ANSWERS: 13
  • Try doing it for him maybe
  • Cats "preen" - or lick themselves. This is a form of bathing, its how they keep their coats healthy. If you stopped a cat from cleaning it self it would become filthy then disease ridden then die. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_grooming may make an interesting read.
  • You don't really play with a full deck, do you?
  • All cats do that to clean their fur. If dogs were as smart as cats they wouldn't stink... ;~)
  • cover him worcester sauce and I'll lick him for you
  • Let him/her do it. If all friends of us had been having that sort of bath service every second none of them would have radiate bad odors!
  • Keep in mind that whatever goes on a cat, goes in a cat. If you use something like tobasco sauce that would be tantamount to torturing it. It will lick it off and injest it. It could also get some on its paws and rub its eyes. You are going to end up with a very big vet bill.
  • Just let him do it. It is normal cat behavior.
  • if your cat is Constantly licking himself he could have a skin allergy that is sort of like psoriasis but for cats. Take your cat to the vet to find out. He could (over time) harm himself. Its like scratching until you bleed.
  • Where is he licking himself? All over? And ponder the question "Why is he licking himself?" Is it because he's bored? Is it because he's under some kind of stress? Is he suffering from a skin irritation (dermatitis or flea infestation) or skin infection somewhere? If you can't determine a cause, and the licking seems abnormal and overdone, you might consider taking him to the vet to get him checked all over. And no, you shouldn't cover him in Tabasco sauce. That'd be cruel, akin to covering yourself with hot sauce. Think of the pain. That's worse than the annoyance of the licking itself!
  • yes, yes you should
  • Tabasco sauce...hahahahahhaha Ah Man, I hate cats!
  • Give him a lollipop. Substitute behaviors -- stopping never works.

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