My cat is losing hair and has cold-like symptoms. What's wrong?

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My cat is losing hair and it's moaning is like as if it has cold and cough, what could it be? Please advise. (It's not a furry cat). Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 8 months and 2 days old

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hair loss can be a sign of allergies, fleas or ringworm and is probably unrelated to the cough/cold signs you're seeing. I'm not quite sure what you mean by moaning - if Bounty has a congested nose and his breathing is noisy this could be a sign of an upper respiratory infection. If he is coughing this could be a sign of asthma or some types of lung infections. I would recommend having him seen by a veterinarian. They can examine his skin and also help determine what is causing the cough/cold signs and moaning and recommend appropriate treatment.

My cat is losing hair and has cold-like symptoms. What's wrong?

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