Feline endocrine alopecia
Feline endocrine alopecia
Feline endocrine alopecia is a condition of hair loss that happens to cats. The condition is rare in cats but it is an apparent condition that can still happen. The main cause for the condition is still a little unclear, however the condition is known and many vets are contributing the condition to the feline hormones. The hormones are supposed to be secreting something that they shouldn’t have. Veterinarians have been able to pinpoint the thyroid hormone in cats as being the main culprit for the disorder. When a cat has a case of feline endocrine alopecia they will begin to have either thinning hair or complete hair loss in different regions of their bodies. The hair loss may appear in patches or may come out in one particular spot and stay there for an amount of time. It is often times hard to pinpoint the reason why your cat has this particular condition. Before a vet decides that your cat has this condition there are a few things that you need to be able to examine about your pet. The first thing is you need to ensure that the hair loss is not a cause of self-infliction. Everyone knows that cats are some of the cleanest animals. Because of their constant cleaning of themselves they can get to the point where they begin removing the hair on their own. You will begin to notice red patches where fur used to be if your cat is removing the hair because of excessive cleaning. There is hope for cats that cause this self infliction on themselves, but you need to be able to tell your local vet if the cat is doing this or not so they can find the best approach to treat your animal. Vets are used to see cases of feline endocrine alopecia, so do not feel like you have done something wrong with your cat if they automatically come down with the disease. If the hair loss is caused by excessive cleaning you may need to be the one to ensure that your animal is always cleaned up to their own specifications at all times. It’s hard to know what their specifications are, but you can try different things to see if you meet their demands. In many cases vets will give you special shampoos that you can use to clean your cat with that will hopefully slow down the condition or get rid of it completely. One common thing to give cats that are forcing themselves to lose their hair is to give them a plastic cone collar that will be placed around their heads. It will stop the cat from trying to lick the hair off of her body, as well as relieve the stress of your cat catching a disease as well.