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My sweet Moe has had an issue for a long time, and I was wondering if any of the cat experts on this site may be able to enlighten me. Moe has been licking weird things for many years. It is occasional, so it is not a significant issue or one that I think may be severe pica. I used to catch him licking weird things, like my purse, or the drapes. I'd see this maybe once a month. Now I notice it on my bed. He always sleeps with me, and will lay on my arm. If I have lotion on my hands and arms he wants to lick it all off. I won't let him do that, so then he stretches his head to reach the headboard and starts licking that. In the morning (when he is like this) he will sometimes start licking the bedspread. It seems as though he gets into licking moods. Much of the time he is not like this, but then he will get into this licking mood and then he wants to do all of the bed licking (headboard and comforter). I don't see him licking anything else - just these things. I've asked a vet and she didn't know. His bloodwork is fine. I know this because he has IBD so I have him in the vet for checkups now and then. Other than the IBD he is healthy and happy. I'm wondering if anyone else has ever experienced this.