Cat licks incision site several years later
My cat had her rear leg amputated due to a needle site sarcoma about 2 years ago. To get clean margins, they had to remove a lot of tissue near her hip and there’s not much tissue left between the bone and the skin. And because of the radiation treatment, the hair never grew back completely in that area.
Although she’s in very good health in general she almost obsessively licks her incision site—to the point where it can become pink and raw. Is there anything we can do to either soothe the area or discourage her from licking?
My cat had her rear leg amputated due to a needle site sarcoma about 2 years ago. To get clean margins, they had to remove a lot of tissue near her hip and there’s not much tissue left between the bone and the skin. And because of the radiation treatment, the hair never grew back completely in that area.
Although she’s in very good health in general she almost obsessively licks her incision site—to the point where it can become pink and raw. Is there anything we can do to either soothe the area or discourage her from licking?