Well I have Connor and based on how he interacts with the rest of my gang, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had something to do with the way Ally is right now :rolleyes:
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Well I have Connor and based on how he interacts with the rest of my gang, I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had something to do with the way Ally is right now :rolleyes:
Jenn, I just ordered 1,000 chicken flavoured capsules to try and get some holistic meds into Tiger to help him get healthier. Krazyaboutkatz recommended that I give them a try because I'm having trouble getting the meds in him. I certainly don't need 1,000 (that is the minimum order) so I was thinking of sending you 150 in hopes that Ally might think they're tasty and hopefully you can hide the Clomicalm in them or anything else that might help her. Just let me know. I should get them in about a weeks time.
Gosh that is really interesting what you have to say about Connor,is he a pretty mean kitty to the others,sounds like he certainly has had some influence on how Ally has turned out, I think your input would be of great value here right now.
Connor is not mean per se, but he likes to be "top cat". Unfortunately he is very large, so he can get quite physical with the other cats. But I could see how he and Ally could have problems (Lbaker and I picked Ally up from the airport and took her to meet Jenn so I know what she is like.)
I ran across this website and immediately thought of Ally. Sounds like where she would be happy.
www.homeforlife.org
I was reading about a cat that is there named Mufasa. Sounded a lot like Ally. I know it's a long ways away, but is it a possibility? Maybe?
Gosh that place sounds ideal for Ally, i am sure even though it is a long way away, transport could be arranged, i mean we have seen kitties come from england to the states,so for PT it should not be a problem, i hope Jenn is still reading this, what an awesome place and good find, fingers and paws crossed Ally is able to go there. :)
I sent Home For Life a very general inquiry, as I didn't see any reference to animals with behaviour issues on their website. Just want to see what they DO deal with before going further(with Jenn's ok, of course)..
I am sure we could arrange a transport if it came to that.
ETA - Jenn, I know you have been puppy-busy! and working...I don't know how you managed to squeeze Ally's vet appt in there, if you did. IF you did, any news?
Prayers for you and Ally.
Sounds like Ally's kind of place?
I wrote:And they replied:Quote:
Hi - my name is Candace and I have been a member of catoftheday.com Pet Talk since 2004.
I was visiting your website and didn't see reference to any behaviour type issues.
Before I go further or provide details, I just want an idea of what personality/behaviour situations your rescue takes on.
Bless you all for the work you do!
regards,
Candace Carnie
(on Pet Talk as Catty1...hey, if the shoe fits....;-D )
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Home For Life <[email protected]>
23:56 (1½ hours ago)
to Candace Carnie <email addy>
date 30 Jan 2008 23:56
subject Re: Hello - wondering what kind of animal disabilities you deal with
separation anxiety, inaappropriate wetting, fear agression
are some examples thanks
At the moment she is at the vet who is a friend of my mom and dad. They took her with them on Sunday when they came down. The vet said he'd keep her there for observation and run some blood work etc... Haven't heard from him yet. Will let you know when I do, so be patient please. I've been super busy and don't have a lot of time to post and also am just plain busy when I am home and don't talk on the phone very much (even with my parents, i know... bad daughter).
I'm glad to read that Ally is looked after by the vet right now. Imagine there would be a medical condition for her behavior, something like thyroid problems maybe? Something treatable? That would be too good to be true.
Kirsten
I will be very interested to hear if they find anything.
{{{{HUGS}}}} - from what I read about Woody, you have your hands VERY full!
I PRAY that Ally has something treatable, teeth, whatever. The vet sounds as if he knows what kind of personality he is dealing with!
As for Home for Life - the email response I got was very brief; I think the writer forgot a comma. As in "...fear, aggression..." NOT "...fear aggression..."
I think of the pics of Ally in her good days...and her as a kitten! How CUTE is that!
BIG TIME PT PRAYERS....bless you, Jenn!
ETA: I am on Best Friends email list, and got their latest today. It might seem OT for Ally's thread, but it's the first entry of a blog that a vet there is writing.
He is working specifically with PTSD on the "Vicktory" dogs, and though today's isn't really detailed, there was a bit in there that reminded me of Ally. Might be worth bookmarking the link and checking if the 'reclaiming' process is of interest to you.
http://blogs.bestfriends.org/blogs/b...-disorder.aspx
Have you heard anything from the vet?
Jenn, I'm not sure if you saw my earlier post a week or so ago in this thread about chicken flavoured capsules and my offer to send some for Ally but I just received them yesterday and they are not what I thought. They are clear gel capsules and I tried them out on two of my cats and they won't go near them. I had thought that they would be like Pill Pockets, a kind of chew but they're totally different. So, I'm shipping them back as the only way I'd be able to get them down Tiger would be to force them which is what I'm trying to avoid doing.
I'm off to the pet store to get some Pill Pockets and hope to be able divide them up in halves to make them last longer. They are 8.99 for a pack of 35 here in Canada.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I won't have the caps to send to you because I'm returning them.
Maybe Pill Pockets would be appealing to Ally?
Been asked by a few people about Ally, and wanted to post an update that I just wrote up for another PT member...
(Side note: My mom and dad were down here for dinner on a Sunday, and they offered to drop her off at the vet by them, where I had the appointment. I sent her in her large carrier, and with my "Ally" gloves so my dad could get put her back in her carrier from the large crate they had for her overnight).
Ally did go to another vet for a 2nd opinion, a vet up by my mom and dad. He kept her there for a few days, and then one of the vet techs offered to take her to her place and see she how she would act since there are no other animals there, no kids either. She was aggressive at the office, and while in the cage there, so I don't know what how she'll act with the tech, but I'm not holding my breath.
They did blood work, but didn't find anything come back as questionable. I didn't think she'd be happy being caged at the vet, and didn't think she'd act very happy while there. I was hoping they'd find something going on when they did the bloodwork, but they didn't. The vet didn't observe any lumps or anything either.
So far, haven't heard an update from the vet tech. I told them I'd go with their suggestion if they felt there was nothing else to be done, and no medical explanation for her aggressiveness. I'll check in with them later in the week to see how things are going with Ally and the tech since it's been a few weeks. I've been curious to see how she'd acclimate and behave if she was all by herself.