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Andrew Harding
Hello Doc Jones and All.
The pt (Phoebe) is 18 y/o stray cat with the same people for the entire time. Over the last year there has been a change in her behavior. Used to eat cat food but would get bored with repeated food. She now begs for and pursues any food (human, bird, dog) Kind of a real pest at meal time. Her meow is now a silent or a squeak with occasional regular volume when she can’t find us. Finally she shows what I consider normal signs of aging like reduced muscle mass (can feel her spine), sleeps a lot, a little wobbly when she walks, and seems to forget where she is going by wondering around.
Ultimately, I would like to do things
naturallyherbally to help through the rest of her life. If she could talk, I think she would tell me about pain, eyesight, anxiety, and one more thing I forgot (memory).I appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.
P.S. I am a new student and this is my first post per the course. Glad to be here.
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Joelle
Hey Andrew! I’m so sorry that the kitty is having these symptoms. Yes, if only they could talk! We have a 16 y/o cat who has started showing her age. Her first thing was meowing like she was hungry all day but not eating her own food. I learned from Doc that cats that start to lose their sense of smell will not recognize food. So we switched her to super stinky canned food which has done the trick and she’s eating again. I don’t know if something similar could be wrong with your kitty, but it seems that if she can smell dog food enough to recognize that it is food, she could smell her own food. Our cat also seems to experience anxiety at times and memory loss (aimlessly walking around and then suddenly bolts somewhere only to look around like, “Why am I here?”). I wondering if older cats could be put on calming herbs just to help them relax. I’m thinking lemon balm as it also mildly slows the thyroid I think and our vet says that many older cats get hyperthyroidism. But honestly, I’m right with you on trying to find herbal solutions to help an aging cat as well as to help us as she can be quite a pest at times!!!
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