Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-15 Thread catatonya
what was number 3??? TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okay, i promised to look this up this was from last week's Chat Week chat with Marty Becker, DVM (of ABC-TV and Chicken Soup... fame) handsmom: I have an Abby and she has gotten a large bald spot from constantly licking. What

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-15 Thread TenHouseCats
i don't remember! i was just looking for the name of the drug--here's the full transcript: http://www.pethobbyist.com/articles/TranscriptSpadaforiBecker.html here's the link to the all the chat-week events, and their transcripts: On 3/15/07, catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what was number

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-14 Thread catatonya
My cat had nervous type side effects and seemed ill. I gave it up. I have tried the benadryl on this cat too with no effect. t Leslie Lawther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Glad someone brought up Amitriptyline! I have a few very nervous cats and they were prescribed Amitriptyline. I

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-14 Thread Gloria Lane
Susan, actually, who's on this list, knows more about it than I do. But as I understand the way we've used it, was to give it daily for about a week, then taper off till you find a point where they're showing symptoms again. Course this was for inappropriate urination, so a little

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prozac has a high effectiveness in cats, and is often used for soiling and spraying issues. Fluoxetine (ProzacĀ®) 2.5 - 5 mg (dosed by weight, so dose varies cat to cat). Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread Nina
Hi Debbie, First let me say HURRAY! for the neg results on all your cats. Your story has now been added to so many others on the list in confirming that mixing doesn't seem to be as big a concern as the veterinary community would have us believe. Such wonderful news for you and your babies.

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread PEC2851
Nina, We must have been responding at same time. But, I am SO glad you reminded me about the Chlor-Tabs. Since Buster is very healthy, I just will have to start him on that! And, he's another love-muffin - VERY pillable! (Unlike CharityDon't have the nerve to even try pilling

Fwd: Questions and concerns

2007-03-09 Thread Leslie Lawther
PROTECTED] Date: Mar 9, 2007 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Questions and concerns To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a 13 year old *indoor* *only* female cat who was tested for feline leukemia as a kitten and was neg. She was vac. for a few years in a row Then the vet said this is not necessary since she is 100

Re: Fwd: Questions and concerns

2007-03-09 Thread Debbie
I am new to this group but I would try another vet for a second opinion. -Original Message- From: Leslie Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Mar 9, 2007 2:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Fwd: Questions and concerns This message came from Kathleen Bowers... she is

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread TenHouseCats
okay, i promised to look this up this was from last week's Chat Week chat with Marty Becker, DVM (of ABC-TV and Chicken Soup... fame) *handsmom:* I have an Abby and she has gotten a large bald spot from constantly licking. What can I do? *DrMarty_nr: *handsmom, the first thing is to go to

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread Debbie
Dear MC, Thanks for this info. I am going to research this further. Sounds promising though. Debbie -Original Message- From: TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Mar 9, 2007 3:27 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats o

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread Nina
Thanks MC, it's going in the file. Nina TenHouseCats wrote: okay, i promised to look this up this was from last week's Chat Week chat with Marty Becker, DVM (of ABC-TV and Chicken Soup... fame) *handsmom:* I have an Abby and she has gotten a large bald spot from constantly licking. What

Re: Questions and concerns - nervous hair pulling cats

2007-03-09 Thread elizabeth trent
Just scanning some of these emails (meaning not reading as carefully as usual) - I'm a bit behind. My Phelix has this. I recently - on the recommendation of someone from this group - got a prescription for the compounding pharmacy to make up a transdermal gel of benedryl for him (apply to the

Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Debbie
All 14 of our babies seem to be ok after their testing and FELV shots. Does everyone feel like cats should get this vaccine every year I have read some controversial stuff on this. These cats do not go outside. Also, how does everyone here feel about getting rabies shots for indoor cats?

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Leslie Lawther
*Glad someone brought up Amitriptyline! I have a few very nervous cats and they were prescribed Amitriptyline. I have taken them off the medication because it makes them too tired to be nervous! Has anyone ridden out the side effects to see if they do, in fact, go away after some time?? I

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From 2005: http://www.avma.org/journals/javma/articles_public/vafstf_050601.asp DR. JANE BRUNT: I've seen vaccine-associated sarcomas, as have my colleagues. It seems clear to me and my colleagues in AAFP that results of additional studies are not needed to prove that there is an association

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Debbie
mother. Frodo, the one with dandruff is very heavy and he seems to have allergies. Long haired and was bottle fed. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: Leslie Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Mar 8, 2007 3:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Questions and concerns Glad s

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, don't try Prozac, it makes them much more zombie like than the Amitriptyline does... just FYI. I think zombie is preferable to hiding under the bed scared for life, too paranoid to even come out to eat or pee, which describes my Miranda cat. That's not much of a quality of life either, IMO.

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Leslie Lawther
*Mine is fear aggressive. They growl and strike out of fear... which causes everyone to pick on her more... and as a result there is nothing I can do but separate her which isn't fair either. But I agree, being tired is better than being so frightened that you won't come out to eat or pee...*

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
She has gotten to where she eats if I put food under the bed with her, still struggling to try to find a safe litterbox though. The others like to gang up on her, and they have stalked her so much that she's just a wreck. Our goal some day (when we hit the lottery, LOL) is to build her her own

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread TenHouseCats
, the one with dandruff is very heavy and he seems to have allergies. Long haired and was bottle fed. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: Leslie Lawther Sent: Mar 8, 2007 3:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Questions and concerns *Glad someone brought up Amitriptyline! I

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread TenHouseCats
i have an under-the-bed litterbox for my under-the-bed cats. obviously, it's a rather high bed, and they're rather low cats! On 3/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She has gotten to where she eats if I put food under the bed with her, still struggling to try to find a safe

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread TenHouseCats
mysti really perked up when i moved her out from under the bed where she was cowering, and put her into a condo cage--she could jump up and look out the window, she could visit with all her friends on her OWN terms--she could play pawsies or not, she could get as close as she wanted, but still

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Susan Hoffman
So did I, apparently, until I got under there and cleaned this past weekend. :-( TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have an under-the-bed litterbox for my under-the-bed cats. obviously, it's a rather high bed, and they're rather low cats! On 3/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread TenHouseCats
yeah, well, i meant a REAL one. with a BOX. (had the other kind, too, at various point, unfortunately!) On 3/8/07, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So did I, apparently, until I got under there and cleaned this past weekend. :-( *TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: i have

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Leslie Lawther
*LOL... sorry, not funny, but I couldn't figure out what you meant at first! I find lots-o hair balls under the bed - been lucky enough to not have cats who mistake for a litter box (yes, knocking on wood!)... always a fun task to clean under there. yuck.* *Leslie =^..^=* On 3/8/07, Susan

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
my boyfriend would never be able to sleep with poo under the bed. he's very sensitive, he barely can cope with a box in the bedroom at all. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources

Re: Questions and concerns

2007-03-08 Thread Kelly L
At 09:43 AM 3/8/2007, you wrote: I sure do not Kelly All 14 of our babies seem to be ok after their testing and FELV shots. Does everyone feel like cats should get this vaccine every year I have read some controversial stuff on this. These cats do not go outside. Also, how does