Although cats love to feel, they love to lick themselves if they have anything to do. The purpose is to comb their hair, sometimes they find that cats keep licking themselves, and the frequency is too high, so they should still pay attention to this. So what's going on when a cat keeps licking itself? What should I do if a cat keeps licking itself? Let’s see what it means to keep licking your body.
1. Combing hair
Cats are relatively clean animals. When they feel that their bodies are dirty or are stained with the smell they don't like, they will keep licking themselves to clean them. However, since cats often lick their hair, they will wrap their hair into their bodies, it is best for owners to regularly use needle combs to comb their hair, and they can regularly feed the cat some hair cream.
2. There are wounds or skin diseases on the body
When a cat has wounds or skin diseases, the cat will also relieve itching or relieve pain by licking. However, there are many bacteria in the cat's mouth, and licking will only cause reinfection of the wound, so pay attention to identifying normal hair cleaning and wound skin diseases.
The owner can observe whether the cat has symptoms such as hair loss, red skin or dandruff. If so, it is very likely that it is a skin disease caused by bacteria, fungi or parasite infection. It is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for examination and treatment immediately. In addition, you should also check whether there are wounds on the cat. If the wound is found, it needs to be cleaned and disinfected in time. If the wound is too large, it also needs treatment and bandage.
3. Emotional tension
Cats will also lick their own fur when they are nervous. For example, they may be emotionally nervous and stressed after being scolded by their owners, moving to a new home, changing to a new cat's nest, and contacting strangers.
At this time, it is recommended that the owner can gently stroke the cat's head and back with his hands, or hold the cat in his arms to gently soothe its emotions and increase the cat's sense of security. The familiar smell on the owner can also calm the cat. In addition, you can take the cat to a quiet and hidden place, do not disturb or scare it, and let it stay in the corner for a while and wait for it to relieve its nervousness.