I'm sorry to keep flip flopping...
I don't think it's the Leba III
Cooper did the licking behavior throughout the night last night at random intervals. When I thought it was the Leba III (3 days ago) i reintroduced adding a few kibbles of Life's Abundance food into his regular food. I bought Life's Abundance after finding out that he loved his sample trial. I started it about the same time as the Leba III, about 8 weeks ago and only gave it to him sporadically. 3 days ago i started giving him a little bit with his food each day.
Could this be a reaction to the food? He is otherwise very healthy, and I don't really think the licking behavior is a health issue....i just don't know.
He also wanted to eat very late last night right before bed. Perhaps I will once again take away the Life's Abundance and not let him eat after 6pm. Maybe it was the late feeding, although I don't think he had an upset tummy at all. There are no other symptoms of anything whatsoever.
Maybe it's just a quirk.