so our female 9 to 11 year old female has always been a little
strange, mostly from being in a strange house, ours. but lately she's
developed an odd habit even for her.

with most cats if you scratch at the base of the tail they raise up
higher in the back legs out of reflex. molly did this all her life
until recently. now if you scratch her, she starts/preening licking
anything and everything in sight until you stop.

while it was an entertaining quirk, it's was followed a few weeks
later by new compulsion to lick and pull fur from a certain spot on
her back hip thats she's licked almost bare.

she quite healthy, eats like a pig (not really fat), eats 1/2 home
made food with supplements added and half premium canned, no by
products.

does it sound like its behavior, boredom, or something physical?

and any suggestions for a good vet in the lancaster PA are would be
great. we just moved here and the first vet we went to, it turned out
has a bad reputation.

TIA

DDT