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My cat has been on behavioral meds for 2 months now. I know cats get put on behavioral meds for overgrooming, but he was put on them for interact aggression. Since starting the med I’ve noticed him groom way less than normal, and the appearance of his fur coat decline. Has anyone else had this...

thank you for the reply! It gets so easy caught up in worrying. Pretty much anything you look up online regarding a change in a cats coat instantly says it’s due to health/medical problems so it makes me panic. But he’s exhibiting no other strange behavior, just the change in fur. And I will...

I brushed him for about 30 mins last night with a furminator, and got a sizeable amount of fur off of him. I’m unsure as to when cats start to shed for season. For context I live in Northern Michigan. The coat change began about 1.5-2 months ago and has gradually gotten more separated. Could it...

My cat started paroxetine (Paxil) for an aggression issue about 2 months ago. It’s been working well and we are getting to the point of being able to ween him off which is great. But around the same time he started, I began to see a change in his coat. One of the side effects of the med is...

In a weird turn of events, I believe I have narrowed down the trigger. My partner was out of town overnight and the cats got along fine. I believe my male cat is resource guarding, with the resource being my girlfriend. I’ve found plenty of info on resource guarding when it comes to food or...

I have a 4 cat household, all 4 cats have lived together for almost 4 years at this point. Finn (3.5yr old male) has also been a little bugger and loved to bug Rad (9+yr old female). She has a short fuse and is quick to vocalize and hide even if the other cat is simply attempting to play. Before...

I just looked around online about low potassium in cats and saw nothing pointing to the ear being a sign. Where did you find that info?

Drooping started about 2 months post infection

Have spoke to vet briefly. No neurological signs at all, no visible trauma to the ear, no hematoma, and no ear infection. He did have an ear infection in the same ear this is happening to a few months ago

he is 3.5yrs old.Quite the handsome man, I adopted him and his brother when they were kittens

My cat had an ear infection a few months ago. It has since been cleared up and checked again recently, and there is no infection. He doesn’t have a hematoma, and hasn’t been shaking his head, but the tip of his one ear appears “floppy” some times and I’m unsure why. Any ideas? It’s not always...

In a similar situation to you. In week 3 of Prozac for intercat aggression. If the initial aggression was 100%, now it’s probably 25% which is a great improvement. How long did it take for you to see full benefits of the med?

We have also been trying to do confidence building exercises with her. I had a consult online with a behaviorist and he said that as much as my boy is the aggressor, that the female also has some ownership in the situation. Some of the time her hissing/vocalizing at him unprovoked sparks his...

Update: a little over a week on meds. So far so good. He still will occasionally get a little stalky with her, but 95% of the time doesn’t escalate it. He’ll stalk, she’ll hiss or vocalize and he will turn around and walk away. There’s been 2 occurrences where he has swatted at her, but with far...