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Self Mutilation (Long)
I'm sorry to hear about poor Java, I can sympathise as my cat Joe had
a dreadful problem a couple of years ago when, for no noticeable reason he started scratching at his nose until he was raw and literally dripping blood. Vets (3 different ones) were at a loss as to the problem. Joe eventually saw an animal skin specialist based at my local university (Sydney). It turned out that Joe was allergic to mosquitos - a mild steriod cured the symptons, and while I don't like him being on steroids it is better than his self mutilation. Here are a couple of my ideas: 1) Diet. Another area of concern I personally have with todays dry and wet feline diets are that while they have the correct nutrients/ vitamins/ minerals/ protein/ fat/ fibre bla bla bla they are still highly processed and contain a vast array of additives - regardless of the quality of the food. I can not imagine for a second that a truly healthy diet can come out of a single can or packet - for a feline as much as for a human. By the way, I'm not trying to start a gigantic thread about the virtues of any pet food I do think it is important to recognise that any purchased cat food is not as "whole" as it's natural wild diet. Some people have had remarkable results in cat health issues by switching to a homemade natural cat food (there are a few website like www.pet-grub.com that offer a good explanation to the approach also check out some of Dr. Strombeck's homemade pet food - found via google search?), this could be a good way to identifying a possible allergy to something in processed cat foods - even if it is a temporary switch just as a test. 2) Type of practitioner It is always good to get a second opinion or seek a specialist (as I did with Joe). There are some vets here that are also trained as naturopaths and other alternative medicines. If you have already spent 1,000 Pounds then I expect it is worth spending a little more on alternative medicine. My sister's siamese was brought back from near death at the age of 16 and is now a healthy 20 year old. This eventuated when her regular vet could not identify his sickness which turned out to be a dietary problem as was fixed with a change of diet. So perhaps it is worth giving a wholistic vet a try? If you need any help finding one don't hesitate contacting me (yes I'm stupid enough to have my real email address listed). I hope you have some luck with Java's problem. Troy. |
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I'm sorry to hear about poor Java, I can sympathise as my cat Joe had
a dreadful problem a couple of years ago when, for no noticeable reason he started scratching at his nose until he was raw and literally dripping blood. Vets (3 different ones) were at a loss as to the problem. Joe eventually saw an animal skin specialist based at my local university (Sydney). It turned out that Joe was allergic to mosquitos - a mild steriod cured the symptons, and while I don't like him being on steroids it is better than his self mutilation. Here are a couple of my ideas: 1) Diet. Another area of concern I personally have with todays dry and wet feline diets are that while they have the correct nutrients/ vitamins/ minerals/ protein/ fat/ fibre bla bla bla they are still highly processed and contain a vast array of additives - regardless of the quality of the food. I can not imagine for a second that a truly healthy diet can come out of a single can or packet - for a feline as much as for a human. By the way, I'm not trying to start a gigantic thread about the virtues of any pet food I do think it is important to recognise that any purchased cat food is not as "whole" as it's natural wild diet. Some people have had remarkable results in cat health issues by switching to a homemade natural cat food (there are a few website like www.pet-grub.com that offer a good explanation to the approach also check out some of Dr. Strombeck's homemade pet food - found via google search?), this could be a good way to identifying a possible allergy to something in processed cat foods - even if it is a temporary switch just as a test. 2) Type of practitioner It is always good to get a second opinion or seek a specialist (as I did with Joe). There are some vets here that are also trained as naturopaths and other alternative medicines. If you have already spent 1,000 Pounds then I expect it is worth spending a little more on alternative medicine. My sister's siamese was brought back from near death at the age of 16 and is now a healthy 20 year old. This eventuated when her regular vet could not identify his sickness which turned out to be a dietary problem as was fixed with a change of diet. So perhaps it is worth giving a wholistic vet a try? If you need any help finding one don't hesitate contacting me (yes I'm stupid enough to have my real email address listed). I hope you have some luck with Java's problem. Troy. |
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From: (Troy)
1) Diet. Another area of concern I personally have with todays dry and wet feline diets are that while they have the correct nutrients/ vitamins/ minerals/ protein/ fat/ fibre bla bla bla they are still highly processed and contain a vast array of additives - regardless of the quality of the food. I can not imagine for a second that a truly healthy diet can come out of a single can or packet - for a feline as much as for a human. By the way, I'm not trying to start a gigantic thread about the virtues of any pet food I do think it is important to recognise that any purchased cat food is not as "whole" as it's natural wild diet. Some people have had remarkable results in cat health issues by switching to a homemade natural cat food (there are a few website like www.pet-grub.com that offer a good explanation to the approach also check out some of Dr. Strombeck's homemade pet food - found via google search?), this could be a good way to identifying a possible allergy to something in processed cat foods - even if it is a temporary switch just as a test. One of my cats has asthma/allergies and a raw homemade diet helped her immensely, so it really may help with the OP's cat. I have a link in my signature for more information if you are interested. 2) Type of practitioner It is always good to get a second opinion or seek a specialist (as I did with Joe). There are some vets here that are also trained as naturopaths and other alternative medicines. If you have already spent 1,000 Pounds then I expect it is worth spending a little more on alternative medicine. My sister's siamese was brought back from near death at the age of 16 and is now a healthy 20 year old. This eventuated when her regular vet could not identify his sickness which turned out to be a dietary problem as was fixed with a change of diet. So perhaps it is worth giving a wholistic vet a try? If you need any help finding one don't hesitate contacting me (yes I'm stupid enough to have my real email address listed). I was thinking the same thing, Troy. If the OP is in the U.S., there is a state by state listing of holistic vets at www.altvetmed.com Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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