12 day old kitten losing hair.

I hope you can help me out. I just found out that my 12 day old kitten is loosing hair I also checked their skin and its too dry.. it looks like new hair will never come out again becuase of their dry skin. What to do? Please share your experience. Thank you so much

He's only twelve days old? Is he with his mother or an orphan? I am thinking either fleas or mange.

Mange. Thats what I thought. He's with the mother. Do I need to take them to vet? Or can I buy something to cure it? Thank you so much!!!

This is from a post by catwoman707 on another thread:

"So, a skin scraping must be done to check for mites/mange and ringworm, although I don't suspect ringworm, I do however suspect mange might be the problem.
Easy fix really, revolution given every 2 weeks, 3 times in a row will do the job. You will have to dose down though, I believe I read they are 4 weeks now?
If you have a problem with money and vet care, you can use a warm solution of 1 part apple cider vinegar to 8 parts water too. At least for now until kittens get a bit older and revolution is my go-to for mange.
There is also FOOD GRADE ONLY! diatomaceous earth that can be put on their skin and bedding, but watch the dust isn't suffocating them and in their eyes too.

I would also have the one tested for felv. Not fiv, as this is VERY rarely passed from mom since it does not cross the placenta, but felv def does and will be born in to an felv pos momma cat.
I haven't read from the beginning here but assuming you don't know who/where mom is?

Never too young for an accurate felv test either.

I bring up felv testing because if this does end up to be mange, there may be a weaker immune system that is allowing the mites to get so out of control.

FELV causes a weak immune system.
All cats have mites, their systems keep the number in check though, so when a cat/kitten has an excessive number of mites, it's then called mange, and unless it was contracted from another cat, it can mean a weak immune system."

I would recommend you follow what she recommends and take the whole family to the vet. Are there littermates? Do you plan to get mom spayed when the babies are weaned?

Yes, please see a vet for treatment. Mange will not go away on its own.

One of my cat's kittens had a hair loss when he was about two weeks, it wasn't a hair loss as much as it seemed that no enough hair is growing, he have long hair but a low density, now he is about 5 weeks old and his body is fully covered but still has the lowest hair density in between his litter mates and it's more noticeable on his head


he is the one in the middle.
So is that a normal thing? And is there anything to do rather than visiting a vet?
He is a male and his mother is with him and she's an outside cat but now she and her kittens are indoors.

Thinner fur is often lack of good and proper nutrition they need, so it would be helpful if you are able to buy Babycat by Royal Canin. It can be ordered online, it's not the kitten one but says mother and baby on the pink and white bag.

Of course there are other foods that are high quality, but Babycat is excellent, if it were my way, every kitten in the world would get started in life fed babycat.

Not cheap but SO worth the cost!