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You guys have such a
wealth of knowledge and experience. Does anyone know if there's anything to
worry about when a cat has a habit of
a) pressing its forehead against your
chest (Tiger, myobsessive compulsive disorder/kitty
Prozaccat)
OR (different cat)
b) poking its
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I dont know about
that I have one who does this to get petted Somebody once told
mean that cats who were weaned too early do this and one who falls asleep
sometimes with part of her tongue hanging outgo figure
Chris
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Thanks
Tonya. (Guess no one's told Rubbermaid...yet.)
Kerry
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Pressing head against chest
The person who told me that is one who has one cat who does this the minute
your pick him upvet told her about too early weaning
Chris
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Y'lnow, before Tiger came into my life, I would never
have believed how many problems too-early-weaning creates for a cat. It's so
sad. And these are lifelong problems.
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hummm, not to interupt, but I Bottlefeed
babies,
anyways mostbottle babies do this regardless,
as it is a sign
of affection towards their MOM, who was a human,
and not a mom
cat. So maybe if your baby was weened to early, you
are getting the same result.
Therefore I would
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Thanks--all feedback welcome!
I
should maybe clarify here---Tiger came to me as an young adultstreet
cat.I have no knowledge of his early history. It
seemshighlyprobable he was abandoned too young, andsurvived on
the street.
But
interesting that you know all about the
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right, its a comfort thing, they don't feel well
and the pressing
gives them comfort, making them feel better, like
their mom
would do when they were little, nudging on them..
moms give
comfort,
carrie
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It's
sad. I don't know Pookie well enough yet to know if it's chronic behavior with
him. It certainly is with Tiger. He can never feel totally ok at peace. In
her book, Frazier said something to the effect that early weaning produces
lifelong problems -- a life sentence that
I've been vegetarian over 20 years, and my father STILL has to make rude comments about it at family gatherings.. and they wonder why I try to get out of them. I don't go if I can possibly avoid them. It's not worth it, plus it's depressing to walk into the dining room with dead animals
Patti-
Not sure if it's spelled with an I or a Y i forgot to look before I wrote
back...lol. Anyhow, yes I definitely need them in
liquid form, this is IMPOSSIBLE. Pills are flying everywhere when he shakes his
head and im getting bitten and
scratched by a sweet cat! He took the liquid form of
There's also a Native American poem called "Birdfoot's Grandpa" about getting frogs off of the road during a rainstorm or something. It was in our reading book at school. It's hard to slip too much in as a teacher, but I use every opportunity I can get. lol.I love when parents come into my
I forgot to mention, but I'm betting someone else already has, using a
piller. Sooo much easier.
Nina
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Patti-
Not sure if it's spelled with an I or a Y i forgot to look before I wrote back...lol. Anyhow, yes I definitely need them in
liquid form, this is IMPOSSIBLE. Pills
I have foundlots of people (the closer they are, such as friends and family!) to benegative toward vegetarians and vegans alike. I truly feel that in some cases it's ignorance on their part about how food animals are treated, sometimes they are not 'spiritually' (for lack of a better word)
Hi Kerry,
As some of the others have already pointed out, it sounds like Tiger's
behavior is a variation on the head-butt, a sign of affection and a way
to feel comforted. The tongue sticking out of the mouth thing, I've
seen this before too, not usually on a regular basis though, I've never
fip has fluid build up, but its pretty deadly and
kille pretty fast, so doubt its that
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Carrie-She has fluid buildup in
Hi Carrie,
I haven't been keeping up with the list, so I'm not sure you're the new
member with the kitty displaying paralysis symptoms. I've caught little
bits of your story, and saw that Michelle Lomax did respond about her
personal horror story with Revolution. Do you think that's what
Tonya,
Your comment about family reminded me of my sister-in-law's
interpretation of why I refused ham at her table... I was newly dating
my now husband, Bruce at the time. I found out years later that my
sister in law was telling people I was Jewish, because I didn't want her
pork! She
Hi Nina,
No We have determined it to be toxoplasmosis, ugh, she is doing alot
better
only time will tell if she will fully recover, I am just thankful to see her
playing again,
and able to actually walk without falling over. So still crossing my fingers
and doing lots of research on toxo
One other tip that might work today, Rebecca. You might try crushing the
pill into powder, and then put it in a little bit of water or tuna water,
and by little bit, I mean like a cc. A medicine cup usually works best for
mixing such a small amount. Then draw it all up in a syringe and have it
a wand thing with a slot at the end to hold the pill
That's the "pill popper", (they're also called "pill guns"), I was
talking about, I wouldn't want to pill without one. You place it
toward the back of the throat, hit the plunger and down it goes. You
don't have to hit the plunger hard,
I'm very pleased to hear that your baby is playing again, and doing
better. I don't know much about toxo, but I seem to remember treatment
options for it. At least you know what the heck you're dealing with.
Prayers for your baby's full recovery,
Nina
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Hi Nina,
No
Carrie,
you asked about my symptoms Well I had toxo many years ago. It was
first misdiagnosed as mono...I was in bed for three monthsI just remember
being real tired and weak. couldn't eat. real swollen glands...that's all I
really remember. They did not have a good treatment for it
Rebecca and all,
My apologies if this has already been mentioned - my email is running
so slow that I haven't read all of the replies - but have you tried a
pill popper?
My son taught me a trick - after inserting the pill, put your finger
gently into the side of the kitty's mouth. That seems
Hi Patti,
I just found this email, sorry it's taken so long for me to respond.
As far as you and that sign on your back... Yep, it's there, most
humans aren't aware of it, but our furry friends sure do know a kind
and open heart when they come across one. I'm convinced there's some
sort of
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Thanks
Nina--yes, you did send me the essence info. The flower pix are
gorgeousrelaxing in themselves!
I need
to figure out the best one for Tiger. I guess I could start with Rescue Remedy
since I already have that.
Pookie
looks to me as if he's having a majorpout when
You can add the RR to the communal water dish. I'm pretty sure there's
a place on that site that allows you to enter symptoms of distress and
then lists recommendations, I could be thinking of another site
though! For Tiger, there's also a flower essence, that was recommended
for Gypsy, (St
Oops, I think the St. Johns wart was actually recommended for Grace
when she was "in and out" of her body. I bet there's one that would be
more specific for Tiger.
N
Nina wrote:
You can add the RR to the communal water dish. I'm pretty sure there's
a place on that site that allows you
Sherry,I'm so sorry for your loss. :( It sounds like you tried everything feasible to try. That's all we can do.Take care, tonyaSherry DeHaan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi all I was reading some of your posts and you have really helped me to realize that I don't need to feel guilty for
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Like
the idea of adding it to the water, esp with the positives, since I can't handle
them.
I can
see I need to do some background reading on this to get up to speed. Yes,
agree,the fact it can't hurt is so reassuring!
Kerry
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Also - have you tried adding a pinch of bone meal to their food? It's
a band-aid sort of remedy, but it could help firm up their stools and
give them the bonus of slowing the elimination process, thereby helping
them to retain nutrients long enough to do them some good.
N
Nina wrote:
Actually, they have made it illegal in West Hollywood, CA! Hooray!
Here are some other measures people have taken to educate/ban the
practice in CA. Slowly, slowly, slowly things are changing. Declawing
for non-medical or cosmetic reasons (not for the benefit of the cat) is
illegal or
Lora,
Ha! My, my you did take drastic measures!When we bought the living
room furniture, we also got a new futon mattress. We were smart enough
to leave it covered in the plastic it came in until Thanksgiving
morning. Thank goodness we did, when I went to cut the plastic off, I
found a
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well, Smoky's been doing the press-the-top-of-the-head against surfaces - mostly my chest or hand or whatever - the last several days, but he's dealing with his 2nd bout of interstitial cystitis, so it makes sense about the pain.Bandit definitely weaned too early - I've never
Rebecca,
Yes, I know administering pills can be very difficult and stressful, both
to the cat and guardian. And, as I said before, some cats are just about
impossible to pill!!
And cat bites are VERY nasty - you really have to be careful with them.
So I would definitely opt for the liquid
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He also
still can't get it through his head that this includes chicken for some
reason!?!?
Ditto that for fish..
My reply is, "If it has a face"
Patti
Tonya,
I understand everything that you're saying. I do what I can to educate my
friends and family whenever I get a chance. I have found that after all these
years, the majority of those I am closest to have accepted my lifestyle, and
after listening to what motivated me to "change", have a
Hmmm... I think you're the first to mention "pillers".
I have half a dozen here if anyone's interested! LOL! I just
can never work those things!
Usually, the "one" time I get it right, the da_n pill gets stuck!!
Patti
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She just
couldn't understand any other reason for not wanting to eat pigs, so
funny
OMG!! Nina, that is TOO funny!
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I never got them to work either! (It's hard
to practise ahead of time...)
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ditto. I have 3 that do this.
Terri in NJ
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hummm, not to interupt, but I Bottlefeed
Bonnie,How old were your cats who contracted the leukemia and died when you brought in the new kitten? When I brought in my positive kitten I had one other kitten, but the rest were adults. None of mine contracted the disease, but they had all been vaccinated though.tBONNIE J KALMBACH
What seems to be the case is that a good many healthy adult
non-vaccinated cats will either contract and then clear the virus, or
never get it at all, some unfortunately as in Bonnie's case do obviously
succumb. From my observations, it is highly unlikely for a healthy
adult cat that has been
Thank you all for your kind words.it is helping me to believe that I did the right thing and that I should not feel guilty,I will always wonder if I could have done more,but that is just me.She lived for her Temptations treats,I trained her (or she trained me) that if she gave me a kiss on the
Ah Sherry, you're breaking my heart. I too had a felv pos named Grace,
I lost her in Sept, she was almost 2 yrs old. She was my special heart
warmer, she would jump on my lap and press her little body against my
chest until any troubles and strife would be replaced by her warm loving
glow.
If you're talking about pilling flagyl/metronidazole (I didn't read carefully)... forget it!Get your vet to give you flagyl in 'treat' form. My vet has them. If your vet doesn't have them they need to be put in a plain capsule like someone suggested. These pills are very bitter. Good luck!
We call those kissies. Tigger is my "kisser". He will rub down the sides
ofmy face or chest with his head, but he also just plants his head against
me at times too, and purrs. He's not in any pain, he's just being sweet. You see
this motion more in dogs, where it's a sign of submission.
Warning...this is a LONG one and mostly about vegetarianism/animal activism.
But first...
Thanks for that note on the Native American poem...I'm going to look for that.
Nina- That's my favorite veterinary resource Marvistavet! Thanks for that link.
That's how I tried it but the problem
was,
Hah..I just read this about the towel...lol...after I wrote back to a previous
post...i should read thru everything before
i reply but once again im impatient...lol
I also have a syringe...from when I had guinea pigs and had to syringe feed the
sick ones. :(
Definitely going to try that!
It was suggested that I wrap my guinea pig in a towel...Maybe if I wrap him in a towel
Why do I always forget to recommend the towel!
N
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One, is
the mad cowboy, who i don't know personally.
Howard Lyman, ex-rancher - was 4th generation.
He stood by Oprah's side when she battled the beef industry the Texas
cattlemen.
I had the
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