Cat losing hair

[Jennifer and Katie]

So, my cat Katie has been in diabetic remission for a year now. Yay!! But she has had a couple issues since them, an intestinal infection last November, a UTI in January. Her newest thing now is she's losing the hair on her right flank. I can't see anything causing it, other than she over cleans that spot. My question is, should I be looking for another cause, or is my cat just being OCD?

 

[Lori and Atticus]

I'm not an expert by any means, but when my cat started losing hair on her sides and the base of her tail, she was hyperthyroid. Has she been eating more lately or losing weight? Those are the signs my cat had, along with being more fidgety and restless.

Edit: I wanted to add that she was losing hair because she was over-cleaning and pulling it out. It was part of her fidgety-ness I guess.

 

[Jennifer and Katie]

She doesn't have anymore weight to lose. She lost it all when she was active diabetic, and hasn't gained it back. As to eating, she hasn't changed in her eating habits. And she isn't fidgety, but she does sleep a lot of the time.

 

[Lori and Atticus]

Every cat reacts differently to hyperthyroid and like they say here every cat is different. I know there were some things that my cat did that baffled the vet during diagnosis while we waited for labs to come back. I would probably have her thyroid levels tested just in case. Then again, it could be something entirely different.

My cat got so thin during treatment because we couldn't get her dosed appropriately. I was having to feed her people food on top of her cat food to keep any meat on her bones at all. Rice and ground beef. We finally ended up doing the I131 treatment because she didn't do well on any medication or dose. Well wishes for your baby whatever is ailing her though! I hope you get it figured out quickly.

 

[Jennifer and Katie]

I just googled her hair loss, and psychogenic alopecia popped up. I'm no vet, but it does sound like she might have it. I recently bought a new cat scratcher, and that was a bout when the hair loss started. Could it be an allergic reaction to it?

 

[Jill and Remi]

My first thought was either allergies or hyperthyroid. I guess you could remove the new scratcher and see if it helps. If not you may have to get blood work done to rule out hypert. Good luck!