No, but a vet probably will. Why don't you take her for a checkup?

Yes, take her to the vet...could be something systemic.

It might be an allergy that your cat has developed to something environmental (in your home) or food-wise. My cat Barney is on thyroid meds and my vet wanted us to change his food. So in summer '05 we transitioned him onto a vet diet but then he decided after a month he didn't want to eat it anymore. I switched him back to the grocery store kibble that he'd been eating before the change just so that he would eat. I had to buy a new bag since he'd finished the previous one during the transition to the new food. It was only after I bought the new bag, same brand and type as before, that he developed bald patches around his face and neck and I noticed on the Labour Day weekend blood on his cheek which of course freaked me out. So I thought what had changed recently and the only thing was changing him back to the grocery store food, we hadn't started using new cleaning products or litter so that was all I could think of. I knew his thyroid meds could cause reactions like scratching around his neck. Took him off that food and put him immediately back on the vet food and within a day or so he completely stopped scratching and never had another problem. He saw the vet a few weeks after that so I mentioned the incident to her and she was of the view that something in his thyroid med which changes his body chemistry clashed with some ingredient in the grocery store food, the manufacturer may have made an alteration to the formulation between bags or his body just reacted to it after he'd been eating a different food for over a month between when he finished the old bag and when I put him on the new one when he started refusing the vet food. If after putting him back on vet food he still was having issues he would have been to the vet pronto.

So as a start think if you've done anything different - new cleaning products, changed your brand of cat food - and also make an appointment with your vet to bring kitty in for a check up to see if it's something else.

Good luck!
tess

I agree with Sable, take her to the Vet for a check up. Could be several things. What comes to mind is ringworm.

Take her to her vet. It sounds like you have waited for the hair to grow back in three times?

If it hasn't gotten better it isn't going to without a vets help and the poor cat is suffering.

I have a cat with the exact same problem! This is a 1 y.o. stray that I adopted when he was about 3 or 4 months old. I brought him inside with my other several cats, got him his shots, etc. When he was about 8 or 9 mo. he started going bald around his neck. I took him to the vet who could not find anything wrong or diagnose it - he said it was probably an allergy to something, but didn't know what. Now the neck fur grew back but he constantly gets scabs on his chest, pulls the fur out, etc. He eats the same food as all my other cats, all of which are fine.

By the way, this isn't the first cat I've had in my life with this problem, I have had two others at different times in the past that had similar scabs their whole lives - big mystery to me - none of the vets could ever diagnose it. They said it was probably from fleas, but my cats are always indoors and I treat regularly with Frontline or Advantage.

Bottom line I think cats are like people and some have sensitivities to things, but it's hard to diagnose.

I had a cat who had this same problem. Turns out it was likely a flea allergy -- even though I didn't think he had fleas, the vet told me even one could just set it off and start up a vicious cycle. Hobie had to get cortisone shots whenever it happened (thankfully not very often) and they really worked.
Right now I have another cat (Sammy) who is allergic to something and every summer near the end she starts pulling her hair out in clumps. One shot does the trick for her.
And recently my older cat (Sally) (age 17-1/2) starting licking her paws like crazy -- turned out a friend brought his dog in our house for just a few minutes and kitty got a flea!
So she and the other two got advantage and she was on prednisone pills for a few days (vet thought the shot would be too potent for her system -- her kidneys are declining) -- and again -- she finally stopped licking.
I'm saying all this to let you know -- this is something that is easily treatable -- but you need to take her to the vet!!

That is a typical location for flea allergies. Unless your cat is on a good (Advantage or TopSpot Plus) flea control, fleas cannot be ruled out. They have been absolutely horrible this year, and many people with no previous trouble with fleas have been having problems. Cats are excellent groomers, so there may be no evidence of fleas. Best to use a good flea control and see if the problem persists. I think Advantage works best for cats and it seems many people on this board like it more than TopSpot for fleas too.

It could be other allergies as well, but fleas are the easiest to treat and rule out. If the problem continues despite good flea control, food allergies are also pretty easy to treat. After that, you start running into more difficulties treating the allergies since they would be inhaled allegens such as pollens, molds, dust.

I'm guessing this is the first time your kitty has had this problem, which makes inhaled allergies less likely unless it is a young cat or you've moved.

I agree it might be a flea allergy. Also keep a check on it's upper lip, they sometimes will develop ulsers with flea allergies, very uncomfortable and painful for the cat I think. Please take the poor thing to the vet before you become a bad parent.

Earth to Piratepinup. Are you there?

It's a flea allergy. Put some Frontline or Advantage on the cat and she'll be fine. If she's infected her skin she may need an antibiotic to help clear it up. My sister has a cat that is so allergic that she can't live outside at all. She gets ringworm and the flea allergy around her neck and it's just horrible. Since she stays inside she's perfect with no problems. If you haven't yet done so, bring the cat to a vet asap.

What's wrong with your cat is you cat has a problem, you've asked for help and have not responded to the answers as if you've paid attention.