I have a kitty that is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
I think I may have written to you guys about her when she first showed
up. Her name is Matilda and she was pregnant when I caught her. I
suspect she was a house cat that got out while she was in season, got
good and lost, raped by the neighborhood gang, and lost her little
kitty mind in the process. She's sweet with humans, (except for
displaced aggression, just ask poor Bruce who had to endure 5
antibiotic shots after being to close to her when our German Shepherd
startled her with his presence), but anything with 4 legs sends her
into a frenzy. She's getting better, very slowly, but getting better.
I've been considering something like kitty prosaic for her too. I have
been adding RR and a flower essence called Oregon Grape, (from FES), to
her water dish. There's also an Australian Bush blend called
"Emergency", that works like RR. Some of my kitties respond better to
it than RR and visa versa. The Oregon Grape may be helping Matilda,
who the heck knows. I've also got her segregated during the day, (she
has my bedroom and the outdoor habitat), and in a cage by my bed at
night.
Do look up specific flower essence that might be more appropriate for
Jimi. Here's a great source for different brands of flower essences: http://www.earthspirits-herbals.com/Americart/AllEssences/allessences.htm
Nina
Marylyn wrote:
You can talk to your vet about mood altering drugs too. Mi Tu
was on a couple, including Prozac. Sometimes they help and sometimes
they don't. My old standbys, Rescue Remedy, Feliway, and high powered
catnip, could also help.
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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Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:01 PM
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Re: Jimi the stressed out cat?
It sounds to me as if he feels that the cage is his safe
place. Where he can be safe from all the other animals in the
household. Is he a foster or what? Are all the dogs & cats inside?
Cause just in sheer numbers, I would imagine that would stress an
already stressed out kitty.
If you can, I would put him & his cage in his own
room & keep the door shut. Let him stay in his cage for a while so
long as he is ok with it, but then start leaving the cage door open
& let him take his time in coming out. See how that goes. I would
keep him with that for quite a while. Weeks & if he does well, only
gradually re-introduce him to the rest, maybe one at a time.
But it may take time.
Meanwhile you can also baby his GI tract with just canned
food, no dry. And try the foods that are used for IBD - like the IVD
formulas.
Pam
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Sunday, September 17, 2006 7:23 PM
Subject:
Jimi the stressed out cat?
Thanks Michelle,
He has had two fecals both negative, did two rounds of
metronidazole, one round of albon and of course wormer. He is a maine
coon found dumped outside matted to the skin had to be shaved.
Declawed. Its almost impossible for a rescue to be low stress on a high
stress cat. At the moment I have 8 dogs and six cats here and a couple
of kittens that are caged. The adult healthy fully vetted cats I like
to let out of the cage.
We have tried a lot of sensitive stomach food with Jimi.
This is the worst, he seems to do better in a cage, stool wise. He
loves attention and gives kisses. If allowed out of the cage too long
he starts urinating on the bed, then the stool gets real loose and then
vomiting starts always on my bed. Writing this down helps....guess it
really is stress isnt it?
what do you guys suggest?
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