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Posted by fullottermoon on August 24, 2002 at 02:59:21:

In Reply to: hair licking posted by housecats2 on August 13, 2002 at 14:57:45:

:My cat is licking himself bald on his stomach and hind legs we tried alergy shots and the first one worked but not the second,The vet put him on APO-amitriptyline 10mg.It is suppose to relay him so he will not be stressed but it totally knocked him out so we are trying half a pill a day.Poor little guy he is our baby could this be a food alergy or do you think it is stress he is an indoor boy.He is on Science diet for hair ball control and they do get can twice a day only small amounts.Thanks

I am a psychiatric nurse. Amitryptilline is the generic name for Elavil a mood elevator. I haven't seen it used much if at all in the past 10 years at least on humans. 10 mg. is a dos that is used on some adults!!! Never mind a cat! Personally, I don't believe that there has been enough research done on these drugs and animals to produce acurate results of long term effects. Many of them have detrimental effects esp. on the liver. Of course your poor cat was knocked out! That's the 1st effect of Elavil! Plus, in humans it takes a minimum of 2 weeks (usually 3-4) before there are any noticeable results. This stuff horrifies me and I believe these meds (Prozac is another so often used on animals) are nothing but a quick fix or a vet that doesn't know what else to do. I aplogize formy anger but this stuff just plain drives me nuts! (and I should know, shouldn't I? LOL!) My suggestion is to get your cat off Science Diet altogether!
Give him a food that contains "human grade" meat and NO preservatives. (I believe Wellness, Sensible Choice and a food put out by Dick VanPatten are some of them). There are chemicals in SO many of the commercial pet foods out there that cause toxic reactions in our pets tat they need to be "detoxified." Add cooked chicken, raw chicken, raw ground turkey, hamburger,eggs to your cat's food- jst a little at a time. It does wonders for them! I've done it, I know what psitive results these foods can have. If you want you can email me directly and I will be more than happy to get as much info as I can for you. My very best wishes to you andyour cat! Nancy

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