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Oh, my gosh, Jose, I saw a bald spot in the mirror today. Can you see my bald spot?

No. You have a lot of hair.

Oh, thank you very much. But if your cat gets bald spots, you have to be just as careful as I am with mine.

Hello, I'm Carlos, a clinical veterinarian at Small Animals. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families Channel. Your cat's hair is like a hallmark. In fact, the spots that the colors of its hair may have make it unique and unmistakable. However many times all this hair stuff drives you crazy. And no, I'm not telling you this because you have to mop your house four times a day or because you have what looks like the west with hairballs flying around, but because there are times when you see that your cat is losing hair from some part of its body and that worries you. And if it doesn't worry you, it should. Why do your cat get bald spots? Well, there's not just one reason, why not just ringworm, which seems to scare the hell out of everyone today. In this video, I'm going to explain the most common reasons why your cat might suffer from a bald spot and what you can do to try to help them. Ready? Well, let's get started. And don't pull your hair out. If you see something that sounds familiar, this is going to stay that way. Oh, well. And taking advantage of this very autumnal scene, I going to talk to you about the first cause. The fungi that are out here in the countryside. Come on, look at one. Well, these aren't the ones that affect your cat. Let's be clear. Today we're having mushrooms for dinner. Ah, that was all that was the joke about the fungus. Well, that's it. Because it's obviously funny that your cat obviously doesn't have mushrooms on its head. I didn't think the joke was more. No, man.

Since we had mushrooms at home, I used them. The fungi that affect the skin are microscopic fungi that you can't see. They are what cause the very famous diseases known as ringworm, which scares us all. You can usually suspect that your cat has ringworm if you see that the bald spots that appear on their body are round and usually appear here on the face, on the ears, and do not itch. They usually do not scratch themselves. I will keep that to myself. If you see these types of bald spots, you do not have to pretend to be a doctor or a veterinarian. You should not apply any type of ointment or cream because it could make the diagnosis much more difficult. When you take them to the doctor. Also, you have to keep in mind that you should not touch it directly with your hands because ringworm is a contagious disease that can be transmitted to people and also to other animals, especially if there are pregnant women, small children or elderly people living in the house. Well, and if ringworm was a little creepy or even disgusting, the one I am going to tell you about now is downright terrifying because its fame precedes it. It is scabies. Scabies is another cause that can cause your cat to lose hair. It is caused by tiny animals called mites that live on the skin. Feeding on what? Well, your cat's skin. That's why they cause quite extensive bald spots that itch a lot. Imagine millions of little spiders living under or on your skin, eating, tearing off small pieces of skin to eat that must itch a lot and causes your cat to scratch compulsively. Scabies causes bald spots where the skin looks very, very red, very irritated because it itches a lot and your cat is scratching all the time. You may even see small wounds not directly caused by the mites, but by your cat scratching. However, there are other types of scabies that do not cause these bald spots. For example, ear infections which are caused by mites in cats or do not cause bald spots due to the action of the mites because these mites live inside the ears. You may notice that your cat is losing hair around its ears solely due to scratching and that it even creates wounds here from compulsive scratching. Both ringworm and mange can be contagious between cats, but the one I'm going to talk about now is not it's allergies. Allergies can also cause bald spots due to skin irritation caused by any substance external to your cat's body, such as pollen, food or the bites of other insects such as fleas. In this case, what happens is that the skin becomes extremely inflamed and itches on your cat. Therefore, it is the cat that is pulling out its hair. It is not that the hair is falling out because it is affected by a fungus or because there is a bug eating its skin. It is your own cat that is pulling out its own hair with its intense scratching. Allergies depend on how your cat's immune system functions against all the agents I just mentioned. For this reason, this disease will only affect it and not other cats in your home. You will suspect that your cat has an allergy because there are also other things in its body that are not working properly. Such as it sometimes suffering from conjunctivitis, or it is also prone to suffering from otitis, or it occasionally passes loose stools. If the cause of your cat's hair loss is an allergy, you may find yourself frustrated at times. It is very likely that it will have moments when it feels better and moments when it relapses. Obviously, this is because you cannot control all the possible causes to which your cat is allergic. The most important thing is that if you see that your cat is having a relapse, that it starts scratching its skin a lot again, take it to the vet as soon as possible to prevent it from causing wounds and ending up with bald spots. And we're missing one of the most common possible causes of bald spots. Jose, do you know what it is? Well, what you thought was stress, right? Stress, as you well know, affects many aspects of your cat's health. We've already told you in a video more or less what stress can affect your cat. But one thing I may not emphasize enough is that it can also affect its skin. It can cause much more hair loss. And even if its immune system is slightly weakened by stress itself, other diseases like the ones I just told you about can settle on top of the skin and end up causing bald spots. And now there's the million dollar question, which is the one you all ask me at the consultation when I tell you, for example, your cat has ringworm. Oh, my God. Ringworm. But ringworm. But that's for slobs. How did my cat get ringworm? Or your cat has mites.

There.

Those spiders, where are they? They're in my house. Where do they live? Why are they on my cat? Everyone wants to know what the possible causes of your cat's illnesses are, and the answer is very simple. These causes already live in your cat. Even if your cat is perfectly healthy, there are bacteria on its skin, fungi on its skin, and tiny mites on its skin that are feeding on it. What happens is that its immune system maintains a balance with these agents that are causing it, so to speak, harm. Normally, what your cat's immune system does is win the battle against all these little bugs that live on its skin. But at some point, that balance may be broken and the bugs may start to win the battle against the immune system. And it is at that moment that the disease manifests itself. For example, the typical bald spots of ringworm appear, which are very common at times when cats are stressed and their immune system is a little weak, or also when the bald spots of allergies appear. Which is very common when the weather changes and the immune system is a little agitated. So do not look for the origins in extraterrestrial causes that have come from outside your home or. But rather your own cat holds the key on its skin. Therefore, if you want to help your cat to have healthy skin, you have to monitor the stress level, trying to minimize it as much as possible, and also keep it with a healthy, rich and balanced diet. Rich in omega 3 fatty acids, which are what give the skin a lot of health and keep your cat clean and tidy and free of parasites.

In other words, what you always say. Yes, these are the typical recommendations that a veterinarian makes. As you can see, the reasons why your cat looks bald are very varied. Are they clear to you, Jose? The truth is that they're all a bit the same to me, because with.

This video, I'm not trying to get you to diagnose what's wrong with your cat, but to think a little about what the possible causes are and end up taking him to the vet where they'll do tests to find out what's causing the bald spot, because he needs to have a treatment that's specific to the cause that's causing the bald spot. Well, I don't know if you've considered what a bald spot could mean for your cat. They're a bit delicate and sometimes these kinds of things happen to them because. But you have to love them the way they are, like I do. And that's it for today's video. If you liked it, give it a like and share it with everyone. Remember that you can subscribe to the channel if you haven't already, because we want to see our subscribers grow like mushrooms. And if you want, you can hit the bell so that YouTube will notify you every time we upload new content. Thank you very much for following the Happy Pets and Families channel, and we'll see you in the next video. Now let's move on to this week's question. In the video we recorded with Mika about epilepsy, Fernando Gonzalez told us whether a flea collar could cause his dog to have seizures. Well, the truth is, yes, it can. Although it may seem unrelated or nonsensical to you, flea collars and the pipettes used for dogs are also medications. Therefore, they can also become poisoned if you give them too much or use a collar that is not appropriate for their size or weight. That's why the flea collar boxes state the number of pounds they cover against fleas and ticks. And you shouldn't use collars for large dogs on small dogs just because you can cut them in half and save a bit of money that way. I hope I've answered your question, Fernando, and if you want your question to appear in this section, keep leaving comments because we read them all and the ones that impact us the most are more likely to appear here. See you next week. And I hope I don't forget, knock on wood. Ah.