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So my Lily has been over grooming her belly, and she has a few little sores all clustered in one area. In total the over grooming spot is perhaps a 2 inch diameter with the sores (about 5) being about the size of a pencil eraser.
This is not the first time she has had an over grooming issue, as she did have a few months of over grooming when we first adopted her last year. Our vet prescribed the Royal Canin "Calm" formula and within a couple of weeks, she started to heal.
I have ordered a bag of this food and have started mixing it with her other food to transition, so I'm hoping it works again this time. It's only been about a week of half calm and half of her other food, so the full effect hasn't had a chance to really work yet.
Her over grooming started this time right around the time things opened back up and we started going to work again, so I imagine separation anxiety is the culprit. She is a very sensitive kitty, and VERY attached to hubby and me, even more so when we were home all day, everyday for almost three months with the lock down.
I've been trying to soothe the area with chamomile tea compresses and have given some by mouth as well, but I don't think it's enough.
I have read some positive things about Zylkene...so I was wondering if anyone has ever used it for over grooming due to stress, and was it effective?
Also, other than chamomile tea, is there anything else I can apply to the sores to help them heal and perhaps stop her from licking that area? I don't want to use anything that may stress her out even more, but more to speed the healing of the sores, especially when they get dried and crusty, which I'm sure itches...which would encourage her to lick it even more.
Just an added bit of FYI, the "sores" are not deep open sores that ooze, nor is there any signs of infection. They are just very angry looking, superficial abrasions.
Again, this isn't the first time she's had this, but I'm just hoping for something that can sooth her little boo-boos.
This is not the first time she has had an over grooming issue, as she did have a few months of over grooming when we first adopted her last year. Our vet prescribed the Royal Canin "Calm" formula and within a couple of weeks, she started to heal.
I have ordered a bag of this food and have started mixing it with her other food to transition, so I'm hoping it works again this time. It's only been about a week of half calm and half of her other food, so the full effect hasn't had a chance to really work yet.
Her over grooming started this time right around the time things opened back up and we started going to work again, so I imagine separation anxiety is the culprit. She is a very sensitive kitty, and VERY attached to hubby and me, even more so when we were home all day, everyday for almost three months with the lock down.
I've been trying to soothe the area with chamomile tea compresses and have given some by mouth as well, but I don't think it's enough.
I have read some positive things about Zylkene...so I was wondering if anyone has ever used it for over grooming due to stress, and was it effective?
Also, other than chamomile tea, is there anything else I can apply to the sores to help them heal and perhaps stop her from licking that area? I don't want to use anything that may stress her out even more, but more to speed the healing of the sores, especially when they get dried and crusty, which I'm sure itches...which would encourage her to lick it even more.
Just an added bit of FYI, the "sores" are not deep open sores that ooze, nor is there any signs of infection. They are just very angry looking, superficial abrasions.
Again, this isn't the first time she's had this, but I'm just hoping for something that can sooth her little boo-boos.