Could a rappid loss of hair on a kitten with fleas be caused by lack of colostrum im mum's milk?

Tigga is 4 weeks old today I think, don't exactly know when he was born, but his eyes were shut for the first week I knew him. His mother left the day after I first found him. He has fleas and has lost all the hair on his back right up to his head. I've seen other kittens with fleas and such extensive hair loss hasn't happened with them. I don't know how long the mother nursed him. It may have been just for a day. Could a lack of this colostrum undermine Tigga's immune system causing him to react so badly to flea with this Rapid hair loss?Could a rappid loss of hair on a kitten with fleas be caused by lack of colostrum im mum's milk?
Fleas in a young kitten can lead to anaemia so its important that he is treated and only by a vet in a kitten so young,



it could be his immune system being lower than it would had his mother fed him but this too can happen with flea allergy but flea allergy causes sores on the skin and you don't mention this,



so get him to be examined by a vet and mention it to the vet that he is bottle fed and take along the milk formula you are using so the vet can advise you if it has enough vitamins for him now he is 4 weeks old.Could a rappid loss of hair on a kitten with fleas be caused by lack of colostrum im mum's milk?
Yes, but getting rid of the fleas is more impotant. Flea dip time at the vet is needed. Shots and deworming should be considered. Then the vet can answer the cause of the hair loss. Most likely from aggressive scratching.
Allergic and irritant contact dermatitis can cause a hair loss in cats. Or a bacterial infection(pyorderma). The best thing to do is take your cat to vet for some test and intervention.
yes but not likely most likely its an allergic reaction take him to a vet asap
I do not think so. I just read that kitten absorb antibodies from their mother's colostrum for just the first 16 hours after birth.



http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/colost



It does seem like some sot of inflammatory response is going on though. Could be the formula you are feeding in combination with the fleas.



Perhaps try changing to a goat milk based one. That should work if it a response to the foreign proteins in the cow's milk based one ( if it is KMR). You could try a homemade goat milk one.



Or it could be an essential fatty acid deficiency. You could research the fatty acid profiles of cat and cow milk.



One more idea is to supplement the kitten's formula with a couple drops of salmon oil. Salmon oil contains long-chain fatty acids that have anti-inflammatory effects.



Wish I could be more help to you, I know how you have been fussing over this little fellow from your previous posts.



I hope it is resolved quickly.

mor