Help for Waylon

[catfish]

My mom relocated from humid upstate NY to the dry Los Angeles area a few weeks ago. Her orange tabby, Waylon, survived the flight here and seems to have settled in ok. He finds the stacks of moving boxes yet to be unpacked to be his personal "jungle". We've noticed that he's started to shed a LOT more than he used to. Also, he's scratching, biting, and licking MUCH MORE than he usually would. We haven't found a single flea on him. What could be the reason? Is this related to the climate change? Is a visit to a Veterinarian needed? Any advice is welcome.

[Adina]

It sounds like it could be dry skin, maybe from the climate change. I'm not entirely sure how to treat this on a cat. Call your local Veterinarian and see what they have to say about it.

Sheding more fur isn't too odd. Is the cat young? When they get older they start to loose a lot more fur than they did when they were young. It could also be his way of adjusting to the move if it's hotter where you moved to than the place you were from.

Check the places he's scratching for flaky, red skin. Try to prevent him from scratching, scratching spreads rashes.

Good luck.

Edit: I just remembered something odd that my cat used to do. When I put a collar on her, she would flip and start licking herself vigorously. I thought she had flees or something, but when I removed the collar she stopped. She had been okay with a collar for awhile, so if your cat is acting strangely and has a collar on, try removing it and see how he does.

[Dirky47]

Is a visit to a Veterinarian needed?

A veterinarian consult would always be recommendable.

[jhony]

Yoga holds that a person’s health condition depends on himself. It lays emphasis on physical, mental and emotional balance and development of a sense of harmony with all of life. There’s nothing mystical about it.Nor is it external. Rather it is an inner faculty. Yoga endeavors to re-establish inner balance through a variety of ways, ranging from the gross to the subtle. Which is why it is considered a holistic art.Rather than prescribe treatments, yoga therapy encourages awareness. Through age-old yogic techniques, we get to know ourselves better.From that knowledge, comes the ability to more easily accept and adapt to change, resulting in enhanced well-being in body, mind, heart and spirit. Hence its applicability to almost all chronic conditions.

What approach does yoga therapy take?

Contrary to modern medical science that tries to identify the pathogenic factor (be it a toxic substance, a micro-organism, or metabolic disorder) then eliminate it, Yoga takes a totally different point of view. It holds that if a person is sick there must be a deeper reason behind it – that illness doesn’t arise by chance. It is the result of an imbalance, a disruption in the body-mind complex that creates the condition. Here the symptoms, the pathogenic factors, are not the issue. Yoga believes that the root cause lies somewhere else.
yoga therapy

[mrandrei]

May I know your dog breed? Shedding is a natural loss of hair in dogs that allows the new coat to come in.

[Dirky47]

Originally Posted by jhony

Yoga holds that a person’s health condition depends on himself. It lays emphasis on physical, mental and emotional balance and development of a sense of harmony with all of life. There’s nothing mystical about it.Nor is it external. Rather it is an inner faculty. Yoga endeavors to re-establish inner balance through a variety of ways, ranging from the gross to the subtle. Which is why it is considered a holistic art.Rather than prescribe treatments, yoga therapy encourages awareness. Through age-old yogic techniques, we get to know ourselves better.From that knowledge, comes the ability to more easily accept and adapt to change, resulting in enhanced well-being in body, mind, heart and spirit. Hence its applicability to almost all chronic conditions.

What approach does yoga therapy take?

Contrary to modern medical science that tries to identify the pathogenic factor (be it a toxic substance, a micro-organism, or metabolic disorder) then eliminate it, Yoga takes a totally different point of view. It holds that if a person is sick there must be a deeper reason behind it – that illness doesn’t arise by chance. It is the result of an imbalance, a disruption in the body-mind complex that creates the condition. Here the symptoms, the pathogenic factors, are not the issue. Yoga believes that the root cause lies somewhere else.
yoga therapy

Is this also good in animals? I don't think so.

[tuvw670]

how can i to do think you!

[Dirky47]

Originally Posted by tuvw670

how can i to do think you!

Huh? I can't understand what are you talking about.