It's been nearly a year since I posted about Miewjhur, the problems I was having with her, and felt utterly driven off by what I felt were unjust and overly harsh commentary. Some how I felt I needed to return and post an update on her status.
Miewjhur is, according to veterinarians (both those specializing in the care of felines and otherwise) outstandingly healthy. In the months between the postings and her first birthday things slowly started to improve. The attacks became further apart. She was still having some rather violent 'episodes' and after several trips to veterinarians we settled on simply retaining a daily schedule of homeopathic drops (she grew to enjoy them, especially the belladonna). This calmed her enough for me to handle her (so that I may cap her claws and the like), pet her, and slowly earn her trust in as tender a way as possible. By the time she had her first birthday she was no longer attacking me at random though still growling at me during our interactions. During this time I also started the slow process of changing their food. All of the cats are currently on Blue Wilderness mixed with Wellness Core blended in.
In September Miewjhur did end up with a medical emergency. She'd eaten something, plastic most likely, that got stuck in her intestinal tract. We went from one vet who only took x-rays and indicated they could not do anything to the local emergency vet who said a regular vet could indeed help and they didn't want to traumatize Miew or myself with unneeded procedures (and unwarranted cost). This lead to yet another vet who took her in for the better part of a week and did indeed get the item through her system safely. At the end of that time the vet had seen what appeared to be an anomaly in her intestinal tract; everything was pushed to one side of her body as opposed to spread through out. This lead to one of the worst veterinary experience I have ever put a pet through and I will never allow to happen again.
Miewjhur and I made the journey to get an ultrasound done. I won't go into the details as it could be a novella in and of itself but suffice to say nothing this lady and her assistant did was correct. Poor Miew was horribly upset and I was in tears. I took her and left without it having shown anything of use. She slept the whole way home, even while I dropped the files off at the vet who sent us. The vet saw nothing and a week later it had all been for naught. She saw the vet three more times for further x-rays, showing in time her intestines had spread back out as they needed to be.
During all of this madness the whole gambit of blood and urine tests were done. Nothing, I repeat, nothing was found to be wrong with her on any level outside of having a stopped up system due to some chomped on plastic. There were many accusations leveled at me when I posted before about her behavior. Many insisted I run through these tests and I did not want to put her through that after minor tests that had been done had indicated good health. Now that all the tests have been done and have shown that yes she is in perfect physical health I do hope that maybe this sort of thing won't be crammed down the throat of the next person looking for help.
Almost a full year later... Miew and I are getting along wonderfully. She has not needed the homeopathic drops since the first week of October. She hasn't attacked since the medical insanity of mid-September. She comes running when I call, I can pet her, pick her up, kiss her nose and forehead, and even massage her toes when she's half asleep. She follows me about the house and sleeps either outside my bedroom or just inside the door beside my space heater. Even now she's sitting behind me watching the screen.
Some of you offered genuine support and ideas as to how to handle my Miewjhur and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Others I found rude and offering nothing but an overly superior tone. For those of you who were the latter of the two... I hope maybe you soften your tone. Just because some one is looking for help, it doesn't make them helpless. I did what I felt to be right for Miewjhur and myself and it not only worked out but my little ball of fluff is healthy, happy and, best of all, no longer angry and violent. In fact, I think I will go and play with her right now.
Miewjhur is, according to veterinarians (both those specializing in the care of felines and otherwise) outstandingly healthy. In the months between the postings and her first birthday things slowly started to improve. The attacks became further apart. She was still having some rather violent 'episodes' and after several trips to veterinarians we settled on simply retaining a daily schedule of homeopathic drops (she grew to enjoy them, especially the belladonna). This calmed her enough for me to handle her (so that I may cap her claws and the like), pet her, and slowly earn her trust in as tender a way as possible. By the time she had her first birthday she was no longer attacking me at random though still growling at me during our interactions. During this time I also started the slow process of changing their food. All of the cats are currently on Blue Wilderness mixed with Wellness Core blended in.
In September Miewjhur did end up with a medical emergency. She'd eaten something, plastic most likely, that got stuck in her intestinal tract. We went from one vet who only took x-rays and indicated they could not do anything to the local emergency vet who said a regular vet could indeed help and they didn't want to traumatize Miew or myself with unneeded procedures (and unwarranted cost). This lead to yet another vet who took her in for the better part of a week and did indeed get the item through her system safely. At the end of that time the vet had seen what appeared to be an anomaly in her intestinal tract; everything was pushed to one side of her body as opposed to spread through out. This lead to one of the worst veterinary experience I have ever put a pet through and I will never allow to happen again.
Miewjhur and I made the journey to get an ultrasound done. I won't go into the details as it could be a novella in and of itself but suffice to say nothing this lady and her assistant did was correct. Poor Miew was horribly upset and I was in tears. I took her and left without it having shown anything of use. She slept the whole way home, even while I dropped the files off at the vet who sent us. The vet saw nothing and a week later it had all been for naught. She saw the vet three more times for further x-rays, showing in time her intestines had spread back out as they needed to be.
During all of this madness the whole gambit of blood and urine tests were done. Nothing, I repeat, nothing was found to be wrong with her on any level outside of having a stopped up system due to some chomped on plastic. There were many accusations leveled at me when I posted before about her behavior. Many insisted I run through these tests and I did not want to put her through that after minor tests that had been done had indicated good health. Now that all the tests have been done and have shown that yes she is in perfect physical health I do hope that maybe this sort of thing won't be crammed down the throat of the next person looking for help.
Almost a full year later... Miew and I are getting along wonderfully. She has not needed the homeopathic drops since the first week of October. She hasn't attacked since the medical insanity of mid-September. She comes running when I call, I can pet her, pick her up, kiss her nose and forehead, and even massage her toes when she's half asleep. She follows me about the house and sleeps either outside my bedroom or just inside the door beside my space heater. Even now she's sitting behind me watching the screen.
Some of you offered genuine support and ideas as to how to handle my Miewjhur and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Others I found rude and offering nothing but an overly superior tone. For those of you who were the latter of the two... I hope maybe you soften your tone. Just because some one is looking for help, it doesn't make them helpless. I did what I felt to be right for Miewjhur and myself and it not only worked out but my little ball of fluff is healthy, happy and, best of all, no longer angry and violent. In fact, I think I will go and play with her right now.
