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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Tas » 22nd Feb, '12, 07:35

no one is listening to me on the ghost idea!
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 07:58

My bloody mother, still causing me trouble :)

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Tas » 22nd Feb, '12, 08:06

check this out!! Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii or Toxo for short)
really rather fascinating
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 08:17

Well I was told a year ago that I have some old scarring on the back of one eye, caused by this, but after reading that article I suspect I don't have it.

"infected women tended to be more meticulously attired, many showing up for the study in expensive, designer-brand clothing"

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Morrolan » 22nd Feb, '12, 08:39

Greebo does the yowling thing on occasion and being a loud cat that will keep you awake even with 3 levels between him and us. there's no reason for it, just 'Weltschmerz', i think.

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 08:41

BTW the link to the article http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... razy/8873/

Explains my schizophrenia but not Han's howling :D

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by avatarless » 22nd Feb, '12, 11:03

I think yowling is sometimes caused by constipation. Seriously. Try adding a little unflavored psyllium husk or some such thing to his food.

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 11:10

Oh hell no, he came home from hospital with the runs!

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by slinky » 22nd Feb, '12, 13:52

Kooky wrote:BTW the link to the article http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... razy/8873/

Explains my schizophrenia but not Han's howling :D
Holy sh!t. Not liking the sound of that guy's theories :o

Edit: Of course, given Mr. S and I both grew up with cats in the house, I'm guessing we haven't been affected too badly up to now :D

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 22nd Feb, '12, 14:30

I just had a moment to read the Atlantic article and Holy Crap that was fascinating. I was aware of the examples of these kind of behavior-altering infections in the insect world, but in humans! Very interesting!
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by baloo » 22nd Feb, '12, 15:00

I better read this then. I've been battling severe middle ear infections for more than 6 months now. Psuedomonas is my latest visitor
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 15:05

The guy comes across as a complete fruitloop, TBH.

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Pinklepurr » 22nd Feb, '12, 15:20

Oh I was thinking the same thing Kooky!
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 22nd Feb, '12, 15:48

Baloo, pseudomonas is a bacteria (I think)? The articles is talking about viruses.
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 22nd Feb, '12, 20:20

So. On my own tonight and tomorrow, about to go to bed and can't be on two floors at once so wish me luck with the howling cat. :(

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by FurBaby » 22nd Feb, '12, 20:35

Baloo: ok i read that as "severe middle earth infections".

Kooky: does it help to leave lights on, and radio/tv playing, so it seems like daytime?

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by avatarless » 23rd Feb, '12, 00:23

The article is talking about Toxoplasmodium, which is a single celled eukaryote. If you read to the end of the article, you'll see that the guy keeps two cats, anyway. The article also says Toxo is rare in indoor cats, so just keep them indoors. You can have yours tested if you're really worried about it. I'm a bit skeptical of the schizophrenia claims because Toxo exposure in the US is quite low (10% vs 50% world wide), yet schizophrenia rates are normal (about 1%).

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Pinklepurr » 23rd Feb, '12, 09:45

How did it go K? I am thinking that you are maybe a very tired person this morning.
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 23rd Feb, '12, 09:52

Well I got up 3 times in the first hour "finding" him, as he would not shut up, but after that I slept soundly until they all danced on my head just before 6am. Whether he was quiet or whether I was just comatose, I do not know. :)

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 26th Feb, '12, 13:45

Quick update - he's put on 300g this week and just back over 5kg - which is good as he wasn't much more to start with.

Still howling at bed time but either the diffuser is working or we're just crashing, as he seems to stop more quickly :)

For anybody wanting to try the diffuser it's http://www.feliway.com/au not cheap but worth every cent, if that's what's doing the trick.

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Pinklepurr » 26th Feb, '12, 21:07

Heh, heh, maybe the diffuser is working on you instead! ;)

No, seriously that is good news. Perhaps he just needs time to settle back in again as well. Great to hear that he is putting on weight again too.
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by avatarless » 27th Feb, '12, 06:35

Glad to hear he's doing better, K.

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 27th Feb, '12, 07:31

Pinklepurr wrote:Heh, heh, maybe the diffuser is working on you instead! ;)
Hey, if it works don't knock it :D

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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Kooky » 16th Apr, '12, 12:00

Something just said in TLC made me think of Han and all his troubles, so I thought I would post a quick update.

We've been getting slightly better sleep lately, although he still takes an hour or so to settle. We think it's because the nights here are cooling down that he eventually snuggles in. Fu is still jumping him and they wind each other up a lot during the day and at bed time, then they curl up and sleep together!

He hasn't been sick for ages - tolerates the prescription dry food very well, won't eat the equivalent wet food at all.

IIRC there was talk above about substances the cleaners may be using, and I said we chose them because they work for a company/franchise that uses enviro products. Well I had my suspicions they'd started using bleach (came back soon after they'd left one day and could smell it). Then Han developed a sore foot, and wouldn't stop biting it. Again we wondered about spider bites and suchlike but the vet said it looked like he'd been splashed with something. We know he stays well out of the cleaners' way but it's not beyond belief that he skates around the bathroom as soon as they've gone.

The cleaners were away for a month but on Saturday Neo had a word and asked them NOT to use bleach, and also to stop spraying the wood furniture or using anything on the floors. We'll monitor all that.

His foot looked quite nasty but an antibiotic injection seems to have sorted it. Let's hope it's the last upset for a while.
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Re: One poorly pussycat

Post by Lichtgestalt » 16th Apr, '12, 14:08

Well... you could always go the safe route and clean yourself... ;)

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