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Psychogenic alopecia. A cat exhibiting psychogenic alopecia (excessive grooming). Resulting baldness is noticeable around the abdomen, flank, and legs. Psychogenic alopecia, also called over-grooming or psychological baldness, [1][2] is a compulsive behavior that affects domestic cats. Generally, psychogenic alopecia does not lead to serious ...
Trichotillomania. Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling as well as ttm, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. [2][4] A brief positive feeling may occur as hair is removed. [5] Efforts to stop pulling hair typically fail.
The first theory suggests feline hyperesthesia syndrome is a behavioural disorder, which is caused by either behavioural displacement or stress factors. Stress increases the release of [alpha]-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and causes increased grooming and endorphin production. [2][4][5][6] Behavioural displacement would occur when a cat ...
"Excessive grooming is usually caused by stress and this is a very common cause of hair loss in cats. When a cat has become stressed, anxious, fearful, or worried, they might groom themselves to ...
Feline acne is a problem seen in cats primarily involving the formation of blackheads accompanied by inflammation on the cat's chin and surrounding areas that can cause lesions, alopecia, and crusty sores. [1][2][3] In many cases, symptoms are mild and the disease does not require treatment. [1] Mild cases will resemble dirt on the cat's chin ...
Dermatology. Trichorrhexis nodosa is a defect in the hair shaft characterized by thickening or weak points (nodes) that cause the hair to break off easily. [2][3]: 636 This group of conditions contributes to the appearance of hair loss, lack of growth, and damaged-looking hair.
Check out this ginger kitty, who won’t let his human toddler sister anywhere without “doing her hair”—and in the process, giving the baby a very punk-rock look. Crush the ginger cat ...
Traction alopecia is a type of alopecia or hair loss caused by a chronic pulling force being applied to the hair. [1] It commonly results from a person frequently wearing their hair in a particularly tight ponytail, pigtails, or braids with increased likelihood when hair is chemically relaxed as this compromises the hair shaft's tensile strength resulting in hair breakage.