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Hey Guys,
My love and greetings to those of you who actually remember me and know who I am. I have been absent a long time but still rescuing abused/neglected cats. Our latest challenge at the sanctuary is a cat we called Trip long before we knew that he had issues. He and his brothers and sister were victims of abuse, long term neglect and severe trauma. They all have behavior issues and we are keeping them as core kitties just because they truly are unadoptable.
I am writing this in hopes of getting in touch with others who might have dealt with or are dealing with cats with OCD. This kitty has been on valium, ace, Prozac, Hexacloridine and CBD oil. His issues are: chasing his tail endlessly until he either falls off the bed, cat post or whatever he is on. Eating anything he finds on the floor and it is disconcerting and fascinating to watch him because he is like a bloody bloodhound. His nose goes down and his does grid searches on our floors and carpets. Doesn't matter what it is on the floor (and we vacuum and sweep mop several times daily) into his stomach it goes. He will also fixate on the wall as if there is the most unusual bug in the world on that wall (there isn't) He will stare for hours and then suddenly leap up and slam his head and body against the wall. He is just now a year old!
Please if you have dealt with this - chime in or pm me.
He is my husband's cat now, and Mike is faced with his own challenges. This cat is helping him cope with his issues of diabetes, being an amputee and having other severe issues too numerous to list which will explain my long absence. But Trip is clearly his kitty and when the nurses and the home health workers come- Tripp is right in there with all of the action making sure his human is being taken care of. He doesn't give me the time of day, but that is expected because I am the one cramming pills, liquids and supposedly miracle drugs into his system. I'm almost to the point of stopping all the meds and see if maybe this might make him settle in- although I have done so in the past only to find that Trip is a victim of his own mind. It's as sad and unsettling to see as it is to know why this cat is like this which I will not discuss.
Thank you for any help you can give us- and again hello to the old-timers here and HI to Anne!
My love and greetings to those of you who actually remember me and know who I am. I have been absent a long time but still rescuing abused/neglected cats. Our latest challenge at the sanctuary is a cat we called Trip long before we knew that he had issues. He and his brothers and sister were victims of abuse, long term neglect and severe trauma. They all have behavior issues and we are keeping them as core kitties just because they truly are unadoptable.
I am writing this in hopes of getting in touch with others who might have dealt with or are dealing with cats with OCD. This kitty has been on valium, ace, Prozac, Hexacloridine and CBD oil. His issues are: chasing his tail endlessly until he either falls off the bed, cat post or whatever he is on. Eating anything he finds on the floor and it is disconcerting and fascinating to watch him because he is like a bloody bloodhound. His nose goes down and his does grid searches on our floors and carpets. Doesn't matter what it is on the floor (and we vacuum and sweep mop several times daily) into his stomach it goes. He will also fixate on the wall as if there is the most unusual bug in the world on that wall (there isn't) He will stare for hours and then suddenly leap up and slam his head and body against the wall. He is just now a year old!
Please if you have dealt with this - chime in or pm me.
He is my husband's cat now, and Mike is faced with his own challenges. This cat is helping him cope with his issues of diabetes, being an amputee and having other severe issues too numerous to list which will explain my long absence. But Trip is clearly his kitty and when the nurses and the home health workers come- Tripp is right in there with all of the action making sure his human is being taken care of. He doesn't give me the time of day, but that is expected because I am the one cramming pills, liquids and supposedly miracle drugs into his system. I'm almost to the point of stopping all the meds and see if maybe this might make him settle in- although I have done so in the past only to find that Trip is a victim of his own mind. It's as sad and unsettling to see as it is to know why this cat is like this which I will not discuss.
Thank you for any help you can give us- and again hello to the old-timers here and HI to Anne!
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