One of my cats, Doe, is approximately 4 years old. We have two other cats, 4 and 11 years old. Doe started licking her stomach about 2 years ago. It started with a very small spot on her stomach, which turned into a sore because she kept licking. We have battled it on and off for two years with breaks in her licking here and there. The vet didn't know what it was so gives her a Depo shot each time. I know the drawbacks of Depo, that it why I am trying to get to the bottom of this. She is a jumpy cat and pretty intense, so I think much of it may be psychological. She is currently eating Wellness Chicken wet food twice a day and a little dry food during the day.
Over the last 6 months she has started licking her whole chest and inside of both her back and front legs. She has let peach fuzz grow back over the past couple of months. However, she has started licking everything over the last couple of days, with fervor.
I am not sure what to do at this point. Every time I look at her she is licking some part of her belly or legs. The vet keeps saying he is not sure what it is and gives her a Depo shot. We can't keep doing this.
Has anyone else had this problem to this extent? What have you done? I've included a picture so you can see her stomach (I was not able to get a leg shot, but trust me, the insides are bare).
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Over the last 6 months she has started licking her whole chest and inside of both her back and front legs. She has let peach fuzz grow back over the past couple of months. However, she has started licking everything over the last couple of days, with fervor.
I am not sure what to do at this point. Every time I look at her she is licking some part of her belly or legs. The vet keeps saying he is not sure what it is and gives her a Depo shot. We can't keep doing this.
Has anyone else had this problem to this extent? What have you done? I've included a picture so you can see her stomach (I was not able to get a leg shot, but trust me, the insides are bare).
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