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Old November 5th 03, 02:01 AM
Cheryl
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Oh, Mary. I should also say that someone on a yahoo group I read said
that when she brought her cat to a vet. dermitologist, that a hard to
find parasite was found. At my Shamrock's regular vet, they scraped
his skin for mites and it was negative but apparently certain types
can be hard to find. Cheyletiella. A sign of them is to make the cats
back ripple. Something called a "storage mite" was also brought up in
this discussion.


  #23  
Old November 5th 03, 02:01 AM
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Oh, Mary. I should also say that someone on a yahoo group I read said
that when she brought her cat to a vet. dermitologist, that a hard to
find parasite was found. At my Shamrock's regular vet, they scraped
his skin for mites and it was negative but apparently certain types
can be hard to find. Cheyletiella. A sign of them is to make the cats
back ripple. Something called a "storage mite" was also brought up in
this discussion.


  #24  
Old November 5th 03, 03:47 AM
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From: "Cheryl"

PawsForThought composed with style:

According to Don Hamilton, DVM, "Allergies are caused
by the allergen - they are an internal problem first. The immune
system becomes overreactive and then develops an allergy to
whatever potential allergens are around...The immune system must be
compromised first, and this is often caused by other stressors like
vaccines, toxins, and poor foods."

I'm learning a lot from this book. My vet is going to want to hide
from me whenever she sees me coming after this week. lol


She's lucky she has a client who is so active in her pet's health

Shamrock
has to go back for his follow-up and get a dental this week. She
wants to see that the depo worked since I only tend to bring him when
he breaks out. He's healing nicely now, she'll be happy.


That's great, Cheryl I'm really happy to hear this

I just
copied something from this book to someone on another list and I'd be
happy to C&P it; it's very interesting in how food allergies cause
skin problems and the specific spots to look at.


Are you talking Don Hamilton's book or the book you posted about, I can't
remember the vet's name, Al Plechner, was it? I have the Hamilton book but I'm
sure others would like to see it, or if it's from the other book, that'd be
great too.

Lauren
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See my cats:
http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
  #25  
Old November 5th 03, 03:47 AM
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From: "Cheryl"

PawsForThought composed with style:

According to Don Hamilton, DVM, "Allergies are caused
by the allergen - they are an internal problem first. The immune
system becomes overreactive and then develops an allergy to
whatever potential allergens are around...The immune system must be
compromised first, and this is often caused by other stressors like
vaccines, toxins, and poor foods."

I'm learning a lot from this book. My vet is going to want to hide
from me whenever she sees me coming after this week. lol


She's lucky she has a client who is so active in her pet's health

Shamrock
has to go back for his follow-up and get a dental this week. She
wants to see that the depo worked since I only tend to bring him when
he breaks out. He's healing nicely now, she'll be happy.


That's great, Cheryl I'm really happy to hear this

I just
copied something from this book to someone on another list and I'd be
happy to C&P it; it's very interesting in how food allergies cause
skin problems and the specific spots to look at.


Are you talking Don Hamilton's book or the book you posted about, I can't
remember the vet's name, Al Plechner, was it? I have the Hamilton book but I'm
sure others would like to see it, or if it's from the other book, that'd be
great too.

Lauren
________
See my cats:
http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm
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Old November 5th 03, 04:46 AM
Karen M.
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Mary wrote:

Cheeky has asthma--presented with it the day I brought her home from
the shelter. Very scary attacks which we control with shots. I wait
as long as I can i.e. until she coughs or sniffles, to take her in
because I know that steroid use can cause diabetes and a host of other
problems. She is currently having 3-4 shots per year.She is a 7-pound
grey-brown mackerel tabby, age about three, sweetest creature in the
world. :0)

Took her in for her her "depo" shot (what they call it, it is
cortisone, I think?) yesterday. I asked the doctor to check her out
because I had noticed some tiny bumps on her nose and the back of one
of her legs, along the tendon. He said it is linear granuloma, and
explained that it is a syndrome, not life threatening, controlled by
cortisone (in other words, exactly what we are doing now.) (He also
said the linear kind is rare--that he sees maybe 40 cases of the
"rodent ulcer" syndrome a year, and of those, maybe one linear
granuloma case. I guess we're just lucky--and I actually mean that
because I am so relieve this is not something life threatening.)

Then I went to Google and read all the posts I could from this and all
the other cat groups and I see that LG can really bother them, cause
them to scratch themselves raw and be very uncomfortable.

Here is what I would like to know: has anyone out there fed a cat with
asthma/Linear granuloma a diet that had really seemed to help keep the
masses/lesions to a minimum? I would like to do what I can to make
sure Cheeks doesn't suffer. Also, are there allergy tests for cats? It
seems to me that if I could keep her from the things she is allergic
to she might not get the bumps or asthma as much?

Any help is much appreciated.


Mary, there is indeed an allergy test for cats - it's expensive in the
short run, but in the long run it could save you a lot of headaches and
$$$ if LG is indeed exacerbated by other allergies. I would ask your vet
about and hopefully he/she can make a referral to a certified vet
dermatologist. On a personal note, I have a dog with a skin
condition/allergies/food sensitivities and one can make the other worse.
It's a constant battle, but after taking him to a dermatologist I have a
better handle on it. For cats there's not as many commercial choices -
you either pretty much need to go prescription or have a specialist help
you formulate a homemade cooked or raw diet, and it looks like Lauren
has that well covered. Did your vet mention if there are any special
shampoos that could help? Oral steroids vs. shots that may help lessen
side effects and/or different formulations? I would definitely consider
a visit to the specialist, I learned a lot more from the one I saw than
the 4 vets I took Bub to previously about his condition. HTH!

K



  #29  
Old November 5th 03, 04:46 AM
Karen M.
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Mary wrote:

Cheeky has asthma--presented with it the day I brought her home from
the shelter. Very scary attacks which we control with shots. I wait
as long as I can i.e. until she coughs or sniffles, to take her in
because I know that steroid use can cause diabetes and a host of other
problems. She is currently having 3-4 shots per year.She is a 7-pound
grey-brown mackerel tabby, age about three, sweetest creature in the
world. :0)

Took her in for her her "depo" shot (what they call it, it is
cortisone, I think?) yesterday. I asked the doctor to check her out
because I had noticed some tiny bumps on her nose and the back of one
of her legs, along the tendon. He said it is linear granuloma, and
explained that it is a syndrome, not life threatening, controlled by
cortisone (in other words, exactly what we are doing now.) (He also
said the linear kind is rare--that he sees maybe 40 cases of the
"rodent ulcer" syndrome a year, and of those, maybe one linear
granuloma case. I guess we're just lucky--and I actually mean that
because I am so relieve this is not something life threatening.)

Then I went to Google and read all the posts I could from this and all
the other cat groups and I see that LG can really bother them, cause
them to scratch themselves raw and be very uncomfortable.

Here is what I would like to know: has anyone out there fed a cat with
asthma/Linear granuloma a diet that had really seemed to help keep the
masses/lesions to a minimum? I would like to do what I can to make
sure Cheeks doesn't suffer. Also, are there allergy tests for cats? It
seems to me that if I could keep her from the things she is allergic
to she might not get the bumps or asthma as much?

Any help is much appreciated.


Mary, there is indeed an allergy test for cats - it's expensive in the
short run, but in the long run it could save you a lot of headaches and
$$$ if LG is indeed exacerbated by other allergies. I would ask your vet
about and hopefully he/she can make a referral to a certified vet
dermatologist. On a personal note, I have a dog with a skin
condition/allergies/food sensitivities and one can make the other worse.
It's a constant battle, but after taking him to a dermatologist I have a
better handle on it. For cats there's not as many commercial choices -
you either pretty much need to go prescription or have a specialist help
you formulate a homemade cooked or raw diet, and it looks like Lauren
has that well covered. Did your vet mention if there are any special
shampoos that could help? Oral steroids vs. shots that may help lessen
side effects and/or different formulations? I would definitely consider
a visit to the specialist, I learned a lot more from the one I saw than
the 4 vets I took Bub to previously about his condition. HTH!

K



  #30  
Old November 5th 03, 06:03 AM
Mary
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Oh, Mary. I should also say that someone on a yahoo group I read

said
that when she brought her cat to a vet. dermitologist, that a hard

to
find parasite was found. At my Shamrock's regular vet, they scraped
his skin for mites and it was negative but apparently certain types
can be hard to find. Cheyletiella. A sign of them is to make the

cats
back ripple. Something called a "storage mite" was also brought up

in
this discussion.

Thanks, Cheryl. Cheeks has been indoor only for two years, but had
been at a
shelter before that for four months, so this is possible if it is
outside of the
normal things vets check for. I'll look into it.


 




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