Severe hair loss 8 week old kitten

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Happy to hear this! He's a real cutie! :)

So you mixed the two together? Did his sister like it also?

Continue feeding this several times a day and let's see if his coat improves! :)
 
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I did mix the two together and they both ate a bunch and then fell right to sleep. How many times a day would you suggest?
 

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That's great! I would suggest four times a day right now.

You can also try pouring kitten milk over their kitten chow. My kittens love it mushy :).
 
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It seems as thought the hair loss has stopped!!!! It doesn't look like it has spread anymore! Thank you so much for the advice I did buy that felliway diffuser and put that by his cat carrier/bed and he seems to spend a good amount of time in there so I think that has definitely helped too. I really can't thank you enough
 

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I am so happy to hear this! :)

It seems perhaps it was stress-related after all. Good nutrition makes a huge difference too. Hopefully his fur will begin to fill in over the coming days. The Felliway diffusers are awesome. Is he continuing to eat well?

PS: You can buy the refills for the diffuser when it's used up. They generally last for about a month. :)
 
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Yeah I'm really thinking it was stress related and maybe lack of nutrients too. He is doing so well there are even a few pricklies where he first started losing his fur! I am so relieved. He is eating so well they both eat half a container of soft cat food at a time with the formula mixed in and then I do put a little formula on their kitten chow too which they munch on off and on all day.
I actually bought a box of 6 refills at the same time as the diffuser so I'm set with that for a little while. :-)
 
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I will update with a picture in a few days to show progress hopefully he will have a much fuller coat!
 

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Bless his little heart! It's beautiful fur too! The improved diet really did him good. I am so glad to hear it and see it! Thank you! :)
 
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Oh yeah they are doing so much better they both sleep next to the dogs now and they even have started playing with the dogs. They seem to really have adjusted well
 

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I am just tickled pink to hear this good news!

We'll be here if you have further questions while you raise these kittens! :)
 

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Happy to hear your kitten has gotten his hair back ^^ I'm currently having one with severe hair loss as well. I'm hoping she'll have her hair back soon as well (No idea what it is, but we are assuming it's a hormone problem).
 
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For my kitten I changed his diet maybe it would work for your kitten too. I added formula and soft cat food to his normal kitty chow. It would be worth a try. I hope your kitties hair grows back soon!! @Biancavd
 

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For my kitten I changed his diet maybe it would work for your kitten too. I added formula and soft cat food to his normal kitty chow. It would be worth a try. I hope your kitties hair grows back soon!! @Biancavd
My kittens are already on the best brands and get extra vitamins etc. Not sure what more I can do there haha :) I hope so too. Her belly is already showing some really short bits of hair (like 1mm), so I'm hopeful :D The weird thing is, everywhere she lost hair, except on her face. It looks really odd haha. But as long as she's not suffering (She's still her old self) I'm okay. I will love her even if she's weird looking anyway :p
 
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