My 4 1/2 year old cat lost hair when I applied flea treatment. Is it normal for some cats to lose hair after a flea treatment? His hair fell out the next day after the treatment. There is no redness and his hair is growing back. Is it safe to give him another treatment when it is due? I bought the flea treatment at the SPCA.
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It is not at all uncommon for cats to lose hair at the site of administration of flea preventative medication. I work at an animal hospital, and we get this question regularly. However, you'll want to go ahead and call your regular veterinarian to let him/her know of this so that it may be notated in your cat's medical chart. Hair sometimes grows back, sometimes not. Keep an eye on it and let your vet know immediately if you notice any redness or irritation.
It is not certain if the flea treatment actually caused the loss of hair but it could be possible that your cat is allergic to the particular ingredients and could lose hair. There may be something else entirely that happened with or after the flea treatment, that is not a result of the treatment.
Your cat is allergic to that particular treatment. You'll need to find one with a different active ingredient.
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