My cat keeps licking and biting her belly and and legs

by janelle

I just recently adopted my 2-year-old DSH Black cat and upon bringing her home I noticed her legs were balding. After observing her behavior, I saw that she licks and bites at specific areas on her front and back legs as well as her belly.


She's had babies before I adopted her. She's also had all her shots, been dewormed, and been spayed. At first, I assumed it was anxiety from the new environment and stress from me leaving for work, but as the days go by I get more concerned. Asking here before I take an expensive trip to the vet.

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by: Anonymous

I have had a number of catastrophe with food allergies. Chicken is one of the most common allergies a vet specialist told me. I’ve had two cats allergic to chicken and eggs. Other have been allergic to lamb, salmon and shell fish. I currently have three cats with tomatoes, corn,barley, white potatoes and peas being some of the others. Testing is a simple blood test that your vet does and sends to a lab. It’s expensive but worth it. I learned of the chicken one because my cat at the time was itching so badly she was pulling the fur out of her tail causing it to bleed.
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by: William

Either food allergies or perhaps flea allergies (or other parasite)? Maybe she was allergic to the flea medication they gave her at the shelter?

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