What could cause a sudden hair loss in a neuterd male cat aged 6 years old ?

Question

Dear all cat experts at Yahoo!Answers : One of my cats had a vaccination against rabbies (5weeks ago) and then a blood test (a few days ago). (To be able to travel within the EU with the pet passport for holidays.)

A couple of days after the blood, test a bald patch appeared on the right size of his neck, under the jaw line. I thought it might be where the veterinary took the sample.

But know the dime sized bald patch has increased to an area 2 inches in diameter. It is not red, does not look infected.
The cat doesn't scratch it, eats, sleeps and plays normally.

I've removed his collar when I noticed the patch but I'm positive it wasn't there 2 days ago.

I'm worried and i'm taking him back to the vet today. Any views advice helpful too. Thanks.

Answer 1

There are so many incidences of sudden bald spots appearing in otherwise healthy well cared for cats these days that some homeopathic vets suspect that these are cuased by the overwhelming of a cat's system with chemicals and toxins. In other words, we over-medicate our feline friends: flea medications and vaccine shots. Then we take them home to a house we clean with all sorts of powerful household detergents... you follow my drift. Sometimes I think this is true. But this is not helping you right now. Since the bald spot on your cat is in the neck region and seems to be growing, are you certain that it is not ringworm? When you go back to the vet, have a skin scraping done to rule out mites or heaven forbid - mange. It may also be the case that your cat has suddenly developed an allergic reaction to hs collar due to his immune system being temporarily depressed becuase of the recent rabies shot and the stress of the Vet visit.

Oh... my cat has a tiny tiny bald spot on his left snout from what I suspect was a bee sting from years and years ago. Hair never grew back on that spot which is about the size of a mung bean. Its so small that it does not detract from his general handsomeness :)

Answer 2

Hey,
There are many factors that can attribute to hair recession or massive hair fall and you need to find out which one exactly is responsible for the problem you are having now. Of course male pattern baldness is still the most common cause, but, for instance, if you are a woman things are deinitely different! This is the reason why you will need to really dig down and see the source of your problem.

Other causes of hair loss may include (both in men and women): severe mental or emotional stress, excessive use of coloring or bleaching agents, traction alopecia or excessive strain on the scalp due to braiding or corn rowing, hormonal changes, alopecia areata or hair loss due to autoimmune diseases, and many more. Each of these conditions will require a different approach in order to achieve success regardless of whether you're going to be using conventional or natural methods.

In my opinion it's much better to use natural methods as opposed to conventional ones, they're cheaper, have less to no side effects, and often more effective.

A good way of regaining your full head of healthy natural hair is well described on this guide: http://hairagain.toptips.org

Answer 3

The vaccination may have caused a slight reaction by the sounds of it.The only other reasons for sudden hair loss in cats is fleas or allergys.Sorry i have not been able to give you any other advice.Hope it is of some help though.Good luck and hope all goes fine with him at the vets.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hair loss in cats are usually caused by skin allergies, ring worm, and hyperthyroidism. It's most likely a skin allergy or ringworm. I wouldn't worry too much about it. I don't think it's serious by your description.

Answer 6

One of our cats had it and it was due to a lack of male hormones, he was given a course of tablets and it cleared up. The symptoms sound exactly the same to me, no red/sore areas no scratching, etc.

Answer 7

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