TBT: I can't say this is the usual "Easy Like Sunday". The Head Vet emailed me about Lori's issues with diarrhea and aggression issues Monday, saying there was a new med for Lori at the front desk. I picked it up Tuesday morning.
The new pill is amitriptyline. I don't really like what I read about it, (a serious sedative) but the vet is a respected vet, so he must know what he is prescribing. Still, I am unsure about it.
But it is a moot point. Lori won't accept the pill in any form. I put it in a pill-pocket and she ignored it. I ground it up and mixed it with a small amount of food. She backed away like it was poison.
I went firm and gave her nothing than small amounts of food with the pill powdered and mixed in. She refused to eat it for 3 days. I surrendered. She ate a spoonful of the same food (unmedicated) like a fox on a mouse. It's not the food. It's the med. She just won't eat anything with that med in it.
I've emailed the vet about that, and am waiting for a reply. He seems to like my emails; I am detailed and specific.
Lori is actually doing better about the diarrhea and attacks on the new Mews, but there is still some of both. So the issues remain even if "lesser".
I don't know what is going on in Lori's mind and body. That's why I go to a vet. He has a great reputation and is one of the rare "board-certified vets. He has awards on the walls. . And I don't think there is anyone better locally.
Something about him concerns me. He is fanatical about "no kibble". I thought it was good for their teeth. But OK, maybe it isn't.
What really concerns me is that his email said I misunderstood about stress causing diarrhea. My recollection of the conversation is that I suggested Lori's diarrhea might be stress-related and he poo-pooed the idea (no pun intended), saying that stress did not cause diarrhea. And he said something like 99% of all cat diarrhea was caused by food problems.
When I asked about that in an email, he said I "misunderstood". That stress does cause such problems. What bothers me is that he was pretty forceful in saying it didn't when I talked to him face-to-face and then said the opposite in email. I have a pretty good memory for things like that.
Maybe there was some detail he had in mind during our face-to-face visit that I failed to understand. But he's the best I've got.
And Lori gets her rabies shot on the 24th, so I can ask more questions then.
Lori is actually doing better the past few days. But better is not perfect. She still "syurps" a bit and hisses at Loki and Binq sometimes.
This is all quite confusing and sad to me. I'm used to a happy cat household. Nothing has been "right" since Iza suddenly had blood on her backside in April 2020 and died. Looking for a Tonkie, I accepted Laz ( half Siamese) who had serious problems. I thought I solved his fears, but they re-emerged into vicious attacks on Lori.
And I thought Lori missed friendly housemates, so I got Loki and Binq. And she utterly hates them. Everything seems to be going wrong...
Lori is so upset that when she sleeps under the covers with me, she is all claws against my skin. I'm kind of "losing it"...
