Hi everyone,

Here is a wierd question...

Do cats become depressed? My cat Bastet passed away at the age of 23
years. My other cat Sebastian was raised with her since he was a
kitten.

Well now that she is gone, I've didnt' think at first he was really
effected by her leaving but lately I've noticed he has be licking his
legs and belly area a lot. So much so that the hair has gotten
thinner.

I've checked his belly and there doesn't seem to be a skin problem
that I can see. I took him to the vet and was given some spray that I
can put on him and I have also gotten bitter apple to spray on to keep
him from licking there.

The vet insists that nothing is wrong with his skin and doesn't feel
that the cat is depressed. He thinks that the fur maybe thinning out
naturally because of the summer(??) but Sebastian is an indoor cat so
I'm not sure about that.

Any opinions?

Also is it my luck or is a certain aggressive individual no longer
harrasing people on this group? I don't want to say his name but his
initials are B.B and he is from the UK.

Cymbaline