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Calming drugs
I don't want to think this but I really think it is time for drugs for
Shamrock. He is just the most obnoxious cat and I don't know what to do. Shadow spends all the time that I'm home terrified of him, so he sticks close to me. (they are separated when I'm at work) If he doesn't, he gets backed into the corner and tries to hiss to get him to back off. He chases him to the litter box, and poor Shadow sits in the box until I come rescue him. Now he relentlessly chases Bonnie, and while she didn't used to seem to mind and enjoyed these games, she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. He won't let up. He has her on the run CONSTANTLY and it must tire her out more than what is usual. Shamrock has allergies so is at the vet on average about 4-5 times per year so his vet knows him well and checks him over every time. The only time I mentioned how horrid he is to Shadow, she suggested it could be strange cats outside and that certaintly was true, as I was feeding strays. I don't now (my neighbor is instead) and I haven't seen any of them hanging out here. This was months ago. All I know is that Shamrock is just obnoxious. What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. -- Cheryl |
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Cheryl dumped this in
on 05 May 2004: What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. Oh, and I should have said I just want to research side effect of any such drugs before asking his vet if she thought he should be on something to calm him down. I'm only in the research stage here. -- Cheryl |
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Cheryl dumped this in
on 05 May 2004: What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. Oh, and I should have said I just want to research side effect of any such drugs before asking his vet if she thought he should be on something to calm him down. I'm only in the research stage here. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... I don't want to think this but I really think it is time for drugs for Shamrock. He is just the most obnoxious cat and I don't know what to do. Shadow spends all the time that I'm home terrified of him, so he sticks close to me. (they are separated when I'm at work) If he doesn't, he gets backed into the corner and tries to hiss to get him to back off. He chases him to the litter box, and poor Shadow sits in the box until I come rescue him. Now he relentlessly chases Bonnie, and while she didn't used to seem to mind and enjoyed these games, she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. He won't let up. He has her on the run CONSTANTLY and it must tire her out more than what is usual. Shamrock has allergies so is at the vet on average about 4-5 times per year so his vet knows him well and checks him over every time. The only time I mentioned how horrid he is to Shadow, she suggested it could be strange cats outside and that certaintly was true, as I was feeding strays. I don't now (my neighbor is instead) and I haven't seen any of them hanging out here. This was months ago. All I know is that Shamrock is just obnoxious. What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. -- Cheryl Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... I don't want to think this but I really think it is time for drugs for Shamrock. He is just the most obnoxious cat and I don't know what to do. Shadow spends all the time that I'm home terrified of him, so he sticks close to me. (they are separated when I'm at work) If he doesn't, he gets backed into the corner and tries to hiss to get him to back off. He chases him to the litter box, and poor Shadow sits in the box until I come rescue him. Now he relentlessly chases Bonnie, and while she didn't used to seem to mind and enjoyed these games, she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. He won't let up. He has her on the run CONSTANTLY and it must tire her out more than what is usual. Shamrock has allergies so is at the vet on average about 4-5 times per year so his vet knows him well and checks him over every time. The only time I mentioned how horrid he is to Shadow, she suggested it could be strange cats outside and that certaintly was true, as I was feeding strays. I don't now (my neighbor is instead) and I haven't seen any of them hanging out here. This was months ago. All I know is that Shamrock is just obnoxious. What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. -- Cheryl Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? |
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on 05 May 2004: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... I don't want to think this but I really think it is time for drugs for Shamrock. He is just the most obnoxious cat and I don't know what to do. Shadow spends all the time that I'm home terrified of him, so he sticks close to me. (they are separated when I'm at work) If he doesn't, he gets backed into the corner and tries to hiss to get him to back off. He chases him to the litter box, and poor Shadow sits in the box until I come rescue him. Now he relentlessly chases Bonnie, and while she didn't used to seem to mind and enjoyed these games, she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. He won't let up. He has her on the run CONSTANTLY and it must tire her out more than what is usual. Shamrock has allergies so is at the vet on average about 4-5 times per year so his vet knows him well and checks him over every time. The only time I mentioned how horrid he is to Shadow, she suggested it could be strange cats outside and that certaintly was true, as I was feeding strays. I don't now (my neighbor is instead) and I haven't seen any of them hanging out here. This was months ago. All I know is that Shamrock is just obnoxious. What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. -- Cheryl Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? Let me tell you a little sumthin sumthin Prof. First, that is not how it works. Shamrock has been obnoxious since day one. A foster cat, a biter, unadoptable so I kept him. Shadow got sick, had a feeding tube, didn't eat on his own for ~3 months. (6 weeks of force feeding before the feeding tube, 5 weeks with the feeding tube, felt better and ate). When Shadow got sick, he also contracted FeLV from a blood transfusion so whether or not to rehome Shamrock (who I had already decided to keep) wasn't really possible (exposed to FeLV) so he gets vaccinated and we make the most of it. Several months later, my son gets killed in a car accident, then along comes a feral cat (probably born right around the time of the accident), small girl actually, probably 4-5 months old. So here is me, terminally sick cat, love of my life gone, small scared feral cat needing a home, biter of a cat who I also adore, and if you read the middle part of this sentence, I'd say I'm doing pretty damned good. Vibes? Perhaps. Obnoxious? No, I think you are probably a newbie to Usenet. Picking up vibes is where your cat (or any pet) comes to comfort you when you can't stop crying. Shadow is a cat like that. I wish they could live in harmony, but they can't. I don't know why. Perhaps you have a better explanation than to tell me he is reflecting my split personality? -- Cheryl |
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"Professor" dumped this in
on 05 May 2004: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... I don't want to think this but I really think it is time for drugs for Shamrock. He is just the most obnoxious cat and I don't know what to do. Shadow spends all the time that I'm home terrified of him, so he sticks close to me. (they are separated when I'm at work) If he doesn't, he gets backed into the corner and tries to hiss to get him to back off. He chases him to the litter box, and poor Shadow sits in the box until I come rescue him. Now he relentlessly chases Bonnie, and while she didn't used to seem to mind and enjoyed these games, she doesn't seem to enjoy it anymore. He won't let up. He has her on the run CONSTANTLY and it must tire her out more than what is usual. Shamrock has allergies so is at the vet on average about 4-5 times per year so his vet knows him well and checks him over every time. The only time I mentioned how horrid he is to Shadow, she suggested it could be strange cats outside and that certaintly was true, as I was feeding strays. I don't now (my neighbor is instead) and I haven't seen any of them hanging out here. This was months ago. All I know is that Shamrock is just obnoxious. What sort of calming drugs are there for cats with behavioral issues that can't be controlled in the usual manner? I keep 2 feliway diffusers at all times. -- Cheryl Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? Let me tell you a little sumthin sumthin Prof. First, that is not how it works. Shamrock has been obnoxious since day one. A foster cat, a biter, unadoptable so I kept him. Shadow got sick, had a feeding tube, didn't eat on his own for ~3 months. (6 weeks of force feeding before the feeding tube, 5 weeks with the feeding tube, felt better and ate). When Shadow got sick, he also contracted FeLV from a blood transfusion so whether or not to rehome Shamrock (who I had already decided to keep) wasn't really possible (exposed to FeLV) so he gets vaccinated and we make the most of it. Several months later, my son gets killed in a car accident, then along comes a feral cat (probably born right around the time of the accident), small girl actually, probably 4-5 months old. So here is me, terminally sick cat, love of my life gone, small scared feral cat needing a home, biter of a cat who I also adore, and if you read the middle part of this sentence, I'd say I'm doing pretty damned good. Vibes? Perhaps. Obnoxious? No, I think you are probably a newbie to Usenet. Picking up vibes is where your cat (or any pet) comes to comfort you when you can't stop crying. Shadow is a cat like that. I wish they could live in harmony, but they can't. I don't know why. Perhaps you have a better explanation than to tell me he is reflecting my split personality? -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... "Professor" dumped this in on 05 May 2004: Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? Let me tell you a little sumthin sumthin Prof. First, that is not how it works. snip Cheryl I am sorry to hear about your son's death. The grief you must be carrying around with you affects you much more than you realize. Don't let your grief get in the way of doing in life what brings you joy. That you defend Laura's obnoxious behavior only because she occasionally imparts knowledge is puzzling to me. I don't see any excuse for her being so rude to the posters who don't deserve it. Do you know a reason why Laura should be excused for her abrasiveness that I am unaware of? It is my understanding that there are medications to calm down overly aggressive cats. Unfortunately the science is still in its infancy and many of the medications currently on the market have undesirable side effects. A friend of mine is a world-renown animal behaviorist at Harvard and his wife is my Vet. Tomorrow I'll try to look into what medication might make the most sense for Shamrock and what its known side effects are. See? I'm a decent guy at heart. I just have a low tolerance for those who are unreasonably uncivil to one another. Again, truce? |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
... "Professor" dumped this in on 05 May 2004: Cats pick up on the vibes put out by their owners. If Shamrock is obnoxious sometimes, maybe he is just reflecting your split personality. Perhaps if you went on calming drugs he'd settle down too. It is so nice to have your support, that's what friends are for. Truce? Let me tell you a little sumthin sumthin Prof. First, that is not how it works. snip Cheryl I am sorry to hear about your son's death. The grief you must be carrying around with you affects you much more than you realize. Don't let your grief get in the way of doing in life what brings you joy. That you defend Laura's obnoxious behavior only because she occasionally imparts knowledge is puzzling to me. I don't see any excuse for her being so rude to the posters who don't deserve it. Do you know a reason why Laura should be excused for her abrasiveness that I am unaware of? It is my understanding that there are medications to calm down overly aggressive cats. Unfortunately the science is still in its infancy and many of the medications currently on the market have undesirable side effects. A friend of mine is a world-renown animal behaviorist at Harvard and his wife is my Vet. Tomorrow I'll try to look into what medication might make the most sense for Shamrock and what its known side effects are. See? I'm a decent guy at heart. I just have a low tolerance for those who are unreasonably uncivil to one another. Again, truce? |
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