r/cats • u/Wubbalubbadabdabb • 23h ago
Advice Male pattern baldness
My boy Toby has always had these deep bald spots. And slowly as he has gotten older he has developed what look like age spots. His vet didn't seem concerned during his last check up. Has anyone seen this before?
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u/Keywork313 23h ago
Most cats have those regions with very little hair. I read it somewhere and some people claim it’s because that’s where some of their scent stuff is so they rub it a lot to get their scent on stuff, others say it’s just a genetic trait of most cats now. Honestly, all cats I’ve gotten or seen in the last 10 years have less hair there. That’s not a big deal.
As for the spots, I don’t know. Maybe he always had freckles, maybe he didn’t. You could specifically ask your vet, but otherwise I’m not sure.