Fur loss?

[Dana]

So Max has been doing great on the fancy feast and insulin and his numbers have been improving. Today though, I was playing with him and I rolled him over on his back and down between his back legs on his lower belly, he has a big patch of short hair, where he used to just have normal hair. What?
I think I'm going to call the vet tomorrow, but does anyone know what this is? Is it a diabetes thing?

 

[Sandy and Brie]

I don't think it's a diabetes thing. Have you noticed if Max has been over grooming? Is he on new food? I'm wondering if has an allergy. Does Max go outside ? I'm sure the vet will ask you a lot of questions tomorrow to try to determine what is going on.

 

[BJM]

That's a classic sign of food allergy, though it could be something else.

How long ago did you change his food? What varieties are you using, Common allergens include grains and gluten.

 

[KarenRamboConan]

Overgrooming (stress), food allergy, flea bite allergy, or Hyperthyroidism are the ones that immediately pop to mind. You can check for HyperT with a blood test, so it's probably the easiest to rule out.