Do cats get get skin conditions that cause it to lose chunks of hair?

i have a cat that has weird sores on his body and he's loosing chunks of his fur.does anyone know why that is happening???


We live in the country %26amp; he goes out at night around the hills.

Do cats get get skin conditions that cause it to lose chunks of hair?
yeah...i forget what it's called...ah...my friends cat had something like that...they put her on medicine, and i guess that helped a lot...
Reply:It could be any number of things, from a fungal infection like ringworm, or an allergy from food or just skin dermatitis. Have your vet check him out, and get him there as soon as you can-not emergency-but so it doesn't get out of control. Good luck
Reply:i had an elderly cat who had arthritis and was in a lot of pain, he would chew off tufts of his fur.....your may also have a skin condition (allergy?)......take him/her to vet
Reply:he might have a disease from bugs or something he got in to. Take him to the vet and get that checked out.
Reply:Definitely. It can be an allergy or even a nervous issue. Best to see your vet or a animal natural therapist.
Reply:It could be an allergy to fleas. I had a cat who had fleas and was losing a lot of fur. I took him to the vet and he diagnosed it immediately. He gave me some medication to treat the fleas and the hair loss stopped.
Reply:Yes, cats get skin conditions. Or they might be suffering from fleas causing them to scratch so hard, fur starts falling off with the fleas.

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