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Cat Allergies And Itching?
I was the one that posted about the swelling on my cats bottom lip and
chin. It was suggested it might be an allergy to his plastic dishes or food. Wouldn't such allergies cause itching though? Still trying to figure out what's going on with him. I'm not encouraged about reading about vets not helping and giving things that might harm cats such as cortisone shots. |
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Cat Allergies And Itching?
It isn't an allergy so much as it is the fact that bacteria grow like
crazy on plastic dishes - therefore it is an infection and your little one probably needs antibiotics and new, nonplastic dishes. On Jan 6, 10:15�am, " wrote: I was the one that posted about the swelling on my cats bottom lip and chin. It was suggested it might be an allergy to his plastic dishes or food. Wouldn't such allergies cause itching though? Still trying to figure out what's going on with him. I'm not encouraged about reading about vets not helping and giving things that might harm cats such as cortisone shots. |
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Cat Allergies And Itching?
There may be itching involved with an allergic reaction, but not
necessarily. My cat has allergies of some kind. We aren't exactly sure what is the cause...whether it's food or environmental. (We thought it may be food related but now I'm leaning towards environmental since it seems to be worse in spring and fall.) He gets sores on his mouth and on his foot pads. He scratches some, but not enough that you would think that he's having a real problem. If it's any consolation, my vet has yet to give my cat a cortisone shot or any type of steroids for his allergies. We have changed his food to a novel protein diet and have been able to treat his outbreaks (when he has them) with antibiotics. So I don't think it's automatic that a vet will treat with steroids (even though I do understand that this is a normal treatment for allergies and my vet has said that if my cat's problems worsen, steriods would be a course of treatment). S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- wrote in message ... I was the one that posted about the swelling on my cats bottom lip and chin. It was suggested it might be an allergy to his plastic dishes or food. Wouldn't such allergies cause itching though? Still trying to figure out what's going on with him. I'm not encouraged about reading about vets not helping and giving things that might harm cats such as cortisone shots. |
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Cat Allergies And Itching?
wrote in message ... I was the one that posted about the swelling on my cats bottom lip and chin. It was suggested it might be an allergy to his plastic dishes or food. Wouldn't such allergies cause itching though? Still trying to figure out what's going on with him. I'm not encouraged about reading about vets not helping and giving things that might harm cats such as cortisone shots. Have you tried taking this cat to the vet to find out which allergy he has? They can diagnose whether or not it is the plastic dishes or not. You can't let someone else's poor experience at a vet prevent you from going to yours and having it diagnosed especially if they're good. My cats at one time had plastic water dishes and did just fine. |
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Cat Allergies And Itching?
On Jan 6, 11:50 am, "Cat Protector" wrote:
wrote in message ... I was the one that posted about the swelling on my cats bottom lip and chin. It was suggested it might be an allergy to his plastic dishes or food. Wouldn't such allergies cause itching though? Still trying to figure out what's going on with him. I'm not encouraged about reading about vets not helping and giving things that might harm cats such as cortisone shots. Have you tried taking this cat to the vet to find out which allergy he has? They can diagnose whether or not it is the plastic dishes or not. You can't let someone else's poor experience at a vet prevent you from going to yours and having it diagnosed especially if they're good. My cats at one time had plastic water dishes and did just fine. Thanks guys! He was fine for over 3 years with those plastic water and feed dishes, but I got him stainless ones anyway. They were old and used before, but I didn't realize the bacteria issues. He's eating from glass ones now until they come. It's just that there seems to be a link between diabetes and steroids, so I'm very concerned. I will take him next week, when I'm back to where he is, if it doesn't look any better. I don't live with the cat all the time. |
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