My cat lost fur from a fight. Will his hair grow back after scratches?

Hi and thank you for posting your question on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! It is hard to say exactly what the issue is with Miss Kitty sight unseen, but I can offer you a possibility. If her scratching has subsided after Frontline Plus administration, then it is possible she did have a flea allergy. As long as you continue to use the flea preventative every month to help keep fleas from coming back onto Miss Kitty, her fur should grow back in a couple weeks. :) I hope this has helped and best wishes to you and Miss Kitty!

It appears that Dettol contains alcohol, pine oil, and castor oil. These ingredients can be very irritating to cats and I would recommend that you discontinue using this disinfectant. Instead, you can look at the pet store for a wound cleaner that contains chlorhexidine. It is hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like there is swelling underneath the scab. It is possible that Maci is getting an abscess, which is caused by bacteria that the body is trying to wall off. If the swelling continues, I recommend that Maci see a vet for evaluation and possible surgical draining of the abscess. Your vet can also prescribe antibiotics and anti-inflammatories as needed. If there is minimal scarring, the hair around the wound should grow back, although it may take weeks or months.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Boris. It is best to have him seen by a veterinarian. Cat scratches and bites commonly become infected. If so, antibiotics may be required. In the meantime, place an E-collar or cat suit on him to prevent any further self trauma. I hope this information helps!

I would strongly recommend a check up as these signs could be compatible with a cat's fight. Scratches may get infected and leg injury may have been bitten. Pictures of the lesions would be very useful to determine the severity of the injuries and give you more specific answers. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

In all likelihood, we are never going to know for sure why the hair stopped growing back in the first place, and why now it is suddenly getting longer. My best guess would be that one of or a combination of the medications being used to treat the cat scratch fever have increased some sort of hormone production in the body that is causing hair growth to increase. If you really want to investigate the matter more thoroughly, a veterinary dermatologist may be able to walk you through some more definitive reasoning behind what has happened. I'm just happy to here that Taters is getting his nice coat back to how it belongs. Hope this makes sense.

Unless Lucy has underlying skin diseases or infection, her hair should grow back normally. If she is itchy or if the skin becomes red, she should go to her vet for testing. Otherwise, continue monitoring for hair regrowth! :-)

The fur should grow back as long as he stops pulling it out and is not excessively grooming. He could be pulling out his fur from stress/anxiety so you could try a Feliway diffuser and Solliquin chews to see if that helps, too. http://www.solliquin.com/ https://www.feliway.com/us#redirected