Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
Lo and behold "Rosie" [13 years old] quickly came out of where ever she was sleeping and acted like she was fond of the music. She does this each time the music is played. Apparently in one of the two previous homes she had lived, someone was an Ozzy fan :)
It's only going to be him at this time. The other gal shows no signs of any issue, I'm going to leave well enough alone.
We shall see what vet says about the spasms and if it's just part of being an 18 yo cat, or something else should be checked out.
Vet should have the old records by Monday, so if there's any kind of unusual indicator in test results, vet should be able to see it. Hopefully my description of The Issue will be an obvious symptom towards one or two possible problems, or just due to ... old age. I have no idea at this point what to expect! "Ali, your cat has parasites" sounds just as plausible at this point as "He's 18, did you think there weren't going to be normal symptoms of aging...?"
You won't be popular but you will have him in the crate and you won't hurt him (or you).
My current old boy was a terror when he was young to get into a crate. He yells all the way to the Vets, but within the past few years he is a happy camper because he just loves all the attention from all the cute lab techs and the Vet herself. I use a dog size crate, it's a royal pain to carry because the crate is as heavy as the cat.
I had cats that were easy to scoop up and put into the crate. Had one that would yelp like a dog and pee in the crate. Glad his Vet had a good sense of humor. Always had to schedule as first patient of the day so not to clear out the waiting room with that very loud yelping.
Another cat I had to close all the bedroom and bathroom doors. And start a half hour early because I had to exhaust the cat before I was able to grab her. We put on many miles inside the house :P Oh, that cat would hear the handle on the crate and zoom she'd be in hiding.
Never found putting toys and treats in the crate would work, as my cats would associate the crate with the doctor office.
(cousin's cat did that every time she was p'd off - lol)
Thanks for all the tips! There are some good ideas in there, thank you!
not tame at all
ran as soon as I opened the kitchen window
I left a pie tin of water in the shade for it
so hot here still
For my own non aggressive kitty I confine her to a powder room and into the crate
Cats rule ok!
In James Herriot's book: "All Things Bright and Beautiful", he mentions
Mrs. Bond's cats, Ch. 22.
I had read them all! Of course, I cannot remember all the details, but you can look these things up online for a Chapter synopsis, and the name of Mrs. Bond's cat.
His books are still very popular.
You were not supposed to lick it!
(The Zen calming Licks, I mean.)
Find out what's in em, I think you have found the sleep-aid needed by so many caregivers on here. We could get our own ingredients, perhaps in an essential oil.
Report back, because Gershun could really use a good nights sleep, as she has said in the past. Or, we could just go to the pet store or vet!
It won't be the first time an animal med is good for people.
I have seen shows like that, and one rounding up en masse feral cats to be trapped/neutered/or spayed/and released. So many cats, so many volunteers.
I think it was done overnight, trapping them when they came for food.
There are a lot of good tips in the reviews on Amazon about this product. I bought it at the local PetSmart store, but always good to read about the experience of others using it.
I think the major active ingredient is tryptophan, the stuff in turkey and milk that makes one sleepy... and theanine, which is found in green tea... and ashwagandha. The fourth active ingredient is one I've never heard of, Eleuthero root.
I used to take theanine and ashwagandha during the caregiving years, they're natural anti-anxiety.
The 12 month old cat is chewing! It looks like teething dog behavior, quite aggressively chewing the side/lid of a plastic file container.
Is it teething?
Does it have worms?
Does it have brain damage from heat stroke before she was adopted?
Is it a side effect of withdrawing from anesthesia/spaying surgery?
Is she a psycho cat?
It could also be stress. Or if the cat was sprayed recently, she might be going through menopause. I chewed everybody's head off I was so grumpy :P
Thanks for answering FF.
Poor Nala, she is also bored. I know now that I should have adopted her sister, also one year old and identical.
Fleas
Use every means possible, it is not a one time thing.
Place a piece of a fleas collar inside the vacumn cleaner bag.
Spray an online product called "Cedarcide" on bedding, carpet, on your shoes, socks, even lightly on your skin.
Using an essential oil mixture:
In a spray bottle (2 ounce), blend the following essential oils:
8 drops Cedarwood or Sandalwood.
10 drops Basil.
10 drops Frankincense.
8 drops Geranium.
12 drops Lavender.
One will have to see if this actually kills fleas, prevents their eggs from hatching, or just prevents fleas from jumping on a person and biting. But it is natural, except for the flea collar.
Vacumn every day.
I rolled my window down and said, hey, don't you have a rat to chase ?
It ate, drank water, and I misted it with the hose.
It won't come to me.
It also sat on my back step.
It is now on the neighbors shady tree, listening to classical music out my front window, and the occasional tweet.
My hand can come within 6 inches of it, but it goes away.
Twirp.
Hubs is not in favor of catching it. The bird is banded, belongs to someone.
Sheesh. Worn out now.
Avoiding the expense of a bird cage, etc.
I said, bedtime, go to bed....repeat 6 times. It came to the tray of food and water, and I carried it inside. Easier than the cat! Posted the missing bird, waiting now.
Safe and sound for the night.