat licks or gets the hair after it cleans itself on. Brushing the cat before and after visits will help.
Avatar f tn Hello, Cat allergen, the allergy causing material from cats, is not cat hair, but rather a protein present in the dander and saliva of cats. These allergens become airborne as microscopic particles, which when inhaled into the nose or lungs can produce allergic symptoms. You can confirm whether you are allergic to cats by getting allergy testing done.Skin tests and blood tests like RAST are done for this purpose.Pls consult an allergist and get them done.
Avatar n tn hi and welcome, hair loss can be a sign of many things, from food or inhaled allergies to fleas or ringworm....I will send you a few sites to look at, if you have any questions I would be glad to help you more. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2141&aid=195 http://www.cat-health-guide.org/cat-skin-problems.
460185 tn?1326077772 We have a 23 yr old long haired cat and we shaved his hair during the summer to keep him cooler and to get rid of the mats. The hair has grown back everywhere except along the top of his back. The vet has told us that taking him in to be looked at would be more traumatic than helpful to the cat. Have heard it might be that the cat is diabetic and/or have thyroid problems. Any suggestions on how to try to help him get his hair back?
Avatar n tn My 5 year old house cat has recently started to lose hair from the back of her legs. Its not completely bald, the colour has changed very noticibly and when you touch the leg you can feel that the hair is less than the rest of the body.
Avatar n tn He had extreme hair loss on the shoulder blade quarter panel of his body over the holidays. We brought him to the emergency room - had a shot and soft collar on. More came off that week and we brought him into our normal vets for his yearly check up also scheduled. His blood tests and check up came back normal. White blood cells slightly high but they said it was most likely due to his hair loss issue.
Avatar m tn As you know FIV affects the immune system, therefor many conditions/allergies can arise. I ca find NO direct reasons for hair loss just b/c of an FIV dx. however FIV cats are prone to allergies as I've said also to Hyperthyroidism and one of the signs of this disease can be hair loss in the belly area... found one site with some reasons cats have hair loss, worth a look.
Avatar n tn Some ideas for the skin condition are that your new puppy could have brought in some ecto-parasites into the house and these have infested your cat, or your cat could have developed food allergies (which can occur at any age), or this could be psychogenic alopecia, in that she is pulling out the hair due to stress or depression (possibly from the loss of your 13 year old dog and the arrival of the new puppy). I don't like the idea that she has become boney either.
391038 tn?1298737386 My thoughts are that Your kit is stressed and missing his brother. Allergies are usually the first thing we think of with excessive licking/scratching, but considering that he is turning his nose up at food he used to eat with his brother....could be grief. I believe cats like humans can suffer a variety of emotional reactions to a change as huge as losing a brother. My only experience with this occurred when I adopted a kitten who couldn't handle living without litter mate or other cats.
Avatar f tn I had cat hair allergy and it is much reduced now
Avatar f tn They did go away a bit ago but now they came back and are worse. He is constantly licking and hair loss. Now he has licked the skin bare and the sores are getting really red. He had these about a month ago and he ate/drank fine. Then they seemed to go away for a bit but now came back worse. I noticed he hasn't been eating much this week and barely moving around, just laying around licking.
Avatar f tn t sore to touch it just constantly feels tender. I do suffer from allergies to dust, pollen, and cat dandruff. I often have sinus pressure around my temples and forehead. Could my sinus problems be causing my sore scalp?
1278937 tn?1271257811 My kitty just turned 12. He recently had total hair loss on the front shoulder blade quarter panel of his body. We brought him to the vet/emergency room - where he received an antibiotic shot and soft collar. It proceeded to get worse that week and we brought him into our normal vets for his yearly check up also scheduled. His blood tests and check up came back normal. White blood cells slightly high but they said it was most likely due to his hair loss issue/stress.