Cat Missing Fur On Front Leg

This creates bald spots.

Cat missing fur on front leg. Julie Ann El Segundo CA Replied on 04192011. At one point all the fur on her front legs were gone as was half her tail and face. Regardless of what the cause is if you notice new bald spots or scabbing on your cats skin it is important to seek the advice of a vet.

If the wound is on the front half of the body put a t-shirt on in a natural way. The cat will feel that it can still rely on the missing leg and it may take longer for the cat to find alternative ways of performing tasks that involve the amputated leg. Ringworm can also be itchy and cause cats to lick chew and scratch the area.

Licking the back legs and stomach are far more common. There are other less common causes for hair loss in cats such as auto-immune diseases thyroid issues hyperthyroidism Cushings disease hyperadrenocorticism hormonal imbalance and some kinds of cancer. She is not grooming herself more than normal.

One of my cats had a bald spot in her back leg around 5 months ago that looked very similar it didnt seemed to hurt but she just licked it a lot i got worried and took her to the vet. That can happen on any part of the leg and it usually leaves your cats skin exposed to the environment. Deworming with vet recommended products is required.

Its unlikely but hair loss can be a symptom of an immune system problem diabetes an overactive thyroid or cancer. The skin is in perfect condition no scales dryness or rash. A cat losing hair also called alopecia in cats can be complete or partial and happens in felines for a variety of reasons the most common of.

This could cause the cats fur to be loose and thus it would fall out along with causing flaky skin. Contrary to popular opinion licking off entire patches of fur isnt typically related to a behavioral problem in felines says board-certified veterinary behaviorist Dr. Four years after the accident Buba still tries to scratch his left ear with his missing leg.