Thank you! Â Our son just moved into a new home (they had lived here for a while to save for it) and the cat is over grooming and stressed with the move and also a new baby that needs lots of attention. Â He has tried giving the cat lots of TLC and even some kind of over the counter remedy that is supposed to calm cats but it isn't getting better . Â When I called for an appointment they sounded very nice and can see her tomorrow.Â
@soxs mom:
I didn't think about this, before, but have they tried cat pheromones? You can get it in plug ins, but it is expensive. If you were the one that had a thread about the nervous cat, I will warn you about one thing, if they suggest pills to ease the anxiety. Pilling a cat can be really stressful to most cats. If the cat will actually eat a pill pocket, AND the pill, success, but it has been my experience that they eat the pill pocket and spit out the pill, and trust me, they might not spit out the pill where they are eating the pill pocket. You might not find it for several days - two rooms over. Those cats are sneaky!
I have done enough cat rescue that I consider myself pretty good at pilling cats, but even with all of that experience, it is still stressful to the cat. I think cats just don't like to take pills, no matter how easy they go down. I do know they have changed things up quite a bit when it comes to animal meds so my suggestion is, if they recommend a drug, have them ask if it is available in a patch. Don't know if they offer patches for cats, because of their grooming habits, but it's worth a try if they suggest the meds route for treatment.
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