Cat Licking Fur Off Legs And Stomach
Many cats suffer from a medical condition called allergic dermatitis.
Cat licking fur off legs and stomach. Karen Sueda DVM of the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. A cat licking hair off his front legs is a bit unusual. Changed food several times.
If your cat is licking too much they can lose fur in strips along their back belly or inner legs. When a cat licks the fur of her lower belly because she grooms a lot it is almost certainly going to be psychogenic alopecia which is compulsive self grooming rather than a hormone deficiency causing a loss of hair. We dont imply that we know if cats are licking out of obsession or out of anxiety or even boredom.
There are various medical causes that lead to a cat licking their fur off. I have a 10 year-old orange shorthair indoor though we could have tracked anything indoors on our shoes female cat. Hes a Maine Coon and never seems stressed quite the oppositehes the most easygoing cat of.
My 10-year old cat Keaton has been licking the fur off his belly for about 6 months and it has progressed to the inside of his hind legs and the base of his tail on the underside. In fact its usually a sign of an underlying medical condition such as parasites or a food allergy. I use aromatherapy to keep him calm you can also use a tincture in her water.
A month after I moved into a new place one of my cats started to lose the hair on her belly and hind legs. The allergy can be caused by a hypersensitivity to parasites most commonly the flea food dust pollen or mold. However an allergy can develop to any protein to which the cat is repeatedly or constantly exposed.
We took her to our vet who referred us to a veterinary dermatologist who charged us 500 after ruling out everything other than an allergy to fleas or a psychological problem. Skin symptoms include rashes particularly around the face and ears excessive licking typically paws legs or tummy and red itchy ears. Infection will intensify the licking and a vicious cycle will be set up resulting in a serious infection he explains.
