Hair Loss Cats

Cat Hair Loss

When we own pets we do not think of the crucial maladies that they are subject to. We recognize that they must have frequent trips to the vet to ensure that they do not have ring worm or fleas - but we never imagine the fact that they may have cancer or other similar problems.

One disease that your cat may suffer from is alopecia - or hair loss. It may take up to a month or two to notice that all or sections of your cat's body has lost large amounts of hair that does not look to be growing back. This problem might be caused by several different things.

Infection

The most potential cause for hair loss is an infection that is ravaging through their bodies. It is feasible that they caught a fungal or bacterial infection from some other cat or from other natural things. Ordinarily the vet will consider ringworm when it is a kitten or an older cat that has the problem. They may also have folliculitis - which is a rare bacterial infection that hurts the cat's hair follicles.

Demeanor

Older cats frequently begin to over groom themselves. When doing this they pull out their hair in large clumps. This condition is well-known as psychogenic alopecia. The more popular grooming areas that are affected is the back and lower part of the legs. One of the main reasons that they do this is because of stress. It is possible that the stress is coming from their owners dropping or abusing them.

Hormonal

The cat's body can at times produce too much or too little hormones causing the cat's hair to thin out. If they have problems with their thyroid this is able to induce their ability to repair and re-grow the hair almost impossible. Cat hair loss may also be attributed to the adrenal glands malfunctioning and developing big quantities of the cortical hormone.