Recent Content by ScaredCatLady

Thank you! I will try to manage my expectations and hope for change over the coming weeks. Elsa definitely seems subdued, and I would definitely hope to wean her off as soon as the aggression has been resolved. I have a cupboard full of OTC cat anxiety meds - including some CBD treats - I would...

Thank you so much for replying. Redirected aggression is the vet’s diagnosis, and I agree with him, I think. Elsa and Mo have lived together happily for five years, since both were kittens, and although Elsa has always been a bit fragile (she has skin allergies and asthma) she has always been...

Hi - sorry to butt in, but your post caught my eye, and I am desperately looking for a bit of wise counsel / reassurance. One of my beloved cats has been in the grip of redirected / territorial aggression for the best part of a month now - she is a terrifyingly different animal when the red...

Yes, redirected aggression had crossed my mind, too. Perhaps exacerbated by a bad reaction to the steroid she was given. We are keeping them separate at the moment, although that will become more difficult once we have guests in a week’s time and the spare room is in use (the rest of the flat is...

Thank you. I need lots of positive vibes - I’m not handling this very well x

He examined her when I took her in with her skin lesion on her leg - although she has had those before so I think it was fairly cursory. She probably does need to go back. I should ask for some blood tests. However, so long as she doesn’t see Mo she doesn’t actually attack - she seems...

Yes. I intend to call in tomorrow. She has had steroid jabs before and I hate them because they always leave her seeming depressed for weeks. But I thought that the ‘local’ intralesional treatment wouldn’t get into her wider system. But you are right, I need to check.

FYI - I should have mentioned that we are living in the South of France at the moment, so I don’t have access to compounding chemists for adapting medication (which I read about in posts from US members and which always make me feel very jealous!).

I’m looking for practical advice and/or reassurance - I really hope someone can help. We have two cats, Elsa (5) and Mo (6) who have lived happily together practically their whole lives. Just over a fortnight ago, following what had been a pretty stressful week, Elsa went to the vet, where she...