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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ...
I did follow the link after I saw this exchange of information. The message was very short, nonaccusatory, and did not discuss Mikey except to offer information about Valium. Here is Megan's message (in its entirety): I'm not sure why your vet feels 1/8 of the dose of Valium would be effective. There are also concerns as in some cats valium can cause *irreversible* liver failure. With so many other medications available I would never consider using valium as a first try. Prozac is probably your best bet as a first try as it has a relatively high safety margin and has had no known side effects reported in cats. If it does not work, however, it is a medication that the cat needs to be weaned off slowly over a few weeks time. HTH. Maybe you didn't see my earlier response? The tone of the post you quoted had struck me as meaning "How could you do that to your cat?" and I explained the circumstances, including why we specifically did not want to use Prozac (probably to groans from all the regular readers, who'd heard it all before), hoping that my perception was wrong and seeking more information, or suggestions, or something. After all, she doesn't have to be Miss Congeniality to know what she's talking about. But there was nothing more, just the single "You're wrong" post. The lack of any follow up after I asked for input is probably what made me remember as it being a snipe rather than a genuine effort to help. I'm afraid that is still my perception, though naturally you don't have to agree with me. ------ Krista |
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ...
I did follow the link after I saw this exchange of information. The message was very short, nonaccusatory, and did not discuss Mikey except to offer information about Valium. Here is Megan's message (in its entirety): I'm not sure why your vet feels 1/8 of the dose of Valium would be effective. There are also concerns as in some cats valium can cause *irreversible* liver failure. With so many other medications available I would never consider using valium as a first try. Prozac is probably your best bet as a first try as it has a relatively high safety margin and has had no known side effects reported in cats. If it does not work, however, it is a medication that the cat needs to be weaned off slowly over a few weeks time. HTH. Maybe you didn't see my earlier response? The tone of the post you quoted had struck me as meaning "How could you do that to your cat?" and I explained the circumstances, including why we specifically did not want to use Prozac (probably to groans from all the regular readers, who'd heard it all before), hoping that my perception was wrong and seeking more information, or suggestions, or something. After all, she doesn't have to be Miss Congeniality to know what she's talking about. But there was nothing more, just the single "You're wrong" post. The lack of any follow up after I asked for input is probably what made me remember as it being a snipe rather than a genuine effort to help. I'm afraid that is still my perception, though naturally you don't have to agree with me. ------ Krista |
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Hmmm. Meagan didn't exactly slam me, but she wrote a very
accusatory-sounding post about my putting my RB Mikey on valium before his hyper-t was diagnosed and we were still trying to find out what was bothering my boy. WHATTTTTTTT???????????? You were doing everything you could for Mike! I spend a certain amount of time ignoring things on usenet and not getting baited. This one really gets my goat. Maybe you could post that you were considering declawing one of your kitties after slipping him a valium-laced lizard? That might do it. :-P LOL! Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Hmmm. Meagan didn't exactly slam me, but she wrote a very
accusatory-sounding post about my putting my RB Mikey on valium before his hyper-t was diagnosed and we were still trying to find out what was bothering my boy. WHATTTTTTTT???????????? You were doing everything you could for Mike! I spend a certain amount of time ignoring things on usenet and not getting baited. This one really gets my goat. Maybe you could post that you were considering declawing one of your kitties after slipping him a valium-laced lizard? That might do it. :-P LOL! Susan M Otis and Chester |
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wrote in message
... Yowie wrote: I'm an INFP. I can adopt the E and T positions if I either get a head of steam or get my thinking cap on, but I just don't have a drop of S or J blood in me. LOL. Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else it's harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the Internet. But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about it! Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common mistake people make when learning about Myers-Briggs, ie, that T's are heartless and F's are stupid - NOT TRUE). But you seem like such a logical person, and you seem to come from a place of "but this just makes the most *sense*" about things. I do tend to waver quite badly on the T and F scales, which probably explains why I have a hard time making decisions and can often see both sides of the argument. Still, when the "gut feel" and the brain agree, I can be confident that I got it right. its when they *don't* agree is when I get horribly horribly stuck. Also, while I'm being introspective, I'm the sort of perosn who wants both sides to see the merit in each other's arguments, and both work together to come to a mutually suitable conclusion. Thats probably the F part. Offering what perhaps seems to be "common sense" is the T part, hoping that both sides will be able to *feel* comfortable with it. This is a very strong trait of mind, and I really get uncomfortable with people who I care about bickering and sniping. Drives me nuts. My parents are proffesionals at it, naturally. I think they call this trait the Peacemaker or something. Don't ask me about the Israeli/Palestinian problem, or the Irish situation, though, because my solution is very much like Solomon's. :-) Yowie |
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wrote in message
... Yowie wrote: I'm an INFP. I can adopt the E and T positions if I either get a head of steam or get my thinking cap on, but I just don't have a drop of S or J blood in me. LOL. Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else it's harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the Internet. But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about it! Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common mistake people make when learning about Myers-Briggs, ie, that T's are heartless and F's are stupid - NOT TRUE). But you seem like such a logical person, and you seem to come from a place of "but this just makes the most *sense*" about things. I do tend to waver quite badly on the T and F scales, which probably explains why I have a hard time making decisions and can often see both sides of the argument. Still, when the "gut feel" and the brain agree, I can be confident that I got it right. its when they *don't* agree is when I get horribly horribly stuck. Also, while I'm being introspective, I'm the sort of perosn who wants both sides to see the merit in each other's arguments, and both work together to come to a mutually suitable conclusion. Thats probably the F part. Offering what perhaps seems to be "common sense" is the T part, hoping that both sides will be able to *feel* comfortable with it. This is a very strong trait of mind, and I really get uncomfortable with people who I care about bickering and sniping. Drives me nuts. My parents are proffesionals at it, naturally. I think they call this trait the Peacemaker or something. Don't ask me about the Israeli/Palestinian problem, or the Irish situation, though, because my solution is very much like Solomon's. :-) Yowie |
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"Yowie" wrote in message
... I do tend to waver quite badly on the T and F scales, which probably explains why I have a hard time making decisions and can often see both sides of the argument. Still, when the "gut feel" and the brain agree, I can be confident that I got it right. its when they *don't* agree is when I get horribly horribly stuck. Also, while I'm being introspective, I'm the sort of perosn who wants both sides to see the merit in each other's arguments, and both work together to come to a mutually suitable conclusion. Thats probably the F part. Offering what perhaps seems to be "common sense" is the T part, hoping that both sides will be able to *feel* comfortable with it. This is a very strong trait of mind, and I really get uncomfortable with people who I care about bickering and sniping. Drives me nuts. My parents are proffesionals at it, naturally. I think they call this trait the Peacemaker or something. Don't ask me about the Israeli/Palestinian problem, or the Irish situation, though, because my solution is very much like Solomon's. :-) Yowie I'm just the opposite. ENTP's love to argue just for the sake of the argument - often switching sides in mid-stream or playing devil's advocate. This drives my DH nuts, but I love being able to look at all aspects of a situation and be able (and willing) to argue for any point of view. In fact, I usually decide which side of an argument to take by just taking the opposite side from whoever starts. *However* I only like it when it is a "debate" and not a heated argument. Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Yowie" wrote in message
... I do tend to waver quite badly on the T and F scales, which probably explains why I have a hard time making decisions and can often see both sides of the argument. Still, when the "gut feel" and the brain agree, I can be confident that I got it right. its when they *don't* agree is when I get horribly horribly stuck. Also, while I'm being introspective, I'm the sort of perosn who wants both sides to see the merit in each other's arguments, and both work together to come to a mutually suitable conclusion. Thats probably the F part. Offering what perhaps seems to be "common sense" is the T part, hoping that both sides will be able to *feel* comfortable with it. This is a very strong trait of mind, and I really get uncomfortable with people who I care about bickering and sniping. Drives me nuts. My parents are proffesionals at it, naturally. I think they call this trait the Peacemaker or something. Don't ask me about the Israeli/Palestinian problem, or the Irish situation, though, because my solution is very much like Solomon's. :-) Yowie I'm just the opposite. ENTP's love to argue just for the sake of the argument - often switching sides in mid-stream or playing devil's advocate. This drives my DH nuts, but I love being able to look at all aspects of a situation and be able (and willing) to argue for any point of view. In fact, I usually decide which side of an argument to take by just taking the opposite side from whoever starts. *However* I only like it when it is a "debate" and not a heated argument. Hugs, CatNipped |
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badwilson wrote: I think 4.4% seems rather small. Pam, you are the exact opposite of me! I'm an administrator (yikes!!!) at 8.7% of the population. Does that mean that we'd work well together, or be at each other's throats? For an introverted type, I'm very opinionated and quite willing to dominate a conversation. But then, I've taught myself to do that. Pam S. the introverted extrovert (aka psycho) |
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badwilson wrote: I think 4.4% seems rather small. Pam, you are the exact opposite of me! I'm an administrator (yikes!!!) at 8.7% of the population. Does that mean that we'd work well together, or be at each other's throats? For an introverted type, I'm very opinionated and quite willing to dominate a conversation. But then, I've taught myself to do that. Pam S. the introverted extrovert (aka psycho) |
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