hi, so sorry he's causing you so much stress. i have one female who stress sprays and she has her own room -small-but big enough for her needs, in the basement. unfotunately it cut off my fostering any rescues for a local shelter. i read your post right after i was unpacking xmas decorations and realized the damn cat had peed on an articial snow garland last year--i never noticed the tell tale yellow until unpacking this year. i've had Dopey since she was two weeks old and much as I love her, if i could find a single cat household for her, off she'd go-even if she is my son's cat. thanks for the input on the other meds and remedies. hope you find some solution. hope we both do. barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:36 PM Subject: Re: Massive Spraying Issue!
> Barbara, > > I have seen four (4) separate veterinarians in the > course of two (2) years and now I use ALL of them > regularly. All of the vets are aware of each other and > are informed that I am consulting with the other(s). > Together we are trying to figure out what exactly the > problem is. So far, we have all failed. > > Dartagnan gets is urine tested like clockwork once > every year. The vets and me are debating on whether or > not I should invest in having it tested twice a year. > However, if it comes up negative once a year, then it > probably will continue to be negative no matter how > many time I have it ran. By continuing to have the > urine tested, I am throwing money away that could be > needed elsewhere. > > Since I reside in Southern Indiana all the > veterinarians that I have dealt with use the same > diagnostic laboratory: Antech Diagnostic located in > Illinois. They handle most, if not all, of the > Southern Indiana veterinarian values. To my knowledge, > there is no one else. > > Unfortunately, I am EXTREMELY familiar with FLUTD, but > Dartagnan tests negative. He has never had it and > shows no symptoms of developing it in the future. > > Due to financial strain, I am feeding the kids Purina > One Special Diet: Urinary Tract Health Formula. Not > the best, I know, but not the absolute worst either. > > In the past, I have used Hill's Prescription Diet c/d > and s/d, but it got too expensive for such a poor > formulated cat food. Anything by Science Diet is NOT > ideal when it comes to high quality/humane grade cat > food. But then again, neither is Purina. Sigh. > > Dartagnan may very well be the youngest, but he is by > far NOT the smallest! Matter of fact, he is the > biggest kitty in the bunch; therefore, if anyone > should feel "bullied" it is the others. :) > > I do not know HOW he got so big, but lack of genetic > backgrounds comes with the territory of "rescues" and > Dartagnan is definitely a rescue. I am beginning to > understand WHY he was "dumped" in the first place! > > As far as Homeopathic and supplementation goes, all of > the kids gets 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 1,000 of > L-Lysine, 30 mg Q-Sorb Co Q-10 and 475 mg of Natural > Whole Herb Cranberry Fruit daily. > > I have tried both St. John's Wort 300 mg daily and > Feliway, but they did not work either. I have > personally thought about "Rescue Remedy," but am > apprehensive about buying it as everything else has > not helped, why should that? I am wasting so much > money as it is and nothing has not worked yet. I would > not be surprised if "Rescue Remedy" did not work > either. > > Dartagnan has been a indoor kitty all of his life and > would never survive outside. Besides, it is 20 degrees > here in Southern Indiana and I seriously doubt he > would make it through the harsh weather elements. > > The garage is out of the question too as it has been > converted a "living space" according to my insurance > policy and it provides additional space for the other > kids. > > Currently, he is separated from all household > furnishing by being quarantined to a "Kennel Crate." > It is a metal "large dog" style one (1) that is big > enough for him and a litter box. I have a sheet draped > over the back of it to prevent him from spraying in > between the bars and aiming for the walls. > > At this point in time, he eats, sleeps and potties > there. I keep the Kennel as clean as I do the litter > boxes, but what a way to live! Literally confined to a > box! > > Lora > > --- Barbara Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wow. your cat definitely has a problem. > > just out of curiosity have you had his urine tested > lately? and by a different vet who uses a different > lab? > > do you feed dry food(I stopped dry altogether when 3 > of my cats got Flutd) and no fish in any of the canned > foods. (fish is hidden in alot of chicken/turkey/beef > canned foods--it's on the labels) > > Also no organ meats and no yeast. Anitra Frazier's > book has alot of info on inappropriate spraying. > > have you also tried over on the holisticat website? or > asked on their mailing list? > > I'm also wondering because he is the youngest that > maybe some of the others are bullying him. > > one of my cats had alkaline crystals, the other had > acidic--so one gets vitamin C the other gets potassium > citrate. they both get 400 IU Vit E 1x week and 10,000 > A and 400 units Vit D once a week. > > Have you tried Rescue Remedy at all? > > I've been researching thru books for my one female cat > who stress sprays. I know her problem is I have > too many cats for her liking. > > Just recently read about St John's wort and > phenylalanine in the Veterinarians's guide to natural > remedies for Cats-Martin Zucker. > > book also mentions B12 folic. (st johns' -100 > milligrams 2x day, phenylalnine 100 milligrams 2x day, > B12 folic -each capsule contains 800 micrograms of > both nutrients-give equilvalent of about 200 > micrograms of each nutrient-1/4 capsule--the book is > referring to a specific b12 folic that's sold thru > health professionals but can use> stuff sold at health > food stores.) > > So that's what I'm off to buy tomorrow. > > in the meantime can you put the cat in a garage? or > outside? > > barbara > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 >
