So, #CatTwitter - #Cannabidiol for cats? Daisy has started p***ing (not spraying) on the bed again & we have a feeling she’s not happy vs. ill because she’s had antibiotics from the vet already which stopped it for a few weeks and now it’s happening again. Since #CBDoil is >
> supposed to be good for unrinary tract infections, anxiety/depression, pain, anti-inflammatory etc, it seems like it could help with lots of potential causes of the p***ing the bed. It was just the bed, but when we shut her away from the bedroom she p* on the sofa. We have no >
> idea if it’s physical or psychological. She’s 16, never done this before, we got her tested and there was a slight indication she may have had a UTI, this seemed to get better with a course of pill antibiotics (just after a course of liquid antibiotics because of a chest >
> infection). All these antibiotics can’t be doing her much good esp if she is taking one course after another. Also - the p*ssing behaviour seems somehow psychological/behavioural too. She stopped, then started again, even though we had put a litter tray upstairs for her in >
> case it was arthritis or not being able to get to the loo in time. It is not all the time, she is using the litter tray in between and it somehow feels like a communication of being unhappy, but we have no idea of what. She has all her usual love, cuddles, food etc >
> and nothing seems to have changed. We are spending a fortune on cat odour enzyme sprays laundry, worried about breaking the machine with overloading it with the duvets. I’ve bought her a feliway plug in, we’ve given her extra attention and brushed her more. Could CBD oil help>
> & advice on dosage - this oil is available easily locally at a local shop, is pure with 100% hemp oil/seed (not marijuana which is toxic to cats). Online dosage suggestions 4 cats = one drop twice daily, moving up to two drops twice daily maybe? savers.co.uk/Health-&-Wellb… >
> She is used to syringe medicine from taking thyronorm everyday. Is it better to go straight for the mouth and be done with it or onto food and risk her turning her nose up at it? I’m wondering if it could help her other underlying health issues too - calm any anxiety for her >
> heart murmur to be managed & potential wee-wee issues, anti-inflammatory for low immune system due to high white blood cell count and overactive thyroid. If it helps keep her healthy, it could save a fortune in vets bills. If it makes no difference, it is non-toxic to cats so >
> shouldn’t harm her. I just wondered if anyone in the #CatsOfTwitter#CatTwitter community had experience with #CBDOil#Cannabidiol for their cats & if it has helped to stop inappropriate peeing, boosting low immune system (see thread for more info) & dosing amounts. 🐈🐈⬛😿❤️🩹❤️
1. Employers aren’t equipped to work with disabled ppl, not the other way round. Work coaches won’t make systems better, personal experience: @Keir_Starmer @leicesterliz @UKLabour & FAO: @guardian @Independent @RITB_ @DisRightsUK @johnpringdns @MITUKteam @libertyhq @labourlewis >
2. Stephen Hawking was disabled. He worked & was a genius FFS. #PIP reflects the additional costs of your #disability. Employers systems are often not set up to work with us, especially mental health conditions. A #WorkCoach can do zero to help with this. If you want >
3. more #disabled people to be able to work, you need to ensure employers systems & policies are safe, & can work with an employees needs. Can you ensure employers can financially support extended times off sick for chronic conditions like #bipolar or #CPTSD? More importantly, >
I saw an ad where two stranger footie fans sit together & over time the extrovert fan helps a grumpy fan enjoy the match. In the end the ‘happy’ fan kills himself & u see empty seat. A Hollyoaks actor asks if #TimeToTalk helps if ppl don’t listen. Chronic MH conditions need more.
2) whilst I know he said ‘talking’ & not #TimeToTalk, it raises the issues of what surface level campaigns can realistically achieve for ppl with chronic #MentalHealth conditions. We need to lead using our own experience/expertise & be funded directly to do this ourselves. >
3) Orgs LED by ppl w/chronic #MentalHealth conditions aren’t funded bc they’re not trusted w/funding. What does this say about big non Lived Experience led charities who accept funding & give us a few scraps? Do they walk the talk? Our orgs DIE. We DIE. >disabilitynewsservice.com/more-than-220-…
1) I’ve just been to @BournbrookMC surgery, crying my eyes out in the waiting room, the nurse asked me if I wanted a hug. The Dr was so kind and listened to me b4 the procedure to check I was ok. Switch to the @bsmhft #MentalHealth waiting room where security searches u & ur bag>
2) Attending #MentalHealth spaces feels criminalising and degrading from the entrance to the space itself. I’m only here because after 3/4 calls being bounced between 2 services with no call backs as promised from either while I’ve been really distressed, it’s seemed more >
3) logical physically coming to one of the buildings where the people who provide care exist rather than waiting for a never to be returned phone call. I’m scared of one service, now disappointed with the other. The difference between physical & #MentalHealth services is stark. >
1/ I actually wanted to die, slash my arms, scream at the injustice I’d experienced & everyone who caused that hurt & pain. Ppl who survive to older ages know the pain never stops being excruciating, acting out the pain doesn’t help, eventually it passes, the cycle starts again.>
2/ Pain still somatises if you don’t let it out one way or another. I’ve lost my health & my identity, a shell of who I was. But I am really lucky, because I have a support network & I don’t want to hurt them. They are rallying round, @bigwolfband have been so kind about >
3/ having to cancel two gigs because my bass playing hubby has to take yet more time off bc I had a night in a psych facility & need closer care atm. He’s losing yet more AL. Lots of ppl don’t have loved ones who will care about them when they want to die or hurt themselves. >
1/ #MadTwitter: I keep getting a call from 0800 072 0161 & Googling it I am getting mixed results on whether it’s @DWPgovuk or it being a scam call. I have a #PIP tribunal: the @CapitaPlc assessor after her usual bonus by lowering claim. Health EVEN WORSE now. Can’t even drive. >
2/ There are not adequate words for how much I loathe these people. My epilepsy is uncontrolled so although I get a free bus pass it’s not much use if I’m shaky or having absences & taxis are so fricking expensive. Plus I’ve lost my safe space mental health wise, never realised >
3/ how much I relied on my car for my independence #MentalHealth wise beyond it being just a vehicle to get from A to B til it was gone. So I’m using ‘Personal Care’ for mobility. Now the **** has dropped it Uber shares have tripled in value 😹😭😢 If I have to give some cruel >
1/Imagine working for 11y to create senior #LXP posts in an org. You hear one’s coming up, but you keep asking & get told it’s either not happening or ‘I don’t know’. Then you find out they recruited TWO posts months ago without telling you. Not naming, but you should be ashamed>
Personally I’m sick and tired of being a Mary fucking Poppins, advocating for change, seeing other ppl reap the benefit (that’s a good thing) but constantly being kicked in the c*** myself. I got bills and a roof to pay for as well. It’s not just me. Most activists who challenge>
3/ the status quo enough to change it aren’t welcome when they start to make progress. Instead the opportunities get filled by non-activists, often ppl who aren’t aware of the work that went before them. Look at the millions of PPI funding, but the LXP led orgs closing down >