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"CATherine" wrote in message
... I woke up this morning to a strange sound. But it was a bit familiar at the same time. I thought, "Wot the heck?" I rose up out of bed and peered over the foot.....and saw Sheba vigorously scratching her cardboard scratcher for the first time in six months! Yay for Sheba! Many purrs for her to keep up the scratching work :-) Yowie |
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Wonderful!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "CATherine" wrote in message ... I woke up this morning to a strange sound. snip |
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LOL!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "CATherine" wrote in message ... I had a dog once that had a leg injury. He got lots of attention and babying with it. After it healed he didn't get so much attention; but he remembered. After that if he did something wrong and I yelled at him, he would limp! snip |
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"CATherine" wrote I woke up this morning to a strange sound. But it was a bit familiar at the same time. I thought, "Wot the heck?" I rose up out of bed and peered over the foot.....and saw Sheba vigorously scratching her cardboard scratcher for the first time in six months! This is wonderful, Catherine. I'm so happy for Sheba. When I started having symptoms of neuropathy, the docs all said there's nothing you can do, it won't get any better. I'm sure the purrs helped Sheba. Here are some more for her to keep up the good scratchin'. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki |
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CATherine wrote in message . ..
I woke up this morning to a strange sound. But it was a bit familiar at the same time. I thought, "Wot the heck?" I rose up out of bed and peered over the foot.....and saw Sheba vigorously scratching her cardboard scratcher for the first time in six months! Her neuropathy is healed! She no longer walks like Robocop! Hurray!! I had been told neuropathy is nerve damage and didn't heal. But maybe she didn't have it long enough to be permanent. Her diabetes is under control and her weight is now hovering around eleven pounds and she looks good. The only problem is she still pulls clumps of hair off her sides. That is from stress, maybe. And maybe partly to get rid of some of the excessive unshed hair she couldn't groom for so long. I will brush her ever so often and get clumps off. But maybe the pulling sensation relieves itchy skin. Maybe she needs a bath. Yeah, right! :-)) CATherine WooHoo! I'm so glad to hear that Sheba's feeling better - please give her some scritches for us. I hope you can find out what is making her pull out her fur - Mike occasionally does this too. TED has said it is due to allergies and when it gets bad gives him a hydrocortisone (?) shot, maybe once or twice a year. The shot does seem to stop it, for months at a time. ------ Krista |
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CATherine wrote:
I am beginning to wonder about allergies. What all is Selena allergic to? I think with my son home tomorrow I will have him hold Sheba in a good light while I look at her skin now that I have combed out tons of hair. If it is red or speckled, I am going to worry about allergies. CATherine I'm not sure of everything Selena is allergic to because we've never had her skin tested. Our previous vet used a method, the name I've forgotten, I won't go into the details because I decided it might be hocus-pocus, but he said she was allergic to christmas trees, fleas, grass and a number of other things. He was treating her in a holistic manner with prednisone type shots when she got really bad. The feline only vet that we currently visit just accepts that she has allergies and we get a shot when she needs it. btw, she's gone from 7 1/2 lbs to 10.4 lbs since we've gotten her allergies under control and looks like a much healthier cat than she ever has. Our current vet did tell me ways to recognize her allergies. She told me that the fold of skin on her ears should be very thin, like a butterfly's wing and that when they suffer allergies the skin begins to thicken. Selena gets a rash under her chin and her tummy gets very pink and of course she pulls the fur from her tummy so we can see it well. Selena also develops a crusty type sore on her body. I don't know if that is an allergic reaction or if it is the result of scratching, but as soon as I see the sore begin to develop she goes in for a shot. Originally she would go in almost every month and have to have two shots, two weeks apart. Now she is able to go almost 4 months between shots. There is not question in my mind that she is a healthier, happier cat now. Something else our vet told me that had never occurred to me before is that when Selena's gingivitis is acting up that it can cause the sores of her allergies to become worse because she transfers the bacteria from her mouth to the sores when she grooms. Originally Selena would get multiple sores on her body when her allergies were bad, now she only gets one. If Sheba does have allergies and the prednisone shots are an option it should make her feel much better. Julie |
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So glad Selena is doing so much better now.
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Julie Cook" wrote in message ... snip Originally she would go in almost every month and have to have two shots, two weeks apart. Now she is able to go almost 4 months between shots. |
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