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Cat 'eating' her palms - is this normal

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Guy Rosman - 29 Sep 2003 23:45 GMT
Hi
My gf's new kitten is eating her palms quite a lot. Is she just cleaning
them or should we stop her at a certain point?

If you could please mail me so I'll know a response has been made I'll be
most grateful, at srosman@t2.technion
.ac .il

Thanks,
Guy Rosman
Karen M. - 30 Sep 2003 00:52 GMT
She may be experiencing allergies - it's common for pets to chew their
paws when they're having an allergic reaction. She may have something on
them also, something that's irritating them. Try washing off her paws
with some hypo-allergenic pet wipes or a very mild soap and water
solution and see what happens. If they're still irritating her, a vet
trip is probably in order, lucky kitty.. :)

K

> Hi
> My gf's new kitten is eating her palms quite a lot. Is she just cleaning
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Thanks,
> Guy Rosman
m. L. Briggs - 30 Sep 2003 01:14 GMT
>Hi
>My gf's new kitten is eating her palms quite a lot. Is she just cleaning
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>Thanks,
>Guy Rosman

Have you inspected her feet to see if a sliver or thorn is present?
Has she walked on small rocks?  Cats do clean their feet and between
their toes, but don't "eat" their  feet.  How do the pads look?  Are
they smooth or cracked looking?
Priscilla Ballou - 03 Oct 2003 01:01 GMT
> Hi
> My gf's new kitten is eating her palms quite a lot. Is she just cleaning
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> most grateful, at srosman@t2.technion
> .ac .il

If you mean she's sort of doing lick....lick....lick.....
nibble.nibble.nibble lick.... lick.... nibble.nibble that's normal.  
Sometimes there are little knots of fur to be sorted out or something
stuck that needs to receive intensive work.

Priscilla
 
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