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Why is my Persian cat losing hair and has bald spots? What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | neutered | 7 years and 6 months old | 7.8 lbs

My Persian Cat has some bald spots and hair loss. I am not sure what is causing this but is there a treatment

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on January 15th, 2017

Poor Chopin! There are a number of different things that can cause bald spots and hair loss like this in cats. Some common possibilities would include allergies, fleas, a bacterial or fungal skin infection, or skin mites (mange). Treatment will depend on what the underlying problem is, so I would recommend taking him to the vet for an exam when you are able to. Your vet can do some simple skin tests to help diagnose the problem and get him started on appropriate treatment depending on what is found.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on February 20th, 2017

    This multiple bald patches on Jack could be caused by ringworm, mites, allergies, or fleas. If he isn't up to date on his flea treatment, he will need a spot on treatment such as Advantage or Revolution. You will need to disinfect the environment as well. If he is up to date on his flea treatment, I recommend taking him into the vet for an exam tomorrow. 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.

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    Answered By Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH

    Veterinarian

    Published on August 24th, 2017

    Hi there from Pakistan! Thank you for your question. There could be lots of causes as to why cats get patchy alopecia. Mites, flea allergy, fungal infection, food allergy, psychogenic causes such as stress, environmental allergies, and hyperthyroidism just to same a few here.

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