Signalment
- Species: cat
Disease Notes
- Certainty: confirmed
- Comments: Episodes weekly. Aggravated by any departure from routine, especially female owner's absence.
Improved if litter box cleaned regularly and if receives attention
Urinates on rug at front door or on mat in bathroom
Urinary and fecal incontinence with distress, such as during bathing and when locked in a bathroom by herself by male owner, as 'punishment' for inappropriate urination
Aggressive if afraid
Sedation of BL 18 improved the deep wiry pulse - Final Status: much better as of day 119 of treatment
Treatment and Outcome
Treatments
Notes:
Problems ceased immediately. No further aggression, anxiety or incontinence. Owners have been more conscious of their potential role in precipitating the behaviour by stressing Callie (e.g. by locking her up). In response, Callie will now run to the door to greet the male owner when he comes home
No litter box changes have been made, Cleaning has not been any more zealous. Owner left cat on her own for 48 hours while both she and her boyfriend went away, but even then there were no episodes of inappropriate urination
Improvements had been seen when Feliway used previously, but never to this degree or this comprehensively
Catnip is also being given as a treat regularly, in case it has relaxant effects
Today BL 18 is not active. Callie is very content, and displays some hyperesthesia over an area of fixation in her thoracic vertebrae. Chiropractic treatment was rendered. This is allegedly an area of chronic discomfort after being seized here by a dog while still a kitten
Diet is largely canned or kibble
Acupuncture points were stimulated
Notes:
Single episode of urination beside a dirty litter box
Chiropractic used for low and mid-back stiffness
Aggressive behaviour has disappeared
Acupuncture points were stimulated
Manipulation or massage was performed