But the poor thing has had a rough time with her fur.
The vet changed her thyroid medication earlier in the summer, and I believe it was a side effect of this this-
she was pulling her fur out in huge chunks. It wasn't just 'over grooming', which some cats can do if they are stressed, it was really pulling out fur. We were finding piles of it around the house.
Also, she wasn't sleeping through the night, she was calling over and over. And she wouldn't sleep too long in one place.
Well at first I thought it must be flea allergy, so I got her anti-flea drops up to date. But no change. Then I thought of the medication- sure enough, I read the leaflet that came with it, and it said "severe puritus" in up to 10% of cats. This means really bad itching. POOR THING!!!!!
I stopped giving her the drug and she has calmed down gradually over the last few weeks. She is now sleeping through till about 6am- such a relief for all of us! And she is pulling out less fur. She has bald patches and is thin, poor thing- I feel so bad that something I was putting down her has caused this! I didn't know, of course, but I still feel awful about it! Normally I'd read the list of side effects and keep a close eye, but I monitored less closely this time cos of everything else that's been going on.
Oh well. Lesson learnt! -Always read the literature...
Here she is with two of her favourite hobbies- lying by the fire, and being fussed by her granny!
She will still need treatment for her thyroid, but it takes up to 45 days for this drug to leave her system, before she can go on another one.
She is still doing so well for a puss of 17 1/2 years.
I hope I can tempt her to eat more. She is only picking at food at the moment. I may have to boil up some coley.....
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