Cat Overgrooming Hind Legs

This is more common in female purebreds but can develop in any cat.

Cat overgrooming hind legs. It started when some bluejays decided to nest in the tree outside the window and the other cats in the apartment complex were hanging out in front of the window all the time trying to eat bluejay chicks and it never fully went away. They told me bacterial and I was only able to get the drops in for 25 of the 7. My cat was diagnosed a few years ago with anxiety.

A Persian cat sits up on its hind legs and looks around. You might also notice bald patches and scabs around your cats head and neck. Cats with arthritis are less likely to jump may limp on one or more legs and can be reluctant about being pet in some areas.

The patches can often appear symmetrical on either side of the body. However overgrooming is a common acquired problem of cats in which excessive licking and grooming results in hair loss. Hi there back in November my cat was given ear drops for an infection.

If your cat is highly stressed or anxious he may overgroom himself to the point of baldness especially in easy-to-reach spots like the belly sides and legs. It can occur anywhere on your cats body but is most common on a foreleg an inner thigh or the belly. She was put on antibiotics and the infection cleared.

It usually presents as bilaterally symmetrical alopecia affecting the ventral abdomen caudal and medial aspects of the hind legs and perineum Figure 1 although the lateral abdomen and other areas may also become alopecic 2 Figure 2. He was gnawing his hind legs bald and he looked like a jackal poor guy. Tails are groomed less it seems to me so this idea may be incorrect.

Patellar luxation is another condition of bones in the hind legs where the kneecap pops out of place. Thats when her owner suddenly noticed she had a cat that licked too much. However the licking never stopped.