(CNN)Do you ever wonder whether Fido really understands what you're saying?
He might be catching on to more than you think -- and your intonation when saying certain words is just as important to him as the words themselves, according to a small study published in the journal Science on Tuesday.
Dogs use the left hemisphere of the brain to process words, similar to humans, said Attila Andics, a research fellow at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary and lead author of the study.
Meanwhile, the study also suggests that dogs use a right hemisphere brain region to process intonation independently of words, which means they may separate what you say from how you say it.
I had the heating pad out last night for my back, and of course Mazy cat uses it when I am not (when I am home, of course I unplug it when I go out)
I turned it on for her this morning and waited for her to find it.
She did love1
thumbsup1 I love the stories/pics you share!
. . .and of course there's always adequan injections. The injections I can do at home. . .
For a change she really wanted to play with ME instead of Queen Eva.Awwwwww
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Is the "balance" going good right now? If so, just put it aside when it gets here. See if things continue to go well.
Yes, but her arthritis is really bad. I know she's in pain. That's what the GLM is for, to help get rid of the arthritis pain.
Having that friend send Mazy some Reiki energy might help. At least until the GLM arrives. fingerscrossed :)
Mazy cat is playing more, and running more. She still will instigate a Game with Queen Eva, but flinches and refuses to leave her bed when Queen Eva stalks her. Queen Eva is still being rough sometimes.
Are you still talking to Queen Eva about taking it easy on Mazy when they play?
I'm glad Mazy's feeling a bit better. thumbsup1
Has the GLM arrived yet?
Sending purrs and good vibes to Mazy . . . CatPurr GoodVibes grouphug
I put the new stool down stairs last night. She wound't use it. Tonight she's using it as if it was her own brilliant idea, both up and down.
I was thinking of some little self adhesive carpet squares to put on them. The tops of them aren't bad, rubber with little no slip bumps. But carpet would be warmer on her feet.
What do you think?
I have written to M.
She has replied that she will start sending to Mazy cat again. She helped Ootay so much in her last six months.
fingerscrossed fingerscrossed
A lot of times, joint issues are only apparent when a certain movement is performed. My knee only hurts when I move it a certain way.
Most natural joint supplements can take 1-2 months before you see actual benefits.
My 2cents:
If I remember correctly, she's only been on the GLM for about 1 week or so. If you're already seeing signs of improvement, as difficult as it may be, it might be best to give the GLM (and Reiki, or both) more time. I know that's hard to do.
I'd suggesting asking Mazy what she recommends, but I'm pretty sure she'd say "no" to the vet! funny2
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I think I would make a decision based on her behavior for everything else she is doing... other then the sitting. Hug1
Question: how often does she get the bone broth? I'm thinking the gelatin from that might also help, and maybe she could use more? :-\ Just thinking out loud . . .
There is noticeable improvement today!
I hope Marci is willing to continue the Reiki indefinitely. Or at least until the warmer months. I've offered to pay her, but she won't hear of it. She already has a number of the beds I make, and toys too. I don't know that there is anything else I can do for her.
Question: when you increased the ACV, was that in the GLM meal, or close to the GLM meal? If so, it occurred to me that maybe she's getting more out of the GLM due to the added ACV, since GLM is a meat protein, and maybe that's helping the GLM to work for her. :-\
Then again, if the ACV meals are waaaay off from the GLM meal, forget the above. :)
Dogs also develop rheumatoid arthritis, a painful and debilitating autoimmune condition of the joints. Here the body attacks healthy joint tissue, causing inflammation and subsequent damage. The joins of the elbows, ankles and wrists swell, and feel warm to the touch. Over time, the animal may become lame.
I have helped numerous animals with these types of problems by correcting the endocrine-immune imbalances. The therapy restores regulation back to a de-regulated immune system. When imbalances exist, regulation is lacking, and immune cells lose their guiding intelligence and ability to discriminate between "self" and "non-self." Without control, they lash out at both.
Tonight Mazy cat bunny kicked her Yeeow tomato! Not as violently as she used to, but she did use her hind feet for the first time in weeks.
Tonight Mazy cat bunny kicked her Yeeow tomato! Not as violently as she used to, but she did use her hind feet for the first time in weeks.
Tonight Mazy cat bunny kicked her Yeeow tomato! Not as violently as she used to, but she did use her hind feet for the first time in weeks.
She really feels the weather changes. She's gotten more and more subdued and not wanting to move as the day went on. I wondered about it until I checked the weather and saw we have a storm coming in late tonight/early morning.
Last night after I went to bed I heard her singing..haven't heard that in AGES. When she is singing like that it means she is downstairs carrying one of her special toys in her mouth.
I am here and now reminding you Tolly that there will be no more cats, so don't think about sending anyone for Queen Eva!
I absolutely LOVE hearing the cats sing!
Never say never.... Silly7
Her route from the top of the perch to a meal used to be: jump down to the book shelf, leap across the opening between the book case and the stairway half wall, trot along the wall, then leap from the wall to the sewing machine, and thus to the table.
She hasn't done that in over a month.
Today she has done it twice, at lunch time, and tonight for her pre-meal. I actually didn't let her leap from the half wall to the sewing machine, I lifted her over. I was afraid it was too far and she would hurt herself, then never try again.
I can't even begin to tel you how much relief I feel to know she is feeling better. 24 days on the GLM. Regular Reiki. (probably once a day)
Still no Statue Cat.
I meant to tell you... your post made me take a look at all my cats. Make sure they all can "statue" sit. Thanks... I probably would NEVER have thought of it, if it weren't for you.
Lola statue. Tell Mazy to get to doing the same!
It makes me sad that my vet is missing out on all this. I've lost faith in her because of her prejudice against raw feeding, and I know her prejudice has changed the way she views me and my knowledge and care of my cats. I feel very discouraged about it. In previous days I would have been on the phone with her weekly reporting progress. She doesn't even know how bad Mazy cat was suffering. When I brought it up last year she kind of blew me off saying she "didn't think there was much problem yet" or something like that.
I might have tried harder to keep the lines of communication open but they no longer have voice mail for the vets, and the vets do not have private (as in between client and vet only) e mail accounts.
There is NO way to contact the vets in that clinic now except to call and ask that the vet call you back, which is useless to me as I am at work during the day and can't talk then. Or send an email to the general address and ask that the vet be shown it.
And of course, non of this is on record in Mazy cat's records. She can't be examined properly anyway without being knocked out, so maybe it doesn't matter anyway.
I have never yet seen the x rays that were taken when she was under for her dental last summer. I wonder if I can get those e mailed to me. Not that I would know what I was looking at.
Try this for keeping her limber:
https://www.google.com/#q=tellington+ttouch+cats
That's wonderful! fingerscrossed fingerscrossed fingerscrossed
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I feel for ya. Your vet was open to raw feeding for a while, wasn't she? There must have been a Hills and/or Purina class not so long ago. I swear that happened with my previous vet. He was on board for a long time. All of a sudden he wasn't... and he was not nice about it either. He sounded like a commercial for "prescription food." We parted ways after that encounter.
I sure hope the other vet is more doable for Mazy... and you.
Thanks Dee. I remember Pookie also mentioning this. I don't think Mazy cat will tolerate that, and I am concerned about being bitten if I try, but I'll think about it ....
But those conventions she goes to every year have really amped up their anti-raw propaganda now, and when she goes to those things she comes back glowing fervently with worship for Purina and Hills and RC.
If I remember correctly, you don't have to do it directly on the animal. You can also use yourself as a "substitute."
I don't know why, but it doesn't feel like the right thing for Mazy cat. I have to go with my gut on this. I'll keep thinking on it and maybe can figure out why my gut says this is not right for Mazy cat.
Last night, in spite of her digestive issues Mazy cat was THUNDERING AROUND THE HOUSE! Been along time since Mazy cat thundered.
No GLM for two days, but I hope to get her back to her regular diet tomorrow.
Mazy cat is sleeping on my chest again.
I've gone ahead and ordered a human GLM supplement for msyelf. I am not going to wait to finish the krill oil after all. I was just remembering how much my hands and wrists hurt last year during tax and water collection. By April last year I was in agony. Maybe I can avert that for myself this year.
Mazy cat is sitting on the Notebook again!
Well for goodness sake, Mazy cat just did a genuine somersault in her Crows Nest! She does curls and spins again, but I've NEVER seen her do a somersault in there!
In fact I haven't seen her do a somersault in a long time until now. Spins, yes, but not heels over head.
And she's dancing sideways to entice me to Game time, every night.
Okay, back to the Games
Well for goodness sake, Mazy cat just did a genuine somersault in her Crows Nest! She does curls and spins again, but I've NEVER seen her do a somersault in there!
In fact I haven't seen her do a somersault in a long time until now. Spins, yes, but not heels over head.
And she's dancing sideways to entice me to Game time, every night.
Okay, back to the Games
That would be a fun video to share. :)
I am glad to hear she is running and having a good time! It IS fun to watch the furkids run. EXCEPT when they run up from behind and cut in front of you. Just a matter of time before one of us (humans) trip. Hubby and I make bets... which one of us will end up with a hip replacement first. Silly7
I've thought I might reduce Mazy cat's GLM to half dose for the summer. Thoughts?
I've thought I might reduce Mazy cat's GLM to half dose for the summer. Thoughts?
I hope the GLM continues to provide this benefit for her for a long long time.
I hope so, too! fingerscrossed fingerscrossed fingerscrossed fingerscrossed :)
This morning I found another mat, in her neck ruff. :( It's very thick there. She has such heavy fur.
I'm posting this in her arthritis thread because mats along the spine are not uncommon in cats with arthritis. This is because they have trouble bending and reaching certain spots.
I put her in between my knees in the holding position and combed the ruff out and got it out. She let me do it without even a growl! Of course I praised her and thanked her, released her, opened the door and she trotted off without another thought about it.
That mat on her back/spine is back again already! I combed it off last night and Mazy cat was greatly annoyed. I keep telling her she's going to have to let me swipe that spot every day now. She Does Not Agree.
Maybe I should have started a new mat thread after all. What the heck is going on with these mats? Her fur is just superior in quality, thick soft, shiny, couldn't be nicer. But she is getting these mats.
Mazy cat is a lean playing machine. She is what I would call highly active, almost every night. Now and then she does take a night off. Leaps, butt wiggle pounces, multilevel jumps, somersaults, climbing, running, and this new thing..using Queen Eva's tunnel in her interactive Games.
All this, with (suspected) IBD, and arthritis, at almost 14 years old.
Lola statue. Tell Mazy to get to doing the same!
I also have to say that MC has to be the most amazing pet parent ever. I am in awe.
Mazy cat has a MAT. I'm posting this in her arthritis thread because mats along the spine are not uncommon in cats with arthritis. This is because they have trouble bending and reaching certain spots. But with the amount of activity Mazy cat shows, and her ability to leap and fly around, I never dreamed she might be having trouble reaching certain spots on her body for washing.