My pet has red splotches and hair loss but isn't scratching. Why?

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My one yr old female started with red splotches on her belly now on other places on body with hair loss she has nawed hair off her tail where it goes into her body she's not scratching no other problems eating good has not come in contact with any irritates that I know of what can I do for her. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 102 years and 1 month old | 5 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

This is probably due to a severe allergy (even if there is no itch), although it could also be fleas, infection or mites.   First of all, in order to rule out skin parasites, you will need to treat with a high quality flea treatment (advocate or advantage), then ask the vet to perform a skin scrape - this might reveal an infection or a mite infestation.   If all of those came back negative, the next step is to treat the allergy symptomatically and try discovering the cause of the allergy.   Three main type of allergies are usually affecting pets: food allergies, flea and parasite related ones and environmental type (allergens coming from trees, pollins, dust etc etc). Some medications can be given by the vet in order to repair the skin lesions (steroids and antibiotics). Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation (where you can post pictures ) if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

My pet has red splotches and hair loss but isn't scratching. Why?

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