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Alopecia, Feline
VetBooks.ir Congenital?

Yes No

Alopecia breeds Acquired
• Sphynx cats
Hypotrichosis
Self-inflicted?
Unsure Yes No

Trichogram Wood’s lamp
(broken hair tips) Fungal culture
E-collar (hair regrowth)
Negative Positive

Hypersensitivities Cytology, skin Dermatophytosis
• Atopic dermatitis scrapings, trichogram, (ringworm)
• Food hypersensitivity acetate tape preparation
• Flea bite hypersensitivity
• Parasites (e.g., Otodectes, Notoedres, Negative Positive
Cheyletiella, Demodex, Trombicula, lice)
Self-trauma secondary to discomfort
• Anal sac disorders Skin biopsy Infections
• Cystitis Diagnostic imaging • Staphylococcus
• Gastrointestinal disease Complete blood count and chemistry profile • Malassezia
Behavioral (psychogenic) alopecia Endocrine evaluation • Demodex
• Compulsive, anxiety
• Hyperthyroidism
Neurologic alopecia • Alopecia and dermatopathy associated with pelvic trauma
• Hyperesthesia • Exfoliative dermatitis associated with thymoma
• Feline degenerative mural folliculitis
• Follicular dysplasia
• Hyperadrenocorticism
• Hypothyroidism
• Paraneoplastic alopecia associated with pancreatic carcinoma
• Telogen/anagen defluxion

EDITED BY: Leah A. Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY: Manon Paradis, DVM, MVSc, DACVD

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