My cat pulls fur, sneezes, dry skin during shedding. Is it allergies?

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My cat Snoop Dogg has all the sudden started pulling out his fur just in the last couple weeks when he started losing his winter coat. He’s had the same diet for three years, no change in environment, no added stress, plenty of play and exercise, and no other changes in behavior and has regular flea treatments. He has been sneezing fairly often as well, which he didn’t do until right around the same time. His skin feels dry as well. What can I do to help him? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 5 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is possibly due to allergies. It really comes down to figuring out what is causing his allergies so that they can be treated or the specific allergen avoided. There are many things that can cause allergies though in most cases they can be broken down into 3 big categories: flea, food and environmental allergies. Allergies are usually worked up in a stepwise fashion starting with flea allergies as this is the easiest and cheapest to take care of. If not on a flea preventative, then it would be a good idea to get started on one. If already on one then it would be a good idea to change to something else (there are many new products out in the market). If not improved in 1-3 months then it is time to move on and check for food allergies by switching to a novel diet (new protein and new carbohydrate). If that does not seem to be the issue then you are left out having to check for environmental allergies which require blood and/or skin tests. Allergies can be very frustrating to deal with at first but so rewarding at the end when we are able to treat them effectively!

My cat pulls fur, sneezes, dry skin during shedding. Is it allergies?

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