[B]Hair Loss[/B]

Maisy

Hello

This is my first post so hi to everybody

Could do with some help regarding my cat Maisy. She loses lots of fur all the time. I understand that cats will naturally lose hair especially in the build to up and summer as I have had a number of cats before. However, Maisy loses vast amounts of hair all year round, far more than I have ever seen in any cat I have previously owned. When we first got her it was from the RSPCA and put it down to stress from a new home and being rescued as she was. Two years on she is a really happy and sociable cat but the hair loss has continued.

I was wondering if cats can suffer from alapecia (spelling!) and if so if it is treatable or if there is anything else which could explain it ? any help you could offer would be much appreciated.

Thanks

littlelab

There are various causes of hair loss in cats and yes stress is one of them, also Flea allergies and worms.

If the hairloss is concentrated around the back end it may also be anal gland infection.

If these have all been ruled out, then it may also be a nutrient deficiency, what food are you feeding?
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Maisy

Thanks. The hairloss is all over her not concentrated in any particular area. Last time we had her to the vets for a check up she was fine with no fleas or anything else but the hair loss has always been there from the day we got her. The vet never mentioned anything while checking her over.

We feed her on dried biscuits and tinned meat alternatively.

Thanks again

littlelab

It might be worth switching foods, Burns nutrition are fantastic and have a helpline

http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/index.htm

I have found, from experience, that commercial dog and cat food is full of additives and very little else, but Burns is completely holistic and they do not test their products on animals.

Give it a try.
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_Jules_

Hiya Maisy,

My tabby cat Gus moults all year round. Everytime I stroke him I get a hand covered in fur. He is part persian and his fur is short but thick, so whether he just moults it out because he is too warm, I don't know. His coat is always in good condition, it just falls out constantly Rolling Eyes

. Funnily enough I have his litter sister (Nellie) and her fur is short, soft and dense too, but she doesn't moult anywhere near as her brother does. I think it's just the luck of the draw. The only thing I've found that helps, is giving Gus a good brushing once or twice a week. This helps stop him from coughing up furballs too.

Jules.
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pollaton

as littlelab says, food is quite often the cause of hair loss, but some cats just generally shed more than others...the worse cat for it that i ever had was a short haired cat that you would never of thought it of, but she was forever losing loads of her fur, but was very healthy in every way so unless she is balding in places then i wouldn't worry about it too much.
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Maisy

Thanks everybody for your help you have put my mind at rest