My cat has been licking off patches of his fur. I noticed one spot about 4 weeks ago, and thought maybe something was irritating him there, so I left it and have been watching it. Now he has started doing this to many different areas. He does this licking-biting thing and now has patches of baldness randomly, but especially on his belly. I am really concerned and I want to make sure that he is doing better. We switched his food somewhat recently, but I dont remember if it was before or after he started this licking. I talked to the vet and she said to try a new food and see how it goes. But I also want to help relieve whatever is causing him to do this. Is there anything I can do in the meantime while I change his food? He is a siamese, about 8 years old. No previous health problems (although we took him in as a stray about 1 year ago so I dont have history beyond that).
I hope someone has some suggestions for me.
Thank you!