Comments on: I Never Thought I’d Be The Kind Of Person To Give My Cat Anti-Anxiety Medicine

By: gwen

gwen — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 05:49:38 +0000

see what you started, you totally jinxed us, I read this last week, and the very next day ch@d took the barfy-cat to the vet, who says cat doesn’t appear to have any physical issues; she’s just NERVOUS.

By: SB

SB — Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:24:42 +0000

Oh, dear.

When my dog, Lucy, developed an increasingly difficult anxiety disorder, I talked to my vet about Prozac- for- dogs, and she said no, Lucy needs a puppy.

Thus, Henry.

Within 24 hours, Lucy was a new dog. She still has her obsessions and rituals, but they are not overwhelming, and she seems happy instead of fearful most of the time.

But dogs and cats are very different; I’ve no idea if a companion would make Pablo happier, or just more anxious. I’ve had cats that were inseparable; cats that hated each other; and, now, cats that tolerate each other, sometimes with affection and sometimes with hostility.

Too bad they are so much like us, isn’t it?

By: jam

jam — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:47:38 +0000

Ms. Lauren said: I know, it’s so goddamn silly. It’s even better watching me wrestle half a pill down his freaking throat. maybe this will help: Instructions for Giving Your Cat a Pill ;)

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:09:56 +0000

Using Rescue Remedy is a hell of a lot easier than pilling. You can get it in any natural food store: It is a combination of 5 flower essences (as in Dr. Bach’s Flower Essences). There are many ways to apply it: You can put it in the cat’s drinking water, dilute it with distilled water and give it to him in a dropper (instructions are enclosed), or put a couple of drops on his skin on the back of his neck.

Not all cats respond to Rescue Remedy. If Pablo doesn’t, you’re stuck with the pills. But most cats do, and it is a wonderful solution to many problems involving fear and anxiety. I suggest you start by keeping a few drops in his drinking water and see if you notice a difference (you would have to do this when he wasn’t dosed with the medication).

Years ago, we had a cat with diabetes. His sugar was fluctuating wildly, and the vet suggested a tiny dose of Buspar. It worked. His sugar stopped fluctuating, and I’m sure it added time to his life.

By: Aleah

Aleah — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:59:59 +0000

I may need to borrow some of those pills – for me and my cat. We are in the upheaval of moving, so everyone is scattered right now.

By: Modulator

Modulator — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:10:19 +0000

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By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:41:56 +0000

I know, it’s so goddamn silly. It’s even better watching me wrestle half a pill down his freaking throat.

By: Heliologue

Heliologue — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:41:34 +0000

I’ve seen a lot in my day. Near the end of his life, my gray tabby, Buddy, used to rip his own hair out, but that had more to do with his mind going than anything. My British White, Tiny (he’s huge, but we do it to be ironic), is 15 years old and not house-trained. We had a Siamese, Jasmine, that was diabetic, and we ended up getting her blood regulated and giving her daily insulin shots for years before her kidneys finally gave out.

My mother’s brother calls her “Crazy Cat Lady.” She laughs, but I think she’s secretly pleased.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:35:21 +0000

I’m sure Pablo will make a full recovery. He’s just been through a lot recently and any of us would be freaky if we went through what he went through.

I’m crackin’ up over your cat needing meds, you know that right?

By: Trish Wilson

Trish Wilson — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:23:37 +0000

Pablo will only learn to love you because you have to take good care of him. When I sent Oreo to the vet to get her fixed (no more kittens! enough already!) the vet could barely get her to go under with the anesthetic. She was a nervous wreck the day I brought her home. She hid in the closet where she birthed all the kittens and didn’t come out for two days. I think she’s forgiven me because she’s jumping in my lap again begging me to pet her. That cat will need Kitty Valium if we ever have to take her on a trip.