On the finger note: Please be extremely careful about any bites. I had a
feral bite my little finger and break it (my fault entirely). I had two
surgeries and more antibiotics than I ever thought possible. And I was being
treated in an ER less than half an hour after the bite. None of the doctors,
especially the hand specialists, thought a 4 to 5 pound cat could possibly
break a finer bone. They can and the infections can be very costly in time,
money, pain ............ I had been bitten before without problems and have
been since but I watch a cat bite like you would not believe now. And if it is
anywhere near a bone I will have it x-rayed just to be sure. The ER doctors
were being very careful. Most would not have bothered to x-ray it. And I was
being seen by hand specialists in less than 24 hours of the bite.
This is rambling but I know you get the warning.
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
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelley Saveika
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: OT - Help, aggressive cat
Not only can I not touch her ears, I can't get closer than about a foot and a
half without being in danger of losing a finger.
On 12/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you are able to touch her ears, I would ask the vet to prescribe
benadryl to be compounded at a compounding pharmacy into transdermal cream to
rub inside her ear. My Patches has been on this for years for anxiety. She
was prescribed it because she was pulling her fur out of her belly and back
legs, and the benadryl stopped that. But she also used to go after the other
cats, and the benadryl pretty much stopped that too. If I forget to give it to
her, it is noticeable because she goes after Lucy and sometimes even me. With
the benadryl she is pretty much fine. It does not seem to make her groggy at
all-- she is quite perky and energetic-- but just takes the edge off I guess.
Michelle
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