Sweet little girl. I'm so glad you found each other. Don't you just
wish we could coo and stroke their anxieties away? So I take it that
you haven't found any cause for concern with ongoing dosing? You've got
me thinking... My main man cat, Instigator, has been anxious and
concerned about Spencer's arrival at the house. Spence is socially
retarded and just doesn't have any cat etiquette. I really think he's
just trying to initiate play with Instigator, but Insty is having none
of it, has stopped socializing altogether and is constantly looking over
his shoulder. I'm going to try the fe first, but may give him a .5
Chlor tab as well. Hell, how about a round for all of us!
N
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Nina, Patches actually doesn't itch. It's anxiety, a compulsive
habit, rather than due to itching. The benadryl is given in a very
small dose, transdermally in her ears, as an anti-anxiety drug rather
than as an antihistimine. She sometimes licks anyway (I haven't seen
her do it in a long time, but looking at her right now I see that the
hair on her belly is shorter than elsewhere), but it makes a huge
difference. Her anxiety predates Lucy-- she was anxious when she came
to me. She had a huge scar on her cheek (now covered with fur), some
broken teeth, and other signs of having been attacked or abused. She
used to attack me whenever I made a loud noise like yelling at Simon
when he did something particularly naughty. The benadryl calms her in
general, though she does not seem tranquilized or anything. Has
actually started playing recently, for the first time. Poor baby. She
had a bad childhood on the street. But a little benadryl has worked
better for her than 30 years of therapy does for some humans! :)
Michelle
