Why is my 8-month-old kitten losing stomach hair and throwing up?

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My kitten is 8 months old. She is experiencing hair loss on her stomach and has thrown up a few times. What is wrong with her? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 10 months and 23 days old | 6.5 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Poor Lucky! This hair loss on her stomach could be due to overgrooming, which cats do when they are itchy. This itchiness could be fleas, mites, ringworm, or allergies. If she isn't up to date on her flea treatment, she will need a spot on treatment such as Advantage or Revolution. You will need to disinfect the environment as well. If she is up to date on her flea treatment, I recommend taking her into the vet for an exam tomorrow or Monday. The vet can do blood tests, skin scrapings, and use a Wood's lamp to diagnose allergies, mites, and ringworm. Once the cause of the itching is found, the vet can prescribe the appropriate treatment. As for the vomiting, Lucky could have a GI illness, may have eaten something rotten, could have a foreign body, or may be suffering from pancreatitis. I can give you a home remedy to try to see if that helps her. I recommend withholding food for 12-24 hours, then feeding a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.

Why is my 8-month-old kitten losing stomach hair and throwing up?

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