#riverkhamsin

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My mother has a very anxious semi feral cat, and in an effort to get him to stop overgrooming and help his intermittent cystitis, our vet prescribed him prednisone. It's working really well- low dose every other day and he's calmer, more interactive with humans, more playful with the other household cats and just generally happier in every measurable way. I've just never heard of this. It was my impression that increased anxiety was a more likely effect of steroids. Our vet is an old school country vet, is this just an outdated treatment? I'm concerned about Cushing's with long term steroid treatment, but... it's working. Have any of you heard of or used prednisone for anxiety in a cat?

I have a very high anxiety two year old Staffordshire/Jack Russell mix. He's not great with change, and tends to shut down and hide when things are new and scary. I'm moving from a situation with two roommates and two other dogs to an apartment with just me, him and my two cats. How can I make this easier on him? I moved partially last night and he's been hiding on my bed at the new place all day. He's normally a chow hound but I had trouble getting him to eat this morning.