...just to clarify things - are we talking about annual molting or extensive loss of hair? Unless any of us a lucky enough to be able to change the local climate I don't think we can do much about the molting; but extensive hair loss can be due to allergies and stress. My two tonkinese both regularly molt but don't produce a large amount of hair - however one of my two "lads" is a bit neurotic and his hair tends to "thin" when he is stressed by the usual things like not enough attention or other cats. I wonder if cats that live on the equator molt or if the semi-static temperature means they don't have to...?