Letter to Editor

Psychogenic alopecia in five cats

Volume: 56 Number: 2 June 1, 2009
  • Didem Pekmezci
  • A. Arda Sancak
  • Duygu Cakıroglu
  • Yücel Meral
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Psychogenic alopecia in five cats

Abstract

Psychogenic alopecia in cats is an obsessive-compulsive disorder, leading to displacement behavior. In this paper, observation of the role of behavior disorders in the pathogenesis is targeted. Five indoor cats, with regional alopecia, referred to our clinics. Fluoxetine was used in four cats for 4 weeks in two different doses. One cat had not given any treatments. However, while clinical symptoms were resolved in two cats which used high dosed fluoxetine; no changes had been observed in the others. It was observed that, there had been a definite withdrawal in clinical appearance with the elimination of the potential stressors by the time, in the untreated cat. It was concluded that antidepressants may not be always efficient in the psychogenic alopecia of cats

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Didem Pekmezci This is me

A. Arda Sancak This is me

Duygu Cakıroglu This is me

Yücel Meral This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2009

Submission Date

June 1, 2009

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2009 Volume: 56 Number: 2

APA
Pekmezci, D., Sancak, A. A., Cakıroglu, D., & Meral, Y. (2009). Psychogenic alopecia in five cats. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 56(2). https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175
AMA
1.Pekmezci D, Sancak AA, Cakıroglu D, Meral Y. Psychogenic alopecia in five cats. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009;56(2). doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175
Chicago
Pekmezci, Didem, A. Arda Sancak, Duygu Cakıroglu, and Yücel Meral. 2009. “Psychogenic Alopecia in Five Cats”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56 (2). https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175.
EndNote
Pekmezci D, Sancak AA, Cakıroglu D, Meral Y (June 1, 2009) Psychogenic alopecia in five cats. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56 2
IEEE
[1]D. Pekmezci, A. A. Sancak, D. Cakıroglu, and Y. Meral, “Psychogenic alopecia in five cats”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 56, no. 2, June 2009, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175.
ISNAD
Pekmezci, Didem - Sancak, A. Arda - Cakıroglu, Duygu - Meral, Yücel. “Psychogenic Alopecia in Five Cats”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 56/2 (June 1, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175.
JAMA
1.Pekmezci D, Sancak AA, Cakıroglu D, Meral Y. Psychogenic alopecia in five cats. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009;56. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175.
MLA
Pekmezci, Didem, et al. “Psychogenic Alopecia in Five Cats”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 56, no. 2, June 2009, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175.
Vancouver
1.Didem Pekmezci, A. Arda Sancak, Duygu Cakıroglu, Yücel Meral. Psychogenic alopecia in five cats. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2009 Jun. 1;56(2). doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002175

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