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My 9 year old Himalayan mix, Simba, looks like he's molting with big clumps of fur coming out of the right side of his neck up to his ear. I sort of recall him doing this about this time last year but not nearly as bad as it is now. He doesn't appear to be ill in any way but this really has me concerned because it doesn't look like it's going to stop. Right now our city is paralyzed under an ice storm but I plan on having him checked by the vet as soon as possible.

Do you think that this might be molting? Thanks.

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!

You wouldn't expect a cat to be losing its fur during cold weather. I suspect that there is some sort of irritationin that area causing him to scratch and pull out his fur. Do have yoiur vet check it out.

When I got home from work yesterday, it had spread to the top of his head so now it's all along one side of his neck and then goes up on top of his head. It's clumps of fur about the size of a silver dollar just coming off of him, a clump at a time. I took him into the vet yesterday afternoon. The vet said that he's never seen anything like it and took Simba in the backroom and scrapped his skin in a couple of places where the fur was gone. Vet said that it's not ringworm or anything like that but that he noticed in one of the scraps something about white cells, so is treating him for EOSINOPHILIC DERMATITIS and gave him a steroid shot. He said to give it about a month and see if it improves. If no improvement after the month, he said that it could possibly be Demodex Mites and he'll treat him for that.

I'd like to hear your thoughts about this. Thanks.

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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

How wonderful to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Meow!