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Cat Hair Loss: What does it mean?
How To Tell If Your Cat Has An Allergy
Cat Mange: The Facts
Allergies and skin problems in cats
Skin problems are very common in cats and may be caused by parasites, allergies, bacterial or yeast infections, tumours and systemic illness. Your cat's skin can be pink or black depending on the pigments common to that breed or the individual genetic history.
Food Allergies in Cats
Food allergies in cats are rare and usually involve a reaction to one protein ingredient in a particular food, which triggers an allergic inflammatory response. This is not to be confused with more common ‘food intolerance’ which is less severe and causes a totally different physiological process.
Hair loss in cats
Feline alopecia (hair loss) is rare in cats but can occasionally occur for a number of reasons, the most common cause is over-grooming (which itself can indicate other problems with the skin or with parasites).
Pregnancy Cats and kittens: how your cat will change during pregnancy
Cats are notoriously proficient breeders. So it can be all too easy for your queen (the official name for an un-spayed cat) to conceive and give birth to a litter of kittens, before you’re even aware that she may be pregnant!
