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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. |
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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. |
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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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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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From: "Cheryl"
From Chapter 4 - why foods are allergenic Pet Allergies; Remedies for an epidemic Alfred J Plechner, DVM[1] Thanks, Cheryl, that was really interesting. Does he say anything about asthma in his book, do you know? ________ 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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From: "Cheryl"
From Chapter 4 - why foods are allergenic Pet Allergies; Remedies for an epidemic Alfred J Plechner, DVM[1] Thanks, Cheryl, that was really interesting. Does he say anything about asthma in his book, do you know? ________ 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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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 |
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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 |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... 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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