ok, interesting history. I wonder if the compulsive licking or the loud sniffing is a way to cope with a deficient smell sense so he uses the taste instead. I'

ok, interesting history. I wonder if the compulsive licking or the loud sniffing is a way to cope with a deficient smell sense so he uses the taste instead. I'm just speculating. If there is a malformation in the jaw with a hanging tongue maybe the nose was affected also?. You could suspect that the cat has problems to smell if it does not react to a hidden catweed bag or hidden food.