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maricopatrainfan
Posts:11
 | | 07/09/2007 7:13 PM |
 Alert | Hi Everyone,
First post here... love the new forum. Gotta question for the cat lovers of maricopa.
I have a 7 year old long-hair cat (very pretty) who has recently been soiling the carpets. She started this shortly after we moved in. In addition, her stools are very loose and she has lost weight. (currently at 9lbs.)
At first we thought she was adjusting to our new house, but then as she continued to soil the corners of our rooms we began to become very concerned. We have two litter boxes in the areas she resides in, and they are scooped and cleaned all the time. As well, she has a sister, and she has never done this.
Two weeks ago we brought her to the vet. She did a complete blood analysis to see if there were any problems. The only result we got was her white blood cell count was very low, but everything else was normal- no cancer or diseases.
We changed her food from IAMs to a prescription formula thinking that may be the culprit. Unfortunately, the problem persists.
Does anybody have any insights as to why she is doing this? We're growing progessively impatient with her behavior and are wondering if she would be better off with someone else that can cater to her needs.
Thanks for the help.
-train fan
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| | M&M
Posts:0
| | 07/09/2007 7:24 PM |
Alert | maybe she still has some anxiety. Try feliway. The spray or plug in may help. it puts out kitty pheramones that help them adjust and feel more at easy. It is pricey but worth a shot.
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| | Tigg
Posts:549
| | 07/09/2007 7:34 PM |
Alert | Try feeding her a better food (Science Diet is NOT a high quality food). Try Wellness - it's not cheep, but it is VERY high quality www.omhpet.com is their website, which lists stores you can get it in. They have a lot of good information about their food on the website. The least expensive place around to get it is Tempe Feed & Tack, but they usually have to order the cat food, so you have to wait up to a week to get it. Bone Appetit Bakery on Ray Road (across the street from the AMC theater) has it in stock without having to wait to order it - they're quite a bit more expensive, but their stock and hours are a bit more convenient).
I would also suggest getting a second opinion! I would recommend Dr. Hudman at Kennel Care in Chandler 480-940-0066. I have not taken my cats there yet, but I have taken my dog to see him and was very happy with him and immediately had the records for Kuma (my dog) and both of my cats sent over to him and made him our primary vet.
There are also 2 vets in Maricopa if you don't want to go all the way to Chandler - Maricopa Wells (by Bashas) and Maricopa Animal Hospital. I don't have their numbers handy, but they're posted in a few other threads here.
If it were me with this situation, I would not be satisfied with the answer you described. I am guessing that the prescription food is Science Diet, since that's the most common, but I wouldn't feed that food to my animals! And, since that food hasn't made a difference, I would be looking for a better explanation. Since you've said that this is not normal for your cat, I'd certainly at least get a second opinion - and something has to be causing the white blood cell count to be so low! I would want to find the cause. It could be a urinary tract infection, but I'm sure that isn't the only possibility.
Also, if you think that she is still upset by the move, try Feliway plug-ins. The Feliway is kitty ferimones that calm and relax the kitties. People and dogs can't smell it at all, just the cats. I use the feliway for my fraidy-cat and it really helps with her nerves. | | | |
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| | maricopatrainfan
Posts:11
| | 07/09/2007 7:43 PM |
Alert | | You're right... the food is Science diet. And getting a second opinion is definetly a good idea. Interestingly enough, (and not to gross anybody out here) her stools were rather bloody before the food change. Since the food change, that problem has at least gone away. My wife and I travel a bit, and I'm wondering if our unusual schedules could be creating an emotional issue. Cat's and dogs are very sensitive that way. | | | |
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| | Tigg
Posts:549
| | 07/09/2007 7:55 PM |
Alert | I'd suggest doing all three -
Get a second opinion (blood in the stools is nothing to mess around with!)
Try a better food - I really looked into a lot of the best foods you can get when the recalls hit and Wellness is the food I chose as the best for my animals (it isn't the only truly high quality food out there, but it is one them). Wellness is a human grade food, they sanitize the machines that make the food after every single batch, they make all of their vendors for their ingredients & manufacturing sign that no unauthorized changes will be made, they have their own people supervise everything, they have their foods audited by a human food auditing company, and they have only the best ingredients, almost entirely from the US, very little outsourcing to other countries for ingredients, and even then, they inspect those sources regularly to make sure nothing screwy's going on.
Get the Feliway - it really is a good calming tool. Flopsy, my fraidy-cat is happier, her coat is healthier, and while she'll always be a skittish fraidy-cat, she's not nearly as jumpy as she is without it (all of these so much so that I can tell when the plug-in is used up by the change in her behavior). You can get it at some PetSmart's and PetCo's (not all of them carry it, so call & make sure they have it in stock) to get it quickly, but the least expensive is either PetSmart online or Ryan's Pet Supplies (Ryan's is the least expensive if you buy at least 6 refills at a time). | | | |
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| | maricopatrainfan
Posts:11
| | 07/09/2007 7:57 PM |
Alert | Thanks Tigg,
Really appreciate the advice. Btw, does the Feliway have a particular odor to it? Does it smell ok? | | | |
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|  | Tigg
Posts:549
| | 07/09/2007 8:10 PM |
Alert | | Feliway (that's actually the ingredient and what most people know it by, it's actually made by Comfort Zone, so when you see the pink Comfort Zone package, you're looking at the right thing) has NO smell that humans can smell (dogs can't smell it either). I have it plugged into 1 room ALL the time and have for about 6 months. Even a fresh new refill has NO odor to it at all (I didn't believe that it could really have no odor at all when I first started using it, but it really doesn't). Only the cats know it's there. Each refill lasts about a month. | | | |
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| | maricopatrainfan
Posts:11
| | 07/09/2007 8:12 PM |
Alert | | The sounds good. I'll pick one up tomorrow and give it a try. Keeping my fingure crossed! | | | |
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