Have you considered a holistic vet? Mine used laser on some scars
Dixie Louise has and it really seems to have helped. Rescue Remedy and
other flower essences have also worked. Guess I am looking for a cure
instead of a patch. The little ones from the streets need so much and are
so wonderful..
If you have men who will exclude any of God's
creatures
from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their fellow
man.
St. Francis
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Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:09
PM
Subject: Re: OT - Itchy cats
antihistamine and other treatments
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
In a message dated 7/5/2006 6:46:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
Michelle, I had been avoiding using antihistamine for Starman's itching
because, well, mostly because I hate to medicate period. Have you
heard anything detrimental about long term use in controlling Patches'
itching with it? I was looking for information about possible side
effects, long or short term and found this page on treatments for allergies
sponsored by Drs. Foster & Smith. I know you said Patches chews on
herself because of anxiety, (tell Lucy to stop pouncing on her!), but
thought you might find it interesting and helpful. I didn't know that
Omega 3 was specifically beneficial for itching, and that biotin, (one of
the B vita) has also helped. It talks about the different type of
antihistamines, steroid treatments, etc. Anyway for all those itchy
cats out there, here's the article: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1332&articleid=505 Nina
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