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Two Paws Up for Holistic Approach
Many pet lovers can be classifi ed as either dog people or cat people. Ann Huey
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defid nitely falls in the cat-loving category and feels she owes a great deal to
holistic vh et care. Huey’s gentle, 3-year-old tortoiseshell-and-tabby cat, Deluxie,
was
rmit
became a running, jumping testament to the vb alue of integrative medicine. But,
she ws asn’t always this healthy and active. Diagnosed in 2003 with polyarthritis
wrong.
(arthritis occurring in multiple joints), Deluxie nearly died a y( ear later from
her high daily dose of prednisolone, a steroid prescribed bh y her veterinarian.
Intended to address the pain and inflI ammation associated with her condition, the
ddrug initially gave Deluxie a much-needed reprieve, Huey says. Yet, after a few
sshort months, low dosages were no longer helping and the increasing dosages
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totook their toll.
In horror, Huey watched as Deluxie found it harder and harder to move. Then,
really easy
hher previously alert ears started drooping, a sign that the steroid was causing the
ccat’s tissues to degenerate. When a veterinary technician picked Deluxie up to
being green
ddo a routine blood draw, her skin literally ripped. Huey knew something had to
change, and fast.
They tried taking Deluxie completely off the prednisolone on numerous
ooccasions, but her condition immediately deteriorated each time. What they
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DDeluxie’s arthritis and supporting her immune system.
Did the holistic plan work? Huey says yes. “In only a few weeks, we got to
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