my cat seems to be cleaning herself incessantly lately why?

let it be,

even my cat is like that.it happens

Cats will do that if they are stressed, there has been a recent change in food, or if the cat is dirty, ot has fleas

Check the cats coat for fleas, if this is the case have the cat trated as well as you home to get rid of the fleas.

Food is simple slowly change the cat back to the old brand.

If she is dirty have her groomed

If the cat is stressed out, it would be due to a major change of environment. Like a recent move, a change in people. Even moving around furniture will stress out some cats. Give her lots of attention. If she keeps it up and the cat develops sores, or licks her fur off take her to the vet. The vet may put her on some tranquilizers and give you an ointment for the skin.

IT is important to get this taken care of an have the cat adjusted, constant cleaning can lead to skin infections which can be very harmful to the cat.

If the cat cleans around their genitals A LOT this can be a sign of a Urinary Tract Infection so it may need to see a vet. It could be fleas or ticks also so you may want to do a flea and tick treatment of the cat and your house. If you seea vet I am sure they could give you an idea of what to do. Good luck

It could be a number of things but the most common is that the cat is stressed over something new or some trauma. Have the vet check her to make sure it is nothing medical.

She might be under more stress. Have changed something in her environment? Taken her to a new place to live? Stress can make cats groom until they go bald in the spot they are grooming to much. I have 3 cats. If I change anything in their play house, one always reacts this way.

PROBABLY FLEAS(WHOLE BODY) IF IT'S JUST LATELY..GET THAT ONCE A MONTH FLEA MEDS FROM THE VET..ALSO I HAD A LONG HAIR CAT WHO HAD EXCEMA...BRUSH HIM, OIL HIM .

MAY HAVE DANDRUFF..THEN NEED MORE OIL AND FAT IN DIET(FISH OIL.GOOD, 1/4 SPOON TEASPN OF MINERAL OIL IN DIET.) ALSO MAY NEED MORE FRESH AIR OR TOO WARM.

HUMAN SHAMPOO WITH LANOLIN.

IF ITS ONE SPOT, MAY BE AN INFECTION,

She may have fleas or be stressed. Look for patches of missing fur and if she has any, take her to the vet.

she could have fleas. also where is she licking? If she is licking by her belly and inner thighs she may have a uti (sounds odd, but i have seen a few cats do this).

That's usually a sign of fleas. If not, she is probably just particular about her "do". :) I have a male medium-hair kitty that bathes and bathes. He takes it very seriously.

Could be dry in your house.There's a site called Simba for cat care you could check there.

thats what cats do maybe shes become of age, you know the "14 years i tried to get my kids to use the bathroom now i cant get them out" scenario.