Cat has bald spots?

Question

My cat is a female cat, roughly 2 years old. Her diet consists mainly of dry cat food, with wet cat food every here and there. I feed her Whiskas dry food, or Kit-N-Kaboodle. The wet food is Pets Choice.

She currently has fleas, but no signs of ear mites. She has two bald spots on top of her head, right next to the ears. She has a small (very small) bald spot on her shoulder. None of these spots are red, crusty, etc. They are just bald.

I was thinking it might be a flea allergy, but she doesnt always lick other areas of her body. She does scratch by her ears once in awhile, but inside her ears--there are no signs of yellow crust or ear mites.

What could it be? Should I add more wet food, or perhaps a better brand? Is it stress? Could she need a treatment for itching from fleas?

I have another cat, 6 months younger and female....but has none of the signs. She currently has fleas too. I just bought shampoo for it, so I know it isnt a reaction ot shampoo.

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Could be flea allergic dermatitis, could be another allergy, could be hormonal. Not much point asking this sort of question on here, because even if you do happen upon a professional, they can't diagnose without seeing the cat either. The best you're going to get is guesses.

Take the flea shampoo back to the shop, shop stuff is not effective. If it is a flea allergy, you need the good stuff (from a vets). If she isn't allergic she still needs the good stuff, fleas are horrible! The itching can drive a cat crazy, and fleas pass on tapeworms.

Adding more wet food will not make one iota of difference to anything. Changing to a better brand is always advisable for the health of the animal - Whiskas is not a quality brand.

Please take the cat to the vet, and get this flea situation sorted out.

"...needless to take the cat to the vet if this is the case." And if it ISN'T the case - you've just wasted time and prolonged the cat's discomfort. I don't think it's ringworm.

Chalice

Answer 3

ear mites look like coffee grinds or chocolate smears in the ears, if you try to wipe them out with a dry Kleenex you can't. Does she have anything in her ears at all? You might think it is dirt, also looks like that in the beginning.
I would try changing her food also, if it's not ear mites it could very likely be a food allergy. Get her a better brand of dry. I don't know anything about Pets Choice except it isn't on the recall list by Menu Foods, so stick with that.
You also should get her a treatment for the fleas.
Try Revolution for the fleas, it also gets rid of the mites, and worms if there are any. Below I listed a website that is cheaper than most on their flea products,

Answer 4

I'm not an expert, but I've raised many cats. I had one with balding spots on her rear and I was worried. I gave her a bath with plain blue Dawn dish detergent, not the anti-bacterial, which kills fleas and is non-toxic to cats and kittens. She felt a lot better and her fur grew back. She hasn't had that problem since. I think a lot of times the balding is from scratching the area and rubbing on rugs. Try that and get some flea medication, if that doesn't work, take kitty to the vet.

Answer 5

Most likely your cat has mites. The vet can do a skin scrape and put it under the microscope, but that doesn't always show up either. You will probably have to go to the vet to get a two month (two application) prescription for a flea med that also takes care of mites. You have to give it to both cats, usually, because even if one isn't showing symptoms, it might still have them and pass them again.

Answer 6

could be a flea allergy, could be mange, could be a lot of things. Could be an allergy to the corn or wheat in kitty's diet. Choose a food with no corn or wheat in it. I give my three cats Evo No Grain. I don't trust ANY grain and it's bad for kitty anyway. Causes kitty to get fat or allergies or digestive problems. Whatever the problem, gradually change your kitty's food to something with less grain. she'll be much better off anyway. Dry food though.

Answer 7

It might be ringworm. Buy an antifungal cream (the same for people ringworm or jock itch) and put it on the spots. Are there little bumps on her skin that form a circle surrounding the bald spot? If so, it's ringworm...most likely.
Going to the vet is gonna be expensive and needless if this is the case...when my kittens had ringworm, the vet's office just told me to buy the people kind and treat with this. Wash hands good after touching cat, and try to keep the 2 separated. Good luck hon.

Answer 8

bald spot i have always found to be from felas frount line if this is the case works great but did have one older cat years ago eat grass has she later we found out could not be around it as she lost all kinds of hair some thing about the grass and her did not mix do you let you guys out side this could be some thing to look in to i did not think of any thing like that but after 444 at the vet this was my answer and came to be true

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Answer 10

You need to take your cat to a vet. She may have demodectic mange, caused by a microscopic parasite that gets out of control when an animal's immune system is too weak to control it. (My dog had this, but cats get it too.) Or she may have another condition. Best to have a vet check her out, rather than relying on armchair diagnoses via the internet.