I have searched all my email archives and I can't for the life of me find who recommended going to a compounding pharmacy to get compounded transdermal benedryl gel for my Phelix's allergies (my brain is like a sieve)...but Phelix and I just wanted to say thanks! (and please tell me who you are - !)
Phelix is my 8 yr. old, one-eyed from birth, 18lb tuxedo baby...and absolute soul mate. (here is his picture: http://www.trentdesigns.com/elizabeth/cats/phelix/phelix22.jpg) He sleeps on my arm every night and has to be on the side I am facing. If I turn over in the middle of the night -- he lets out this audible sigh...and moves to the other side of the bed so he can be where I am facing. The poor baby has a bright pink tummy and his back legs look like little granny legs because he's itching so much he's just chewed off all the hair. I had every test done on the planet...it's not ringworm...nothing that can be identified. The vet thinks it's allergies...I've wondered if it isn't OCD. We've tried immuno-regulin...steroid shots (which only last about two weeks)...but it looks like we're going to finally get some real allergy relief from the compounded benedryl...and Phelix would never have had this kind of relief if it weren't for the smart people here! He'll even let me touch his bright pink tummy tonight. I called my vet yesterday and told him about what I read here...so he called the compounding pharmacy. Turns out my vet uses them a good bit. I had never been to a compounding pharmacy. I was very impressed when I went during lunch today because the both pharmacists are multiple cat owners and they have experience with cat allergies. The pharmacist said that most cases of feline allergies are diet based...that cats are mainly carnivores and diets that have a lot of other 'stuff' in them tend to cause allergies. They use muscle testing with cats to see what types of cat food to use (I had no idea what he was talkng about - but he demonstrated...and that blew my mind). Both pharmacists say that they have individual diets for each cat based on their individual responses. The pharmacist took a lot of time with me when I asked about how it is applied, etc. Phelix didn't mind in the slightest when I applied it just inside his ear. I also got some homeopathic stuff to add to Phelix's water to help him with his allergies. We haven't started that yet - but will before we all turn in. You are the best -- Phelix and I thank you. elizabeth
