Cat question

[Shannon Nelson]

Hoping someone can offer direction.
One of our cats has recently begun coughing. I'm concerned because none of
them has done this before. Do cats sometimes get a cough as a minor sort of
thing, or should I be worried? At first i took it for a hairball, but think
it's gone on now for about a week, an occasional (and occasionally
frequent), quiet little cough. Nothing unusual has happened to him recently
that we're aware of (and no vaccinations). Other than the cough he doesn't
seem especially ill; maybe a bit more tired than usual, maybe a bit
"under-the-weather" energy, but his behavior is close to what's normal for
him -- seeks pats, cuddles and soft cushions, and purrs ecstatically as is
his habit.

Thanks,
Shannon

[Eleana Needham]

Seeks pats and cuddles and purrs.... PULSATILLAAAAA ))

Eleana

[Howard A Asinoff]

Assuming that the hairball is gone - Nux V 30c - 1 pellet in fresh water
each am for several days.
Grace & Peace

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:53:38 -0500 Bob&Shannon
writes:
minor
hairball,
occasionally
cough he
bit
ecstatically

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[Liz Lalor]

Shannon, coughing in cats is the first sign of worms and it can also
indicate kidney problems in cats= have you been feeding too much dried food?
Re kidney ?.
Hairballs can cause coughing just before they vomit only.
and Yes I use Nux vom 30 as well, but consider the worms issue? liz

[Shannon Nelson]

Nope, I don't think it was a hairball; I think he's sick. So far I don't
see much to prescribe on, but will see what happens. I gave phos 30 this
afternoon, but can't tell yet whether it's doing anything.

He's more tired than usual, and nose is dry, and the cough. But, I'll
see...
Thanks,
Shannon

on 7/19/04 2:48 PM, howard a asinoff at newhopetherapy@juno.com wrote:

[Marilyn Wagner]

The worst I can think of may be heart problems...
but it could also be a ton of lesser things too!
Check gum color, litterbox habits/hydration, temperature, eyes
(expression/how it's feeling)...

Marilyn
student of homeopathy...longtime caregiver of cats

[Shannon Nelson]

They do get dry food (I'm ashamed to say). Originally that was only a
supplement to their hunting, but I think they are pretty lazy now. These
are "farm cats" (sorta) in a still somewhat allergic household, so cooking
them special meals is not an option I'm up for...

Why nux-v, in utter absence of irritability?
Shannon
on 7/19/04 7:16 PM, liz lalor at lalor@ozonline.com.au wrote:

[Liz Lalor]

Shannon that is an interesting question Re Nux and the irritability b/c when
Nux are sick they are stay at home types that want their partner to look
after them and they like repose from the world. This is important b/c Nux
are irritable when they are out int he world and they feel very comfortable
being irritable and competitive. This will often be the distinguishing
characteristic b/n Nux and Lyc. Lyc when sick still treat their partner the
same if not worse whereas Nux wll have a partner that looks after them when
they are sick!

[Shannon Nelson]

Hi all,

I have a dilemma with our stupid cat, the one that ripped my hand up
six weeks ago when I objected to her efforts to disembowel one of our
other cats. I haven't given her any remedies, and have a really
fatalistic feeling that this is not apt to be a "remedy-able" issue,
but that it's more likely one of those "errors of upbringing"
situations that Hahnemann mentioned. But I would love insights or
experiences, and even remedy ideas. (In case we're able to put up with
her long enough to try any!)

We raised her from a roughly four-day-old orphan, and I've since read
that hand-raised kitties are prone to "behavior issues" including
aggression. Until she got pregnant (had her scheduled for spaying, but
complications intervened) she was very affectionate (still is), awfully
"cute", but also quite sassy, "chip-on-the-shoulder", would nip for fun
(knowing she'd get bopped for it, but obviously deciding it was worth
it). Tho she did become much gentler by this point... And fairly
frequent "testing" behavior--a nip at my face to see if she could get
away with it; a poke at the dog to see if she could get a rise (dog
always appeared not to notice, bless her!), things like that.
(Tuberculinum is what comes to my mind; interested in other
possibilities.)
she suddenly--and viciously!!!!--attacked one of our other cats (a
sleepy, neutered, quintessentially harmless old male). Then shortly
after went after the other similarly sleepy and neutered male. So
we've been keeping two "gated communities", doing our best to deny her
chances at them, but it doesn't always work!
attacks on the dog (ten years old, arthritic and at the moment ill),
who she had previously been ignoring.
first litter, all that. But these escalating attacks, and including
the poor old dog, just have me seeing red! (Er, Staph or Caust for me,
or ??)

Does anyone (vets, cat people?) have thoughts about the likelihood that
she'll get over this once her kittens are bigger? (But they're already
six weeks, nearly weaned!) Worryingly, her grandmother was got rid of
because in middle age she started trying to kill her own half-grown
litter; prior to that she'd just stuck to beating up the other adult
cats, male and female. But even she never messed with the *dog*,
sigh...

"Can This Marriage Be Saved?" Thanks for all thoughts!
Disgusted and thoroughly non-objective,
Shannon

[Carol Boyce]

But Shannon, your cat - just like any patient - is simply showing in
no uncertain terms what remedy she needs! Homeopathy if nothing else
should make us more tolerant surely?

What about violent remedies which come up in pregnancy and/or post partum?
Stram, Bell, Verat, come to mind - lots of others I'm sure - Plat, etc.
Plus there is the family history with her grandmother!

It's a great exercise in compassionate detachment - imagine she's
someone else's cat and take the full case - the remedy is right there
screaming to be heard.

Good Luck!

Carol
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