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CorlissTraut - 25 Nov 2004 04:39 GMT

What would possess my 14 year old Himalayan, Sally, to lick the red bricks
on my patio? They are clean and I can't imagine what would attract her to
them. Any ideas?

Corliss

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Karen Chuplis - 25 Nov 2004 05:00 GMT

> What would possess my 14 year old Himalayan, Sally, to lick the red bricks
> on my patio? They are clean and I can't imagine what would attract her to
> them. Any ideas?
>
> Corliss

This can be a sign of anemia. She should have a geriatric blood panel done.

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Mary - 25 Nov 2004 11:42 GMT

> What would possess my 14 year old Himalayan, Sally, to lick the red bricks
> on my patio? They are clean and I can't imagine what would attract her to
> them. Any ideas?
>
> Corliss

Vet asap. The last cat we were told was licking a patio was dead
in short order. She had some sort of vitamin deficiency or anemia.

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Kim - 26 Nov 2004 02:04 GMT

My himalayan, Pandora licked concrete when she anemic. She also ate cat
litter. At that point she was end stage chronic renal failure. 8-(

> What would possess my 14 year old Himalayan, Sally, to lick the red
> bricks
> on my patio? They are clean and I can't imagine what would attract her to
> them. Any ideas?
>
> Corliss

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Judy - 27 Nov 2004 07:34 GMT

> What would possess my 14 year old Himalayan, Sally, to lick the red
> bricks
> on my patio? They are clean and I can't imagine what would attract her to
> them. Any ideas?
>
> Corliss

All that I can tell you is that when my previous cat started doing this at
the age of 9, she was diagnosed with two things. Anaemia and
hyperthyroidism.

Judy

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