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hmm..well if he just licks and chews it, he'd have to be doing it constantly, for hours literally, to remove hair. I own a dog right now who licks and chews his paws and legs any time he lays down but they stay furred. He will pull out the hair (I have seen this) in between his toes, but everything else stays furred through his abuse. Unfortunately he has a grass allergy.
If your cat's ass is smooth like a baby he is probably rubbing or pulling hair out. Some cats and dogs do itch when their fur grows back and pull or rub it out after an injury. You could try a collar and see if it grows back. He should then be fine once it is done growing. Unless it is an obsessive habit of his, which it doesn't sound like, because then he wouldn't do much of anything else. Squirting them with a super soaker usually stops excessive behaviors, but that depends on the animal.
Heat murmurs are bad, though. Depending on how long ago that was diagnosed, and if it was coincidental or slightly before the hair thing, he could have a delayed case of heartworm (dunno how good your vet is), in which case he is doomed. :(
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