My one feral loses his hair sometimes & then it grows back. One of my FeLV babies took months to grow her hair back where she was shaved when she was spade. I think it is just a result of the depressed immune system. Beth ------Original Message------ From: Heather Sender: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org ReplyTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] update on Whimsy Sent: Apr 16, 2010 9:56 AM
This sounds similar to a lot of allergy, or flea allergy, hair loss we've seen in outdoor cats here. Even if there aren't apparent fleas, allergic reactions can be triggered by just one....and of course, it could also be "seasonal" type allergies. Glad he is doing well! On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Emeraldkittee <emeraldkit...@yahoo.com>wrote: > yes, and I brought up demodex too, but they said it wasn't that. > > I brought my gentian violet to show the vet and she said 'why not' - she's > a great dr, because she is open to new ideas. > > he is a survivior :) and it's an honor to care for him:) > > --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> wrote: > > > From: Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] update on Whimsy > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:50 PM > > > This sounds very good. Did the vet ever suggest demodex mite as the cause > of > the itching and fur loss? > My vet says it's almost impossible to test for ringworm. He doesn't even > test anymore. He tends to treat small patches with human fungal cream and > larger patches with an oral medication. > Whimsy sounds like a survivor! > Thanks for taking care of him! > L > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Emeraldkittee > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:35 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] update on Whimsy > > Whimsy - (the outdoor, "used to be feral" FeLV little boy who had a scary > jerking/twitching episode a few weeks back you might recall) - had his > check > up and everything was normal. His bloodwork and stool came back normal > too. His skin has been his only issue - he was bald on the left side, then > the right, now it's down to his tail. This is the 8th week of this, and I > had figured it was ringworm. He has no fleas nor mites, and the clinic > didn't think it was ringworm, but of course tested him (it's ongoing, for > those who aren't familiar - they put it in a jar, and see if it grows) It > may have been self limiting and somehow he cleared it. Or, it could be > severe allergies. He is a long hair (so hard to be an outside baby with > long > fur!) and matted so severely in the winter (before I could touch him) that > it's also possible this is why there was hair loss. His itching is severe > but the skin now is normal (used to have lesions) He hates fish oil, I > was hoping he would take it to soothe the inflamation. > > My vet was surprised that everything was normal, since his IFA was > positive, > too. Or, can it be that if the immune system is just so out of whack it > can't even register in the bloodwork? His heart/lungs/lymph nodes, etc are > all normal too. We think he is just under 2 years old. He lost 7 ounces, > but that was since the neutering in Jan, and could be normal. > > He's got a set up in the shed, but likes to sleep right on the patio and > back door stoop; I am also showing him the sunroom, and he's slowly > checking > it out, so I hope he can stay in there. He's no longer terrified of > ceilings, but only cautious, and is understanding that 'inside is good'. > Every time I take him to the vet, he gets more loving, like he knows we are > trying to help him. I guess I will take his results as good news for now, > and try to be as preventative as we can. > > thanks for everyone's help. He's such an adorable character, with a high > pitched meeew and jade green eyes. And he knows his daddy now too, and made > sure he fell in love with him too (he seemed to know that was the ticket to > getting 'in') > > Shannon > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
