Hairloss on kittens with no scratching...?

Ninjette

All the kittens and even the older cats seem to be having hairloss. But what's weird about it is no one is scratching and they all seem to me loosing this fur between the eyes and ears. The little kittens have no whiskers at all and I looked on there and there is no scratches or scales that would suggest ringworm, mange, or anything. We are gunna take them to the vet on the first which means we won't be able to get our car like we had planned but I wanna see if any of you have had this problem and what it is?

I have looked up some stuff but I can't find anything on what this could be. I know older cats will have some thinning of their hair between the eyes and ears, which my older cats are, but the kittens are doing it too. Poor little Poopers is almost bald on his eyebrows.

Just to clarify, they are not scratching themselves more than they should that I have noticed and there is no scales or scratches on the skin... Anyone have a clue?

seibertskennel · Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 746 Location: Indiana

It sounds like ringworm,there are several different knids.I had a cat that her kittens always got it and they never scratched,it would start on their feet so when they cleaned themselves it spread to face and eyes.If you have a black light go in a completely dark room and run the light over them if it glows then you will know.

Ninjette · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

It seems like it's started on their faces to me though. None of the little kittens have ever grown whiskers.

But I don't have a black light to test that out. We're just gunna take them to the vet on friday the 1st and see if we can get this figured out.

MzRita · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 482 Location: Oklahoma

Good luck . It sure sounds like ringworm to me.

MzRita · Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 482 Location: Oklahoma

How are the kittens ?

ryorkies · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 239 Location: Oregon

I also think is sounds alot like Ringworm.
And please let us know.

Ninjette · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

The kittens are all doing fine but all the vets are backed up around here until the middle of August so we can't get them seen until them. I think it's kinda bull, these kittens have a medical condition that need meds and such. Does anyone know if I can buy ringworm medication for people and use it on the cats?

JoJosAmstaffs · Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 871

Don't they sell ringworm medicine for cats over the counter? If not I would call the vets back and tell them its an emergency you need to get them in.

Ninjette · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Let me go take a few pics of the little guys so you can see them. be back in a jiffy!

Ninjette · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

They're uploading to the puter now.

I just think it's weird that all the cats are having hairloss between their eyes and ears and there isn't a ring shaped pattern either.

Ninjette · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

-k- here are pictures

wind.dial · Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 404 Location: MO

Its hard to tell in the pictures. If it is ringworm then it can be treated with over the counter athletes foot or yeast infection creams. Its the same active ingredient and usually very similar concentration. Ringworm makes people itch more than animals, sometimes the animals dont itch at all and it doesnt have to be scaley. Sometimes they are just smooth spots. There are many different strains of ringworm much like the flu virus once get one strain you should never get it again. I think that the different strains are why some are scaley and some arent and why some show up in different places. Silver my weim got a really bad ringworm on the top of her nose a few years ago and some kinds go for the feet first and some just show up all over the place. I just assume it has something to do with the different strains.

Ninjette · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject:

True, but none of the people here are itching or showing signs of ringworm either and me especially catches everything my pets have. A few years ago we have a couple cats with mange and I got it too. My mom took me to the pediatricians office and they just said I had scabies without doing a skin test for it. But things came up and we had to take the cats to the HS and once that happened, I stopped breaking out.

We don't get paid until the 1st but once we do we'll go get some stuff for it. How would I treat them with that stuff?

wind.dial · Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 404 Location: MO

Its just a cream that you apply to the spots. Ringworm is very similar to a virus. A person or animals body can have mild exposure to it and never actually break with it but the mild exposure causes your body to produce an antibody to it protecting you from it in the future. It could be you already have resistance to it. Thats why ringworm is more commonly seen in younger pets, adults can get it too but an adults immune system is usually more developed from being exposed to stuff during the course of life. A vet will also be able to supply you with a shampoo to help and they will probably do a skin scraping to find out. Sometimes skin scrapings do not tell you anything and they will use a catch all shampoo that kills all sorts of fungus and skin problems. One of my favorites is an iodine scrub like what doctors use to scrub up with before they operate on you, it is very good at sterilizing the animals skin. You can even get it enhanced with aloe vera so its not so drying.

JoJosAmstaffs · Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 871

I went on this website peteducation.com clicked on cats and by fetch in the box to the left typed in the problem...there saying it could be facial alopecia which is common is short haired kittens and cats...maybe this is what they have...they look okay in the pics., there so cute

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