eosinophilic granuloma complex, heat and me venting

"Kevin Krell" wrote in message
...
Ours eats both canned & dry food. So we use a canned food with
gravy,
and mix in the contents of the capsule (yes, emptied out), along
with
a probiotic. The problem was originally pretty bad when first
observed, with the swollen lip interfering with the teeth, etc., so
he
had a cortisone shot only that first time. While we have some
prednisone tablets in case of an outbreak outside convenient vet
hours, we have never had to resort to them. If for some reason he
focusses on the dry food for a while, and is not eating the
supplemented canned food, we'll see a little bit of swollen lip
and/or
chin. However, it is never severe, and is always controlled when he
gets his L-Lysine in.

Kevin


Hmm. Could be that I need to get some Lysine for Cheeks. It would be
great if it meant fewer Depo shots per year.

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
On 19 Nov 2003 16:22:11 -0800, (-L.) wrote:


Actually the best method of treatment is Depomedrol injection. I
wrote pred by mistake as I'm taking pred now. ;p Cortizone
derivatives won't "prevent" it, so to speak, but it will make it
clear
up and stay away for quite awhile - some cats have chronic
outbreaks
and an allergen cannot be determined. Some vets feel there is an
autoimmune response/component to the disease. The bottom line is
they
don't really know *what* the cause is, though. Kitties can live a
long time with it - mine has had hers since she was adopted - 13
years
ago. Until now, her outbreaks were well controlled. Lately she
has
had more of them, possibly dur to failing health with old age.

HTH,
-L.

Thanks for the info -- much appreciated!

Ginger-lyn


I can attest to that, Ginger-lyn. One shot made my cat's bumps
disappear three days later.

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
On 19 Nov 2003 16:22:11 -0800, (-L.) wrote:


Actually the best method of treatment is Depomedrol injection. I
wrote pred by mistake as I'm taking pred now. ;p Cortizone
derivatives won't "prevent" it, so to speak, but it will make it
clear
up and stay away for quite awhile - some cats have chronic
outbreaks
and an allergen cannot be determined. Some vets feel there is an
autoimmune response/component to the disease. The bottom line is
they
don't really know *what* the cause is, though. Kitties can live a
long time with it - mine has had hers since she was adopted - 13
years
ago. Until now, her outbreaks were well controlled. Lately she
has
had more of them, possibly dur to failing health with old age.

HTH,
-L.

Thanks for the info -- much appreciated!

Ginger-lyn


I can attest to that, Ginger-lyn. One shot made my cat's bumps
disappear three days later.

"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message
...
On 19 Nov 2003 16:22:11 -0800, (-L.) wrote:


Actually the best method of treatment is Depomedrol injection. I
wrote pred by mistake as I'm taking pred now. ;p Cortizone
derivatives won't "prevent" it, so to speak, but it will make it
clear
up and stay away for quite awhile - some cats have chronic
outbreaks
and an allergen cannot be determined. Some vets feel there is an
autoimmune response/component to the disease. The bottom line is
they
don't really know *what* the cause is, though. Kitties can live a
long time with it - mine has had hers since she was adopted - 13
years
ago. Until now, her outbreaks were well controlled. Lately she
has
had more of them, possibly dur to failing health with old age.

HTH,
-L.

Thanks for the info -- much appreciated!

Ginger-lyn


I can attest to that, Ginger-lyn. One shot made my cat's bumps
disappear three days later.

From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

So Cheeks wasn't bothered by the taste of it?

Lauren
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From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

So Cheeks wasn't bothered by the taste of it?

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

From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
That's great to hear, Kevin. I know I've heard about other cats
being helped
by Lysine too. I just heard that it tasted pretty bitter so
wondered how a cat
would tolerate it.


Laur, when I picked up Cheeks from the shelter the owner gave me a
small packet of Lysine and instructed me to add about half a teaspoon
to her wet food every day until it ran out. At that point we did not
know about her EGC or her asthma. The shelter owner explained that
many shelter cats have the rhinovirus and that stress can bring it out
of remission and bring on colds. Since relocating is stressful she
always gave out Lysine. Pretty sweet.

So Cheeks wasn't bothered by the taste of it?

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