Does Jack Have Allergies?
I know pets can have allergies and I’ve dealt with it first hand growing up with my Turkish Angora cat named Rusty. Of the 20 or allergens out there he was allergic to roughly 12 of them and we had to give him a shot once a month in order to combat the affects. Rusty’s allergies would make him get very itchy around the face and it would also cause very skittish reactions.
With Jack we have noticed over the past year he tends to lick and lightly bite on his legs until the fur is completely wet. It doesn’t seem to get overly red or irritated though so part of me thinks that he is just cleaning himself. However, Jack does not like it when you touch that area and will pull his leg away or even show his teeth a little.
I have been trying to pay close attention to him with the hopes of finding the cause of the allergy. Maybe it’s the type of food he is eating or a treat that we give him causes the itchy legs. There is no particular season of the year that brings it on because he has been doing it routinely. Magoo will literally spend thirty minutes just licking and licking and licking. Sometimes you wish the little guy could talk and just say “Hey! my legs are itchy” or “It’s nothing, I’m just keeping up my appearance”.
All in all it doesn’t look to be causing any damage to his legs, he never draws blood or irritates the area that much. On our next vet visit we’ll bring it up and see what the doc has to say.