cat licking itself

Approximately 30 percent of a cat's day is spent grooming. While this typically happens after meals or before going to sleep.Such dedicated attention is why cats rarely need baths. Their sandpaper-like tongue—covered with miniscule barbs or papillae—helps spread natural oils into the skin and across their fur to keep it looking sleek and remove any debris that settles into the coat. Depending on the breed, you also need to groom your cat to keep mats and tangles to a minimum. But honestly, a kitty's multipurpose tongue often handles most of that spiffing up, too.

Paskal always licks himself when lying down under the sun :)