Babu and his OCD
Babu, despite his mellow demeanor, suffers from OCD. He's been biting the hair off his tummy for over a year, and it's progressed to parts of his front and back legs and even a little on his shoulders. It's gotten even worse recently, so after a physical (he's perfectly healthy - no allergies or other types of problems), the vet advised a steroid shot. It worked! He stopped biting within 24 hours. The downside is that steroid shots are not a good option long term, so he's also back on medication and we're now the proud owners of a cat pheromone diffuser which is supposed to work wonders for uptight kitties. Hopefully he can ease off the steroid and stay cool with the meds and pheromones.
It's really funny to me that the steroid shot works since his problem is all behavioral. Maybe he has "roid-rage" now and feels he can now kick the ass of whatever's upsetting him. :-)
He's such a sweet boy. I really hope we can get a handle on his problem.
Babu and his OCD
Babu, despite his mellow demeanor, suffers from OCD. He's been biting the hair off his tummy for over a year, and it's progressed to parts of his front and back legs and even a little on his shoulders. It's gotten even worse recently, so after a physical (he's perfectly healthy - no allergies or other types of problems), the vet advised a steroid shot. It worked! He stopped biting within 24 hours. The downside is that steroid shots are not a good option long term, so he's also back on medication and we're now the proud owners of a cat pheromone diffuser which is supposed to work wonders for uptight kitties. Hopefully he can ease off the steroid and stay cool with the meds and pheromones.
It's really funny to me that the steroid shot works since his problem is all behavioral. Maybe he has "roid-rage" now and feels he can now kick the ass of whatever's upsetting him. :-)
He's such a sweet boy. I really hope we can get a handle on his problem.