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More on Marlo
On 7/21/2016 5:47 PM, dgk wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:12:46 -0000 (UTC), Bastette wrote: dgk wrote: MaryL wrote: Yes, my sister only wanted to use drugs as a last resort. She waited for several years before turning to Tufts, but it was like a miracle for her cat. They recommended Prozac and provided a great deal of information. She took the information to her vet, and he prescribed the dosage of Prozac that Tufts had recommended. Solution found! The (sort of) funny part is that the vet mentoned that I might have to call in a feline behavioral expert. They come to your house and try to figure out what is driving your cat bonkers. Really. I wonder if Jackson is available? Marlo is hardly a Cat From Hell but that sounds like what he does. If Jackson came to your house, he would tell you that your cats need lots of high places to hang out where they would feel safe. And they'd need more play time. This isn't my opinion necessarily, because I don't know how many high perches you already have in your house, or whether you play with them a lot (or they play with each other). But I've watched a number of his shows and he pretty much always says the same thing - especially about the high perches. There are several cat trees and Baby lives under the bed. But the problem does seem to be Baby. Marlo definitely does not like Baby and lately chases her around the house. I stop it when I see it but I'm not here all the time. I suspect that her overgrooming has to do with Baby. Baby wasn't introduced the way I normally introduce new cats. I literally pulled her off the street a few days before I moved and then off we went to Florida in our carrying cases and suddenly we were all in a new house. I think it's a bit late to do the introduction thing, but maybe I can rub a towel on Baby and then rub it on Marlo until she gets used to the smell. I have a Felliway diffuser running, and Marlo is on some sort of Prozac, but maybe some "reintroduction therapy" will help. Problem is, getting Baby to cooperate in any way is very tough. Well, if I remember correctly Baby was a feral that you were feeding outside. So yes, you shook up her world. The two may never get along. But hopefully they'll learn to co-exist. Jill |
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