Help! My cat is licking her fur off after moving. What can I do?

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Moved from Indiana to Florida last year. Female cat age 5 started licking fur on belly, front and hind legs. Fur started to grow back and then she started again. Had a shot, helped some and cream med for ear infection. She is still licking and bitting. She is also on flea med. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 years and 5 months old | 11 lbs

Megan, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

Excessive grooming can be caused from stress or allergy problems. If you have ruled out fleas and you are keeping her on flea preventative monthly then I would recommend to adding some feliway diffusers to your house. Feliway is a cat pheromone that helps to festers some cats. It doesn't work on all cats. Also, you could talk to your vet about her getting a long acting steroid shot to help her from losing so much hair and causing a skin infection from the excessive grooming. Finally, you could talk to your vet about adding in an anti-anxiety medicine like amitryptilline to see if this will help her as well. I hope this helps!

Help! My cat is licking her fur off after moving. What can I do?

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