Bald spots on cat!!!?

My first instinct is her diet. What brand of food are you feeding her?

When I got my first dog ages ago he was on Science Diet. His hair was falling out in patches and my trainer alerted me to the issue I describe below. I changed him over immediately and his coat took on a whole new vigor and gloss.

For those of us who think we are doing the best we can for our dogs (buying "premium" brands) we are actually not. Thousands of us are duped every day by false claims on pet foods.

Unfortunately, the "top" brands are really atrocious from a nutritional standpoint. FDA does not monitor pet food so the companies can and do put a lot of garbage into them. The main pet food manufactures actually manufacture human food too and all of the leftovers and castoffs get put in the pet food. It is not uncommon for diseased animal parts (those labeled as unfit for human consumption) to get put into pet food. About 20 years ago there was a huge scandal where one of the pet food companies was caught using euthanized animals from shelters in their food. As awful as that sounds, the worst part about it is that euthanized animals have all kinds of chemicals in their system and they were throwing the whole animal (and in some cases those with their collars on still) and the plastic bag into the mix. An employee exposed them and supposedly this practice has ceased. Even if it has, you'll notice that the first ingredient in most grocery store brands is starch. Animals, especially cats, need PROTEIN.

I tell you this not to be gross or sensationalist, but because it is not a well known fact about pet food. There is, however, a lot of different food out there that is very nutritional and made with strict standards. My suggestion would be to go to your local pet store (not a chain store, but a small local store) and ask. I do know that Paul Newman makes pet food and his stuff was very highly rated. I have 2 dogs and I use Prairie for the dry food and Merrick for the wet food. But there are tons of foods to choose from.

I am including a link--not because this is the only information that is out there, but it's a start. There's tons out there about this on the internet. The one place you probably WON'T get info (and it's not because they don't care, it's just because that is not their focus of training) is at your vet's office. They routinely stock Science Diet (they are a retailer and benefit financially from selling it).

Good luck with your cat.

Bald Spots On Cats

MY CAT WOULD SOMETIME PULL OUT HER OWN FUR, ESPECIALL WHEN SHE WAS STRESSED OUT... SHE WOULD GET A BALD SPOT, USUALLY ON HER CHEST OR BACK, BUT IT ALWAYS GROW BACK. SHE ALSO HAS REALLY THICK, LONG FUR AND I WONDER IF THAT HAD ANY THING TO DO WITH IT.

Dont use steroids its only works for a short time and it comes right back. Its an allergy of some sort. What finally worked with our cat was Science Diet sensitive skin food. It helped with his skin no more scabs from scratching and more energy. It may also be an alergy to fleas or flea dirt (flea poop!). so first get rid of those fleas and if you dont treat your carpet they'll come right back. Try Advantage flea tx works great. Hope this helps.

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My one cat (she's 6) has had this twice, under her belly. It's a pretty big spot goes completely bald and then grows back. It doesn't seem to bother her - she doesn't scratch, bite or otherwise pick at it. The vet said it wasn't ringworm, but he also couldn't say what it was. He suggested she was maybe picking up stress from me or that is was a reaction to some stress that my other cat was causing. Cat nr 2, by the way, does not have any balding issues.

I wouldn't worry, really. Just make sure your cat is comfortable and loved. :)

I was first going to say that she might be licking the hair off but if she has bald spots on her head that would be a hard thing to do. Maybe she is stressed out or it might just be old age setting in. Try going to a vet website and see if you can find answers there.

Good luck to you.

Is she an only cat?

If you have another cat, it's possible that your other cat could be overgrooming her. One of my cats kept getting bald spots on his head and neck, and it turned out that his sister was overgrooming him - she was the one who needed more attention to reduce her stress level.

It is possible your cat has developed a flea allergy. For some cats, all it takes is 1 bite, and their fur will start falling out, or they start pulling out their fur.

Take her to the vet, ask about a flea allergy, and about a skin infection. A round or 'spot on' treatment, and Clavimox usually does the trick.

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