My cat was medicated properly — then tore through the house like she was on speed!
I've posted for the third time here about the old cat, Tigra, and her gimpy leg trouble. Not wanting to bore you, but something happened that was really bizarre. She reacted to the pain medication in pretty spectacular fashion, almost like she was on some human "speed" or something.
The vet who gave her the painkiller warned me that it would do one of two things: Either the cat would become extremely drowsy and sleep a lot -- or she would "exhibit really odd behavior." I didn't know what in the world that meant. But I found out.
The first hour or so after Tigra got the pill, she sort of wandered off to a hidden part of the house and slept.
Within an hour or two after getting the pill, she reappeared, but wouldn't let anyone near enough to pick her up. She wasn't running off, mostly because her right front leg still was not working for her, but she would back into a spot under the kitchen table and just sit there.
Most of the day before yesterday, she alternated between sitting under the kitchen table just staring over at her water dish and hopping around the house 3-legged with her eyes wide open, starting and staring at something that it appears only SHE saw.
She never hurt herself, and we never let her near anything or any situation where she could be harmed -- but it was really weird. I was telling my neighbor about Tigra's behavior and he smiled and said, "Ah. So it was sort of like -- here's your cat; here's your cat on drugs, huh?"
Yes, it was very much like that. And when it came time for a second painkiller dose, we opted to pass. She finally settled down sometime in the early morning hours yesterday and slept most of the morning away under our bed.
Today, she has almost no limp, is putting nearly her full weight on the troubled leg, and is back to her normally lovable alert personality. She's spent a lot of time sleeping -- which is normal for Tigra -- and she's spent a lot of time cuddling up on "mommy's" and "daddy's" lap.
I think she's back to normal. I KNOW she's definitely off drugs.
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