Tiggy's Vet Appt.

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy

"Wendy" wrote in message
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They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience
with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy



I've only experienced human acupuncture, and it I would highly recommend it.
It accomplished in 1 month what couldn't be accomplished in 3 months of
physiotherapy (I had severe tennis elbow in both my elbows and acupuncture
brought the pain down substantially in just a month). Tiggy might need
frequent treatments at first (once or twice a week, depending on how bad it
is), but then she can probably reduce the number of treatments to once a
month, then once every other month, etc. Because arthritis is chronic, she
will probably need treatments for the rest of her life, but once her pain is
managed those treatments will be infrequent.

You might also want to try massage therapy for her. If you're lucky the
therapist will teach you some of the techniques so you can massage her on
your own.

rona

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"Wendy" wrote in message
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They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience
with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy



I've only experienced human acupuncture, and it I would highly recommend it.
It accomplished in 1 month what couldn't be accomplished in 3 months of
physiotherapy (I had severe tennis elbow in both my elbows and acupuncture
brought the pain down substantially in just a month). Tiggy might need
frequent treatments at first (once or twice a week, depending on how bad it
is), but then she can probably reduce the number of treatments to once a
month, then once every other month, etc. Because arthritis is chronic, she
will probably need treatments for the rest of her life, but once her pain is
managed those treatments will be infrequent.

You might also want to try massage therapy for her. If you're lucky the
therapist will teach you some of the techniques so you can massage her on
your own.

rona

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On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:01:25 -0500, Wendy wrote:

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy, just a thought, perhaps homeopathic remedies could be an option? I
only ask this because years ago I worked for a company down the road that
sold an 'all around' remedy for arthritis, and oddly enough, we had a lot
of repeat customers.

Granted the OTC stuff for humans is *way* out of the question (it would
probably be toxic to the cat), but perhaps you can find somebody that'll
do that for the cat.

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Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:01:25 -0500, Wendy wrote:

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy, just a thought, perhaps homeopathic remedies could be an option? I
only ask this because years ago I worked for a company down the road that
sold an 'all around' remedy for arthritis, and oddly enough, we had a lot
of repeat customers.

Granted the OTC stuff for humans is *way* out of the question (it would
probably be toxic to the cat), but perhaps you can find somebody that'll
do that for the cat.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 11:01 AM:

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy


Did they also suggest a glucosimine chondroitin additive to her food? It
really does seem to help. If she is a calm cat that the acupuncture wouldn't
bother her, it might worth a try, but I definitely would ask about the
additive.

Karen

in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 11:01 AM:

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy


Did they also suggest a glucosimine chondroitin additive to her food? It
really does seem to help. If she is a calm cat that the acupuncture wouldn't
bother her, it might worth a try, but I definitely would ask about the
additive.

Karen

"Karen" wrote in message
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in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 11:01 AM:

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a
full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also
did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She
has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience
with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy


Did they also suggest a glucosimine chondroitin additive to her food? It
really does seem to help. If she is a calm cat that the acupuncture wouldn't
bother her, it might worth a try, but I definitely would ask about the
additive.

Karen

She's been on Glucosimine Chondroitin (Cosequin) for a little over a week It
seemed to be helping (she started grooming herself again) until yesterday.
We had a weather front coming through so that may have been what set her
off. She's getting around today but not well although she did "jump" up in
the chair with me on her own a little while ago.

I wouldn't call her a calm cat. Not with strangers at least. She is with me
and will let me do anything to her but doesn't trust others easily ever
since she got shot with a pellet gun when she was really young. She's
mellowed some over the last few years and does let people pet her if she's
seen them around for a while. Do they need a lot of cooperation from her to
do the acupuncture?

Wendy

W

"Karen" wrote in message
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in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 11:01 AM:

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a
full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also
did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She
has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience
with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy


Did they also suggest a glucosimine chondroitin additive to her food? It
really does seem to help. If she is a calm cat that the acupuncture wouldn't
bother her, it might worth a try, but I definitely would ask about the
additive.

Karen

She's been on Glucosimine Chondroitin (Cosequin) for a little over a week It
seemed to be helping (she started grooming herself again) until yesterday.
We had a weather front coming through so that may have been what set her
off. She's getting around today but not well although she did "jump" up in
the chair with me on her own a little while ago.

I wouldn't call her a calm cat. Not with strangers at least. She is with me
and will let me do anything to her but doesn't trust others easily ever
since she got shot with a pellet gun when she was really young. She's
mellowed some over the last few years and does let people pet her if she's
seen them around for a while. Do they need a lot of cooperation from her to
do the acupuncture?

Wendy

W

in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 5:35 PM:


"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
in article , Wendy at
wrote on 12/13/03 11:01 AM:

Just got back from the vet. Preliminarily her problem looks to be from her
arthritis which has spread since last spring. The vet took blood for a
full
body scan and I'll have the results on that monday or tuesday. They also
did
an x-ray and all the organs appear normal and healthy. However, her
arthritis has spread to the spine and is quite apparent on the x-ray.

The vet said the Prednisolone is adding to the peeing problem as it makes
her drink more and therefore pee more.

She has lost more weight. She's down 1/2 lb. since Thursday a week. She
has
been eating all of her food most days so I didn't think she had cut back
enough to lose that much weight that quickly. If there is something else
brewing hopefully that will show up in the blood test results.

They said we could try acupuncture. Has anyone else had any experience
with
this? Just wondering how effective it would be for long term pain relief.

Wendy


Did they also suggest a glucosimine chondroitin additive to her food? It
really does seem to help. If she is a calm cat that the acupuncture wouldn't
bother her, it might worth a try, but I definitely would ask about the
additive.

Karen

She's been on Glucosimine Chondroitin (Cosequin) for a little over a week It
seemed to be helping (she started grooming herself again) until yesterday.
We had a weather front coming through so that may have been what set her
off. She's getting around today but not well although she did "jump" up in
the chair with me on her own a little while ago.

It can take up to 8 weeks to see the real benefit of GC. Just make sure you
give it daily. Maybe there was extra damp in the air. You might try getting
a heated pad or a microwave heated desk to put in her bed or where she likes
to lay most. Check Dr.s Foster and Smith website.


I wouldn't call her a calm cat. Not with strangers at least. She is with me
and will let me do anything to her but doesn't trust others easily ever
since she got shot with a pellet gun when she was really young. She's
mellowed some over the last few years and does let people pet her if she's
seen them around for a while. Do they need a lot of cooperation from her to
do the acupuncture?

Well, I would assume so anyway. I know that lots of dog owners seem to think
it helps a lot. Don't know about cats.

Karen
Wendy

W