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Originally Posted by sarahp  Silly question - I know nothing about this sort of thing, but it couldn't be caused by stress could it? I know the kitty situation in your household isn't exactly the happiest  |
I honestly cannot say I am 100% sure it is not stress. But, Twitch never notices Damita(blind/deaf they just do not relate). Lily likes to whap Damita in the head, but its a game they play....Damita started it, too.
Otherwise, Damita is stricly upstairs wtih just those two. She has no contact with Molly/Dory/Ophelia. I feel that, no this is not a stress thing.....but unless Damita tells me it is not stress, I cannot be sure.
Renny, I remember Rambo....all the posts, the "what do I do now?". I relate to that a lot right now....
Damita has a vet appt. for 2:45pm on Tuesday June 19th(a week from tomorrow). Hopefully, something can be done.
One more thing to throw out there....she's had stinky breath on & off. I'm going to have her teeth examined about that. But, she's also had icky ears. They seem to have a lot of "discharge", but she's never had an ear infection? So, she does drool & have ear discharge, I don't know if that matters.
I cannot take her to the U of M....I just can't. I do not want to push her that far.....I honestly don't have the money, but could get a loan....that's not why I won't take her. I won't take her because she would physically harm herself on the trip. She bloodies her nose on car rides, so she has a nylon carrier. But, she will attack herself now on long car rides.....she's terrified. It breaks my heart to think about putting her through any more than she is already going through. I just fear a vet visit to the U or M would do more harm than good.
Cats have far fewer long term issues with prednisone than humans do. I agree that it is a drug that shouldn't be used if it's not necessary, but if there's no other way to have a decent quality of life then I would definitely try it.
