Hyperactive cat on Elavil

[crismooney]

I have another cat Lotus Blossom that I rescued in Bangkok. She was throw down 5 flights of stairs in her first weeks of live. When I took her in she was only a few weeks old and fit in the palm of my hand. Her hind leg would go up into her hip and sort of lock there every so often. I massaged her spine for months and that stopped. Also one of my friends noticed that she had a broken rib, it was so small like a toothpick and I massaged and gave energy and that too healed. However she has always been obsessive. Now she is 7 years old, however even as a kitten she would jump on the table, I would put her down and say no. Immediately she would jump up again. I would put her down and she would jump up, this would go on endlessly. Sometimes she runs in circles and eventually bumps into a wall. She is very aggresive to Marcus, going after him biting him for no reason. And if I want to put her down when she is being held, she bites and scratches. I tried behaviour therapy, it didn't work. The only way she calms down is with ELAVIL (AMYTRYPTALINE).She needs a huge dose every day. What she takes would knock me out. Sometimes her head gets hot as if her thoughts are racing. If Marcus is eating, even though she has her own food she will grab his and then come back for hers. She is very sweet though and loves me a lot and she does cuddle with Marcus. I'm wondering if there is any homeopathic medicine that would work for her instead of giving her elavil everyday. She really needs to calm dowm especially with Marcus being so sick. Thank you for any help. Sincerely Cristina