Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 12-year-old male cat that has has an obsessive licking behavior that is constant. It has been going on for about 2 years now. When he can’t lick lick my skin, he licks my clothes. He does not play as much as he did as a kitten, so [...]
View Article compulsive groomingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I had to move back into my parents’ house three months ago, and my cat has moved here with me. She has to live in basement. I am unable to sleep down there at the moment since I’m allergic and am in the process of undergoing treatment for these [...]
View Article allergies, compulsive groomingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Lily, is about 3 years old. When my daughter got her as a kitten she was flea-ridden. We had her bathed and cleaned up. But since then, she constantly cleans herself to the point where she has scabs and a couple of almost bare patches by her [...]
View Article compulsive grooming, grooming, licking and biting at skin, parasitesDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I need serious help. My 15-year-old Siamese, Mandy, has decided to refuse to use her litterbox. I have had to resort to putting her in the bathroom and only letting her out when supervised. She is pulling her hair out in chunks and is bleeding. She is also hissing [...]
View Article aggression, compulsive grooming, inappropriate elimination, senior catsDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: First of all, thank you very much for your site. I recently adopted 2 kittens (brothers born June of this year), and these are the first and only cats I’ve ever had. I’m one of those “I’m-a-dog-person-not-a-cat-person” people, so I know nothing about cats. I’ve learned so much from [...]
View Article compulsive grooming