Did you take her to the vet for an initial exam? It's possible she is a little stressed out from being in a new home. Sometimes it takes a period of adjustment to acclimate to a different environment. It's also possible she has allergies or has food sensitivities. What are you feeding her and do you know if it's the same or different food from what she was fed before? Are there any other animals in your home? I'm sorry for all the questions but a little more information would be helpful. BTW, what's her name? We'd love to see a pic of your new girl and thank you for giving her a forever home.
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asked you in order to help with offering some ideas. It sounds like the overgrooming just recently started and not for the entire 5 months you have had her, correct? That also makes a big difference in possibly narrowing down potential causes. If she hasn't overgroomed until more recently, I am not sure how her behavior would correlate to a new home (unless other changes have gone on since then), or even food for that matter, unless food changes you made were right before the overgrooming started. I suppose she could have just recently develop a food allergy, but probably not. Hopefully, you can provide more information when you get a chance!!!Ahh thank you so much, she doesn’t respond much to catnip and she didn’t have any toysWhat a cute kitty!! My 13 year old boy has had mad anxiety his whole life. Probably due to the family that left him for dead before I got him.
When we moved across the country to a new state he licked off allll the hair on his belly and inside his hind legs. It occurs usually when there is a major change. I’ve toyed with the idea of food allergies and tried some different things but he’s eaten the same food for years when it came and went. He started doing it again during another move and just recently when his brother was sick and then passed. I’m treating with CBD but he has also been on an off Prozac. This past time it may have made him nauseated so we took him off it and are trying cbd solo and just all the love. You may try calming cat diffuser in your new space? Maybe some catnip or if Bonnie has any toys from where you adopted her from with a familiar scent?
but I did consider CBD for a little bit. Might give it a go if nothing else works.. Hope it works out for your little cat HiHi. I would be curious to see the answers to all the questions
she’s been overgrooming for the past two months I’d say.. I’ve been wondering if she wants to get outdoors, she’s very energetic but it’s so dangerous on my street she’s quite clingy too, I’m worried she’s just extremely bored I’ve no idea what her diet was like before I had her so I did think perhaps I should find out if it is some sort of allergy.. thank you for taking the time to respond
It would be beneficial to feed her canned food for her water intake and leave a little dry food out at night or when you're gone as a snack. This Article explains how to increase the water intake: Tips To Increase Your Cat’s Water Intake – Cat Articleswe thought it could’ve just been the move but I have seen some other suggestions about allergies and sensitive tummies, I will try and give her just dry food and see if she improves.. She has the house to herself so it is likely that eh? She’s called Bonnie, here’s a picture of her looking beautiful
Lots of luck, please keep us posted on her progress.
Bonnie is lovely.thank you so much, we thought it could’ve just been the move but I have seen some other suggestions about allergies and sensitive tummies, I will try and give her just dry food and see if she improves.. She has the house to herself so it is likely that eh? She’s called Bonnie, here’s a picture of her looking beautiful
