Why Didn't My Cat's Hair Grow Back?

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This summer I shaved my 4 elderly cats (as I always do). 3 of the four now are fully clothed again but my long haired cat is very sparsely covered. He has some baby hairs in some places. Anyone else every experience this? My vet says he must be licking himself too much and can only recommend Prozac.
 

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 Is he on medications?

Something similar happened to one of my cats after surgery.  The shaved spot didn't want to grown in.  We determined that it was because he was at a high dose of steriod (Prednisolone) at the time.  Once we got to a point that we could reduce that dose, his fur started growing back in more fully.

What are you feeding? 

Adding a little bit of extra vit. E and/or some egg yolk on occasion could be helpful.
 
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