Why is my cat losing its fur around its waist and tail,she seems healthy?
Just because your cat seems healthy, doesnt mean it is: Acquired alopecia is any hair loss that develops sometimes during the lifetime of an animal. Cats suffer from a number of these conditions. The causes vary and are often difficult to diagnose. Hair loss is not always abnormal. All cats lovers will be familiar with a sudden loss of hair that occurs when cats are upset or suddenly become ill. This often seems to happen when a cat is taken to the vet. In no time at all, the examination table is covered in hair and they seem to come away on the hands whenever the cat is held or touched. These hairs will all be old hairs that have just been sitting in the hair follicles waiting to fall out as new hairs push up. They suddenly become loosened with the illness or handling and then fall out in profusion. New hair takes over from the lost hair and baldness never appears. In some cats, this type of hair loss seems to go on all the time. Even small cats can loose enough hair to make a mess of
