Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[catatonya]

just reread the ALLERGIES part! duh!catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Have you tried interferon?  My vet used to put negative cats/kittens on interferon to help with URI's at our shelter
 
t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK - Lancelot's getting better but still not out of the water! Again, he is a mostly white, felv- cat (maybe 1.5 yr old) with allergies.I took him to a second vet I go to, 1 hour away. She did ozone, and gave me Ovaban (sp). He did get better. We did 1 week of daily Ovaban, then once a week.

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[catatonya]

Have you tried interferon?  My vet used to put negative cats/kittens on interferon to help with URI's at our shelter
 
t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK - Lancelot's getting better but still not out of the water! Again, he is a mostly white, felv- cat (maybe 1.5 yr old) with allergies.I took him to a second vet I go to, 1 hour away. She did ozone, and gave me Ovaban (sp). He did get better. We did 1 week of daily Ovaban, then once a week.

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Nina]

Hi Gloria,
I'm sorry Lance isn't all better, it sure sounds like you and he have 
been through alot of treatment options looking for something to help 
him.  I've never had this sort of problem with someone under my care, 
but when I was reading up on Budesonide for Gypsy's IBD, (instead of 
Pred), I found out it's prescribed, (for people), as an inhalant for 
allergy problems.  When they use it for IBD, it's in an injectable 
form.  It's a corticosteroid used to treat the symptoms that Lance is 
displaying.  Have you talked about it with your vet?  The link below is 
the first one that came up when I Googled it just now.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601030.html

How about Lyprinol?  It's an Omega acid anti inflammatory that's made 
from sea mussels, I'm giving it to my GSD Zevon for his spine problems 
and it seems to be helping.  Some folks on my IBD list have given it to 
their cats too.  It's so hard to know if Zevon is doing well because of 
it, or something else that I'm doing for him, but his spinal problems 
are suppose to be degenerative and he's remained stable in his symptoms 
for a couple months now.  Here's the link to their product information page:

http://www.lyprinol.com/home.htm

As far as getting the TF into Lance...  Sally says she gives it up to 3 
times a day for kitties that are in distress.  She mixes it with a 
little water and syringes it, in an assist-feeding kind of way.  It 
doesn't taste bad, in fact my kitties eat it happily mixed with some 
babyfood.  Is Lance a picky eater usually?


I sure hope that Lance makes a complete turnaround soon.  He's so young, 
what's with this fellow?  Doesn't he know how hard you're trying to get 
him better?  Keep us informed,

Nina


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

OK - Lancelot's getting better but still not out of the water!   
Again, he is a mostly white, felv- cat (maybe 1.5 yr old) with  
allergies.


I took him to a second vet I go to, 1 hour away.  She did ozone, and  
gave me Ovaban (sp).  He did get better. We did 1 week of daily  
Ovaban, then once a week.


He's not scratching as badly, swelling has gone down, his nose isn't  
nearly as plugged up, but he still looks somewhat inflamed and a  
little sniffly.   I'm taking him back to her this week sometime, for  
more ozone.   He's still red faced, a bit.


Before that, he had Amoxi, Zeniquin, Dex, Tylosin, intereferon,   
blood test, skin biopsy, ear fungal test, other stuff.  Have tried  
Transfer Factor periodically, but hard to do because of the picky way  
he eats (and having 8-9 other cats).  Have used Interferon regularly.


I just can't get this kitty "WELL".  Somebody suggested Cyclosporin.   
First vet said this is expensive, I'll ask the second vet. But they  
say he has ALLERGIES.   I am changing to Petguard (health food store)  
pet food.  Any suggestions for allergies?  Trying to get this kitty  
well!


Gloria

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Del Daniels]

Gloria,
 
While pricey, have you tested him for 
allergies?  It was close to $300 for each of my Daisy (-) and Butch 
(FIV+).  Now they have allergy shots.  Daisy is allergic to many 
things and changing her food has helped considerably.  Both of them still 
have flare-ups; theirs is skin.  The IVD fm the vet was best but Daisy will 
only eat Wellness chicken or turkey.  Her allergies are the carbs! rice, 
grains, etc., unusual for cats.  Butch did not test positive for foods yet 
the IVD or Wellness has helped him as well.  The allergy serum isn't cheap 
either, again about $300 each for a batch which lasts quite a while ... began in 
early January I think and still using the same vials.  
 
Del

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  
  Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 6:58 
  AM
  Subject: Re: Sniffles and red face- 
  Lancelot
  OK - Lancelot's getting better but still not out of the 
  water!   Again, he is a mostly white, felv- cat (maybe 1.5 yr 
  old) with  allergies.I took him to a second vet I go to, 1 
  hour away.  She did ozone, and  gave me Ovaban (sp).  He 
  did get better. We did 1 week of daily  Ovaban, then once a 
  week.He's not scratching as badly, swelling has gone down, his nose 
  isn't  nearly as plugged up, but he still looks somewhat inflamed and 
  a  little sniffly.   I'm taking him back to her this week 
  sometime, for  more ozone.   He's still red faced, a 
  bit.Before that, he had Amoxi, Zeniquin, Dex, Tylosin, 
  intereferon,   blood test, skin biopsy, ear fungal test, other 
  stuff.  Have tried  Transfer Factor periodically, but hard to do 
  because of the picky way  he eats (and having 8-9 other cats).  
  Have used Interferon regularly.I just can't get this kitty 
  "WELL".  Somebody suggested Cyclosporin.   First vet said 
  this is expensive, I'll ask the second vet. But they  say he has 
  ALLERGIES.   I am changing to Petguard (health food store)  
  pet food.  Any suggestions for allergies?  Trying to get this 
  kitty  well!GloriaOn Jul 18, 2005, at 7:26 PM, 
  catatonya wrote:> Great News>> Gloria 
  Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
  wrote: I'd written about my  > problems with Lancelot - my little 
  mostly white> kitty - he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and 
  eyes, face> and neck starting to itch. Weird. His nose was stopped up, 
  he looked> miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his 
  neck.>> Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, 
  blood test,> fungal test. No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, 
  the 1st> seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or 
  other> allergies as a possibilities.>> Last Friday, I 
  took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in> Hot Springs. 
  I've gone to her before for several years. She gave> him ozone in his 
  ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then> gave me Ovaban (if I 
  spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a> week (then reduce to 
  once a week).>> Guess what! He's better. I'll still be curious 
  to see what the skin> biopsy says, but I'm delighted.>> 
  Gloria>>>> On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Gloria B. 
  Lane wrote:> > Hey Tonya,> >> > I just attempted 
  to have some Chlorphenarimine / Chlor Trimeton> > compounded into an 
  ear cream. They got it wrong and made a liquid> > for oral 
  consumption. The pharmacy said the ear cream would be $50.> 
  >> > I'm curious - how much do you get and how much does it 
  cost?> >> > I didn't know you could give kitties Benadryl, 
  so interested in  > that.> >> > My problem is 
  Lancelot - got him in January,February - declawed,> > outdoors for 
  two months. He had the sniffles. I've tried> > everything - Lysine, 
  Interferon, antibiotics, most recently a depo> > shot, which of 
  course did help some. THought I'd do the ear cream> > because he's 
  so hard to pill.> >> > Anyhow - any suggestions are 
  appreciated, and info on *ear cream* !> >> > 
  Gloria> >> >> >> > At 12:26 PM 
  7/2/2005, you wrote:> >> >> I had it compounded into a 
  cream for her ears to make it easier to> >> give it to her. She 
  is overgrooming her tummy and her 2 back legs> >> to where there 
  is very little hair yet. The vet says it's> >> allergies and 
  recommended prednisolone. We tried the baths, but> >> she really 
  HATED that!> >>> >> her benadryl dose is 25 mg. 
  twice daily.> >>> >> t> >>> 
  >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> 
  >> What is the dose, and why is she getting 

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Jenn]

If you happen onto any magical cure for general 
"allergies" let me know too! Mythic is STILL going through bald and scabby 
phases. At first, changing his food seemed to help, but he's all scabby again 
now. Really sad to look at... if anyone sees him like this, they will think I 
neglect my cats! I've tried SO many things, so many tests NOTHING helps the 
poor guy. The only thing that helps is steroid shots, and that's every other 
week for him, and I HATE to do it to him, but it looks like it's time for a 
month or two of shots.
JennAdopt a FIV+ cat:http://jenn.rescuegroup.org/FELV/FIV/
 
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Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[gblane]

OK - Lancelot's getting better but still not out of the water!   
Again, he is a mostly white, felv- cat (maybe 1.5 yr old) with  
allergies.


I took him to a second vet I go to, 1 hour away.  She did ozone, and  
gave me Ovaban (sp).  He did get better. We did 1 week of daily  
Ovaban, then once a week.


He's not scratching as badly, swelling has gone down, his nose isn't  
nearly as plugged up, but he still looks somewhat inflamed and a  
little sniffly.   I'm taking him back to her this week sometime, for  
more ozone.   He's still red faced, a bit.


Before that, he had Amoxi, Zeniquin, Dex, Tylosin, intereferon,   
blood test, skin biopsy, ear fungal test, other stuff.  Have tried  
Transfer Factor periodically, but hard to do because of the picky way  
he eats (and having 8-9 other cats).  Have used Interferon regularly.


I just can't get this kitty "WELL".  Somebody suggested Cyclosporin.   
First vet said this is expensive, I'll ask the second vet. But they  
say he has ALLERGIES.   I am changing to Petguard (health food store)  
pet food.  Any suggestions for allergies?  Trying to get this kitty  
well!


Gloria


On Jul 18, 2005, at 7:26 PM, catatonya wrote:


Great News

Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'd written about my  
problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white

kitty - he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face
and neck starting to itch. Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked
miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.

Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,
fungal test. No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st
seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other
allergies as a possibilities.

Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in
Hot Springs. I've gone to her before for several years. She gave
him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then
gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a
week (then reduce to once a week).

Guess what! He's better. I'll still be curious to see what the skin
biopsy says, but I'm delighted.

Gloria



On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote:
> Hey Tonya,
>
> I just attempted to have some Chlorphenarimine / Chlor Trimeton
> compounded into an ear cream. They got it wrong and made a liquid
> for oral consumption. The pharmacy said the ear cream would be $50.
>
> I'm curious - how much do you get and how much does it cost?
>
> I didn't know you could give kitties Benadryl, so interested in  
that.

>
> My problem is Lancelot - got him in January,February - declawed,
> outdoors for two months. He had the sniffles. I've tried
> everything - Lysine, Interferon, antibiotics, most recently a depo
> shot, which of course did help some. THought I'd do the ear cream
> because he's so hard to pill.
>
> Anyhow - any suggestions are appreciated, and info on *ear cream* !
>
> Gloria
>
>
>
> At 12:26 PM 7/2/2005, you wrote:
>
>> I had it compounded into a cream for her ears to make it easier to
>> give it to her. She is overgrooming her tummy and her 2 back legs
>> to where there is very little hair yet. The vet says it's
>> allergies and recommended prednisolone. We tried the baths, but
>> she really HATED that!
>>
>> her benadryl dose is 25 mg. twice daily.
>>
>> t
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> What is the dose, and why is she getting it? And why in her ears?
>> You can actually give Benadryl orally to cats, the dosage is 1MG
>> per pound, so since a tablet is 25MG, you'd need to give a little
>> less than 1/2 a tablet to a 10 pound cat, or if you buy the
>> capsules, you can dissolve the opened capsule's powder into a bit
>> of water, shake well, and only give 1/3 of the liquid, OR use
>> children's benadryl liquid, but I'm not sure the strength of that,
>> so you'd have to do the math. When you say she is overgrooming, do
>> you mean she is cleaning one spot until she has no hair left? For
>> Mythic's skin itchies, I just used a good quality aloe cat shampoo
>> and bathed him once a week, and it seemed to help him a lot. The
>> vet gave me a special shampoo, but I found some stuff at the
>> hardware store that seems to help even more. The stuff the vet
>> sold me is made by Virbac, and it's called Epi-Soothe Shampoo
>> (label says available through vets only, and no number). The stuff
>> that works better for Mythic, is made by TropiClean, and it's
>> called Aloe Moist Natural Shampoo (1-800-542-7387). I wont ever
>> buy any other kind of shampoo again, it's really awesome stuff,
>> smells great too. Mythic also got shots at the vet for a while,
>> I'd have to dig up his records to tell you what it was though.
>> They only last for a couple of weeks, wasn't really worth the
>> trip. Changing his food to one with no grains helped more than
>> anything, his hair is still thin, but he does not scratch much at
>> all now.
>>
>> Jenn
>> http://ucat.us
>> http://ucat.us/dom

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[catatonya]

Great NewsGloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white kitty - he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face and neck starting to itch. Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test, fungal test. No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other allergies as a possibilities.Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in Hot Springs. I've gone to her before for several years. She gave him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a week (then reduce to once a week).Guess what! He's better. I'll
 still be curious to see what the skin biopsy says, but I'm delighted.GloriaOn Jul 2, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote:> Hey Tonya,>> I just attempted to have some Chlorphenarimine / Chlor Trimeton > compounded into an ear cream. They got it wrong and made a liquid > for oral consumption. The pharmacy said the ear cream would be $50.>> I'm curious - how much do you get and how much does it cost?>> I didn't know you could give kitties Benadryl, so interested in that.>> My problem is Lancelot - got him in January,February - declawed, > outdoors for two months. He had the sniffles. I've tried > everything - Lysine, Interferon, antibiotics, most recently a depo > shot, which of course did help some. THought I'd do the ear cream > because he's so hard to pill.>> Anyhow - any suggestions are appreciated, and info on *ear cream*
 !>> Gloria At 12:26 PM 7/2/2005, you wrote:>>> I had it compounded into a cream for her ears to make it easier to >> give it to her. She is overgrooming her tummy and her 2 back legs >> to where there is very little hair yet. The vet says it's >> allergies and recommended prednisolone. We tried the baths, but >> she really HATED that! her benadryl dose is 25 mg. twice daily. t [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>> What is the dose, and why is she getting it? And why in her ears? >> You can actually give Benadryl orally to cats, the dosage is 1MG >> per pound, so since a tablet is 25MG, you'd need to give a little >> less than 1/2 a tablet to a 10 pound cat, or if you buy the >> capsules, you can dissolve the opened capsule's powder into a bit >> of water, shake well,
 and only give 1/3 of the liquid, OR use >> children's benadryl liquid, but I'm not sure the strength of that, >> so you'd have to do the math. When you say she is overgrooming, do >> you mean she is cleaning one spot until she has no hair left? For >> Mythic's skin itchies, I just used a good quality aloe cat shampoo >> and bathed him once a week, and it seemed to help him a lot. The >> vet gave me a special shampoo, but I found some stuff at the >> hardware store that seems to help even more. The stuff the vet >> sold me is made by Virbac, and it's called Epi-Soothe Shampoo >> (label says available through vets only, and no number). The stuff >> that works better for Mythic, is made by TropiClean, and it's >> called Aloe Moist Natural Shampoo (1-800-542-7387). I wont ever >> buy any other kind of shampoo again, it's really awesome stuff, >> smells great
 too. Mythic also got shots at the vet for a while, >> I'd have to dig up his records to tell you what it was though. >> They only last for a couple of weeks, wasn't really worth the >> trip. Changing his food to one with no grains helped more than >> anything, his hair is still thin, but he does not scratch much at >> all now. Jenn>> http://ucat.us>> http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html ~ >> ~~>> DD is still overgrooming with the benadryl cream. It doesn't seem >> to effect her. Her dosage is 1mL twice daily (alternate ears) do >> you remember what you used? I saved some other ideas I may try >> next, but the pharmacist said my prescription was a very 'low' >> dose. I wonder if my vet prescribed a low dose because
 she didn't >> think it would work and I insisted on trying it? My vet can be >> like that>> No virus found in this outgoing message.>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.>> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/35 - Release Date: >> 6/30/2005>>

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Gloria B. Lane]

I've never used Ovaban before.  Apparently it's a hormonal substance that's 
sometimes used for skin allergies/problems.  Long term use can cause 
cancer, but maybe he'll be ok with short-term.


I've used ozone several times on kitties - and it's been great.  Think 
being "non-traditional", it's not commonly used by the veterinary 
community, and is illegal for human use (unfortunately).   But think it can 
be very helpful for those bacteria that are anerobic - meaning cannot 
survive in an oxygen environment - because Ozone is unstable and let's go 
it's 3rd electron easily, and so produces oxygen.


Don't know if I've got all that right, but think so.

Gloria

At 01:56 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:
Hooray for you and Lancelot!  What the heck is Ovaban?  And ozone in his 
ears??  The second vet sounds like a keeper!  Thanks for posting about 
Lance, prayers coming your way that he continues to improve.  Way to go girl!

Nina

Gloria Lane wrote:


I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white
kitty -  he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face
and neck starting to itch.  Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked
miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.

Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,
fungal test.  No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st
seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other
allergies as a possibilities.

Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in
Hot Springs.  I've gone to her before for several years.  She gave
him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then
gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a
week (then reduce to once a week).

Guess what!  He's better.  I'll still be curious to see what the skin
biopsy says, but I'm delighted.

Gloria

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Gloria B. Lane]

Thanks!  Yup, I gotta have more than one or even two vets - those second 
opinions are priceless.


Gloria


At 01:56 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:
Hooray for you and Lancelot!  What the heck is Ovaban?  And ozone in his 
ears??  The second vet sounds like a keeper!  Thanks for posting about 
Lance, prayers coming your way that he continues to improve.  Way to go girl!

Nina

Gloria Lane wrote:


I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white
kitty -  he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face
and neck starting to itch.  Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked
miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.

Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,
fungal test.  No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st
seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other
allergies as a possibilities.

Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in
Hot Springs.  I've gone to her before for several years.  She gave
him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then
gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a
week (then reduce to once a week).

Guess what!  He's better.  I'll still be curious to see what the skin
biopsy says, but I'm delighted.

Gloria

RE: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Gloria, I am so glad that you found another vet who was able to provide
you a second opinion, and more than anything else, that Lancelot is
doing much better! - it shows how important that we always get a 2nd
(third) opinion for our little critters!

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 2:12 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

Thanks!  Yup, I gotta have more than one or even two vets - those second

opinions are priceless.

Gloria


At 01:56 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:
>Hooray for you and Lancelot!  What the heck is Ovaban?  And ozone in
his 
>ears??  The second vet sounds like a keeper!  Thanks for posting about 
>Lance, prayers coming your way that he continues to improve.  Way to go
girl!
>Nina
>
>Gloria Lane wrote:
>
>>I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white
>>kitty -  he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face
>>and neck starting to itch.  Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked
>>miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.
>>
>>Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,
>>fungal test.  No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st
>>seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other
>>allergies as a possibilities.
>>
>>Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in
>>Hot Springs.  I've gone to her before for several years.  She gave
>>him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then
>>gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a
>>week (then reduce to once a week).
>>
>>Guess what!  He's better.  I'll still be curious to see what the skin
>>biopsy says, but I'm delighted.
>>
>>Gloria
>
>
>

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Nina]

Hooray for you and Lancelot!  What the heck is Ovaban?  And ozone in his 
ears??  The second vet sounds like a keeper!  Thanks for posting about 
Lance, prayers coming your way that he continues to improve.  Way to go 
girl!

Nina

Gloria Lane wrote:

I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white  
kitty -  he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face  
and neck starting to itch.  Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked  
miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.


Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,  
fungal test.  No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st  
seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other  
allergies as a possibilities.


Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in  
Hot Springs.  I've gone to her before for several years.  She gave  
him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then  
gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a  
week (then reduce to once a week).


Guess what!  He's better.  I'll still be curious to see what the skin  
biopsy says, but I'm delighted.


Gloria

Re: Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[felv]

Wonderful news Gloria! I'm so glad he is finally 
getting some relief! Good call, taking him for a second 
opinion.
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Sniffles and red face- Lancelot

[Gloria Lane]

I'd written about my problems with Lancelot - my little mostly white  
kitty -  he had the slight sniffles, red swollen face and eyes, face  
and neck starting to itch.  Weird. His nose was stopped up, he looked  
miserable. He was starting to scratch bloody places on his neck.


Took him to my "usual" vet, who tried Amoxi, Zeniquin, blood test,  
fungal test.  No help. He had a couple of Cortisone shots, the 1st  
seemed to make it better then worse. She suggested food or other  
allergies as a possibilities.


Last Friday, I took him to another vet I go to, about an hour away in  
Hot Springs.  I've gone to her before for several years.  She gave  
him ozone in his ears (ear insufflation), did a skin biopsy, then  
gave me Ovaban (if I spelled it right) and I'm giving him that for a  
week (then reduce to once a week).


Guess what!  He's better.  I'll still be curious to see what the skin  
biopsy says, but I'm delighted.


Gloria



On Jul 2, 2005, at 12:45 PM, Gloria B. Lane wrote:

Hey Tonya,

I just attempted to have some Chlorphenarimine / Chlor Trimeton  
compounded into an ear cream.  They got it wrong and made a liquid  
for oral consumption.  The pharmacy said the ear cream would be $50.


I'm curious - how much do you get and how much does it cost?

I didn't know you could give kitties Benadryl, so interested in that.

My problem is Lancelot - got him in January,February - declawed,  
outdoors for two months.  He had the sniffles.  I've tried  
everything - Lysine, Interferon, antibiotics, most recently a depo  
shot, which of course did help some.  THought I'd do the ear cream  
because he's so hard to pill.


Anyhow - any suggestions are appreciated, and info on *ear cream* !

Gloria



At 12:26 PM 7/2/2005, you wrote:

I had it compounded into a cream for her ears to make it easier to  
give it to her.  She is overgrooming her tummy and her 2 back legs  
to where there is very little hair yet.  The vet says it's  
allergies and recommended prednisolone.  We tried the baths, but  
she really HATED that!


her benadryl dose is 25 mg. twice daily.

t

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What is the dose, and why is she getting it? And why in her ears?  
You can actually give Benadryl orally to cats, the dosage is 1MG  
per pound, so since a tablet is 25MG, you'd need to give a little  
less than 1/2 a tablet to a 10 pound cat, or if you buy the  
capsules, you can dissolve the opened capsule's powder into a bit  
of water, shake well, and only give 1/3 of the liquid, OR use  
children's benadryl liquid, but I'm not sure the strength of that,  
so you'd have to do the math. When you say she is overgrooming, do  
you mean she is cleaning one spot until she has no hair left? For  
Mythic's skin itchies, I just used a good quality aloe cat shampoo  
and bathed him once a week, and it seemed to help him a lot. The  
vet gave me a special shampoo, but I found some stuff at the  
hardware store that seems to help even more. The stuff the vet  
sold me is made by Virbac, and it's called Epi-Soothe Shampoo  
(label says available through vets only, and no number). The stuff  
that works better for Mythic, is made by TropiClean, and it's  
called Aloe Moist Natural Shampoo (1-800-542-7387). I wont ever  
buy any other kind of shampoo again, it's really awesome stuff,  
smells great too. Mythic also got shots at the vet for a while,  
I'd have to dig up his records to tell you what it was though.  
They only last for a couple of weeks, wasn't really worth the  
trip. Changing his food to one with no grains helped more than  
anything, his hair is still thin, but he does not scratch much at  
all now.


Jenn
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DD is still overgrooming with the benadryl cream.  It doesn't seem  
to effect her.  Her dosage is 1mL twice daily (alternate ears) do  
you remember what you used?  I saved some other ideas I may try  
next, but the pharmacist said my prescription was a very 'low'  
dose.  I wonder if my vet prescribed a low dose because she didn't  
think it would work and I insisted on trying it?  My vet can be  
like that

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