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[SharonClark]

1. I suggest you take Missy to the vet.

It could be any of those those things and your vet should help you find out which it is.

[Phoenix61]

2. Over grooming due to stress sounds reasonable.

My fur kitty, Twitch, developed pancreatitis shortly after I went back to work after an extended time off. It was his one and only bout with it. I’ve read stress can trigger that in cats so losing hair for the same reason seems plausible.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

3. I think you need to know the cause before you can treat it...

It might be something easily solved, like a better-quality food or more variety, but it could also be stress or hormonal or disease-related. I’d get her to a vet and solve the mystery as quickly as possible. The internet is notoriously bad as a source of free medical advice.

[Ocelot II]

4. Could be any of those things. Have you seen her licking those areas?

Sometimes cats will lick their fur off either as a kind of nervous habit or because of an allergy - I had a cat (Charles, RIP) who licked a patch of fur off his belly and kept licking until the skin was raw. He itched for some reason so he licked, and the licking made him itch even more and the problem got worse, so the vet gave him a cortisone shot to make the itching stop. So he stopped licking and the fur grew back. You'll probably have to take her to a vet to find out what the problem is.