The act of licking becomes addictive because it releases morphine like substances called endorphins which gives the cat a natural high.
Zylkene for cats over grooming.
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This will help your cat build confidence and distract her from obsessively grooming.
Cats over groom themselves in response to stress.
Zylkene helps balance reactions in some situations travel moving adoption grooming meeting new people loud noises etc and helps animals.
Overgrooming is when a cat spends an abnormally large amount of time obsessively grooming itself.
However this is a diagnosis of exclusion after all the potential underlying medical causes have been ruled out.
Medical causes that may lead a cat to over groom are usually those that make the cat feel itchy.
The vet recommended zylkene and it seemed to have helped.
Cats with persistent anxiety may benefit from anti anxiety medications and or supplements.
When a cat licks itself endorphins which are natural feel good neurotransmitters made by the brain are released.
Zylkene can help improve quality of life for pets and their owners.
This can result in hair loss and skin sores.
There are many possible reasons for stress.
Situational stress and environmentally induced problems are common in dogs and cats and affects them in a variety of ways.
Some medications are in the form of tablets such as zylkene whereas others such as feliway and pet remedy are more natural medications that come in the form of diffusers and sprays.
Zylkene helps animals adjust to change and handle stressful situations.
Behavioral over grooming otherwise known as psychogenic alopecia is a form of stress relief for many cats.
Try cat calming medications and products.
You will need a vet s prescription for medications and calming supplements are available over the counter in the form of treats.
I thought his sister stella may have gotten over it and gotten better but she became very anxious restless in november after i was gone a couple of weeks.
These endorphins are the chemicals that make the sensation of self grooming feel.