What are the causes of cat hair loss?

Cat hair loss symptoms

If a cat experiences excessive hair loss, it may indicate a skin disease, resulting in symptoms such as hair loss, skin redness, dandruff, and crusts. Owners should take their cats to the pet hospital for inspection promptly. If the skin disease is caused by parasites, cats should be given external deworming treatment. If the skin disease is caused by fungal or bacterial infections,相应的抗真菌和抗细菌药物 should be used for treatment.

Why do cats lose hair?

Reasons for cat hair loss include: replacing baby hair, seasonal hair loss, malnutrition or deficiency, excess of substances, and pathological hair loss. Cats begin to replace baby hair at 4-6 months old, when their hair is fine, soft, and disordered. Seasonal hair loss occurs naturally during spring and autumn every year. Inadequate consumption of unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin can also cause non-physiological hair loss. Overdose of vitamins or certain elements can also cause hair loss, and the specific substance varies for different cats. Skin diseases caused by infections such as Demodex and fungal infections can also lead to hair loss.

Symptoms of cat fungal infections

Main symptoms of cat fungal infections include itching, patchy hair loss, skin redness, tinea, and crusts. Firstly, fungal infections require microscopic examination for diagnosis; secondly, common drugs for treating fungal infections include Ear Fluid, Itraconazole, Clotrimazole Ointment, Fungi Clear, Selenium Sulfide Tablets, and Pikangning; thirdly, owners can feed cats with products such as Baokuang and lecithin to help repair their skin and enhance the treatment effect.

What to do if a cat loses hair severely?

Excluding physiological and seasonal hair loss, frequent bathing, excessive salt intake, and skin diseases, the most likely reason for severe hair loss is a lack of certain nutrients in the body. Cat food cannot be monotonous, as the nutrients in cat food are not comprehensive and sufficient. It is better to combine other nutritional products with cat food. For example, adding Miao Xiang Ovary Phospholipid to cat food can supplement various nutrients and inhibit abnormal hair loss and hair loss. The cat's skin will improve, and hair loss caused by nutrition problems will be alleviated.