Reasons Why You May Be Causing Your Cats Hair Loss

Did you know your cats hair loss can be caused by you? "Wait!" You cry. "I wouldn't hurt a hair on my beloved felines head." Many of you reading this article would say the same thing. But, the fact is the loss of your cat's hair may be your fault. This article will discuss some of the reasons why and the ways you can help your kitty.

Assuming your cat is atypical independent, lazy male cat and feels he is the "King" of your home. Which means he pretty well does what he wants to in your home, right? However, chances are that may not be the healthiest thing for your cat.

As you have discovered through the years "Ol" Tiger (the cat) can be a pretty finicky eater. So to try and please his "Majesty" you have tried one cat food after another. You have tried him on the most expensive canned fillet of salmon, to your favorite dish off the table. But, all of this to no avail. Finally you put him on a "you get hungry enough you'll eat" diet. When you do that your cat musters up his dignity and stalks out of the dinning room and you hear him muttering under his breath, “Put what’s his name on the guillotine. Off with his head.”

Frankly, switching your cat's diet back and forth does more than make him miss a meal or two. Cats are creatures of habit, as you have learned over the years. Each time you changed his food you have broken a habit.

When the "comfort zone" of your cat's eating habits become disturbed he has a tendency to get stressed. You may have noticed this in the way he paces back and forth, loud meowing, constantly grooming himself and craving constant attention. He may also start showing bald spots on his body. His cats hair loss seems to get worse and worse ever day.

Just like you his owner, when your cat gets stressed his hair will fall out. Since your cat is normally a healthy cat you take him to the vet. The vet runs a few tests and determines it is not a physical illness, but a reaction to stress.

The veterinarian would suggest the "you get hungry enough you'll eat" diet is not a good idea and would point out a couple of healthy cat foods which should solve the problem. Of course, your cat will be the decision maker on which food he likes the best and he tells you its time to go back home for his nap.

When you get home your cat starts rubbing on your leg, but you ignore him and go about your business. Not good! Cats need grooming every day, to stimulate his fur and increase the blood flow to his skin. Without it his hair loss may continue. So you have pick him up and given him a good brushing, he relaxs and curls up for his nap. Not good!

The vet has also told you and your cat that his lack of exercise is contributing to his hair loss. Since the cat owns you and you’re his slave it’s your duty to make sure he exercises several times a day. To overcome any natural talent for laziness a dangling string with a treat tied on the end of it will often do the trick. As you know cats love chasing favorite balls around the room, so you get down on the floor and play with him. One of the things you will notice is you will get caught up in the play. Then you will start smiling and laughing at his antics.

You start feeling better and “Ol” Tiger senses it and he becomes less stressed. Soon you and your cat get back in the habit of excising every day and the next thing you both notice is no more bald spots.

As you can tell this little tale has its moral. Your cats hair loss may or may not have been caused by lack of exercise, bad diet or stress. But, as beloved owner you are the one that can put your own pet back on the road to recovery.

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