My vet says turning the heat on in the winter can cause it because of both stirring up any allergens in the system and the dryness as well........
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Yes, good idea. Of course, Gray just bought him a ton of chicken food. The odd thing is that he came from a feral colony, so you would think if he had food allergies they would have acted up then. I don't think he was getting rabbit or duck! He was actually fine for several months at the shelter as well, and then all of a sudden this started. It seems like it started at the same time that a horse arrived at the shelter, who lives next to the feral cat yard. It seems like he probably is not allergic to the horse, right? Gray thinks that maybe when they cleaned out and prepared the space for the horse there was some mold stirred up that he is allergic to? The only other change i can think of is that they put an oil-filled heater in the hayloft a month or so ago. I can't imagine what that would do, other than maybe make the air drier? At the shelter, they only eat dry food, which consists of all the donated dry foods mixed together, so it always is a little different. I suppose something could have been added a few weeks ago that affects him. It is kind of a mystery! Maybe he had a systemic reaction to his ear mites? But those were treated weeks ago as well...MichelleIn a message dated 2/17/05 10:00:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Michelle,Me again....In regards to diet. It is wise to r/o food allergies. I fostered 2 little darlings that came to me almost bald. :(After trial & error, we found success using a rabbit or duck formula, exclusively. Ended up feeding that to everyone, it was impossible to feed dry separate.Anyway, (Aspara)Gus & Sarah turned out to be gorgeous, long hairs!!Patti
