If you live with cats you learn to cope with cat hair on your favorite sweater.
My cat has dandruff and bald spots.
Allergies flea food contact or inhalant ringworm.
Dandruff in cats usually is from one of four causes.
Dandruff is not just an aesthetic issue with cats cat dandruff can be symptomatic of a bigger health concern and your cat s scratching can lead to skin damage a healthy cat will have smooth soft skin without dandruff flakes or visible sores or irritation.
Fleas mites lice and ticks can make them scratch and lick too causing bald spots and even sores.
Exposure to a specific allergen that she is sensitive to causes your cat an itchy sensation.
These external parasites are hematophagous which means they feed on the blood of their host often causing severe irritation in the process.
To ease the itch they ll lick their fur until there are bald spots.
My cat has a round bald spot on the back of his neck.
Treatment is usually quick and easy.
He s an indoor cat.
If it was ringworm someone in my family would have gotten it by now i would think.
As our cats are scrupulous in their hygiene if they have external fleas it is common for them top ingest these parasites as they fulfil their grooming ritual.
Parasites fleas mites and ticks behavioural psychogenic alopecia.
It s cracked and dry looking.
Abnormal hair loss can be a warning sign of several illnesses as well as fleas stress allergies or poor nutrition.
I have a 4 year old indoor himalayan tabby mix who has cat dandruff on the back half of the top of her back.
Bald spots are a common symptom in cats and can range from one small isolated patch to multiple bald patches or widespread baldness.
Dandruff is most apparent on dark coated cats and is difficult to see on cats with light coats.
A bald itchy spot on cat s fur may also be indicative of allergies.
It s simple to treat but you might have to give them medicine for the rest of their life.
Other symptoms of cat dandruff will relate to the underlying cause which may include.
Nutrition hydration parasites health problems or.
It developed after i got him fixed and started treatment for ear mites.
Causes of cat dandruff.
The most common symptom of dandruff is dry and flaky skin on the face back and base of the tail.
Don t immediately panic if you find yourself having to tell people my cat has dandruff cats take grooming seriously and most cats maintain a beautiful spotless hair coat.
If your cat has dandruff which looks black it is possible there is the presence of fleas.
Like humans cat can be allergic to certain foods insect bites especially fleas plants medicines pollen and dust.
