What affects us affects cats
This is turning the tables in a dramatic way because almost all the literature on cat allergies concerns humans being allergic to cats. My research on the subject of cats being allergic to humans results in the conclusion that humans do not directly produce an allergen which sits on their skin or in their …
Whether cat litter can cause allergies in humans and cats is an interesting question because almost all we hear about (concerning cats and allergies) is the human allergy to cats caused by the protein Fel D1 in the cat’s saliva. It would be ironic if cat litter caused allergies in cats and humans. Without …
Food allergies interest and concern me. I wonder whether they are more common than people think. A cat living in Britain, Munchkin, not a dwarf cat of the same name but a long-haired grey-and-white moggy is allergic to fish, milk, chicken and tinned cat food. She is allergic to foods that cats like. The …
Some cats are allergic to plastic. There are a lot of things in the household and around the home to which a cat can be allergic. I believe allergic reactions in cats is a bigger problem than we like to believe. Plastic feeding bowls can create an allergic reaction. It isn’t just the fact …
What are the signs of an allergic reaction to food for a cat? The symptoms of allergic reactions are often rather vague and it is difficult for people to figure out what caused them and if it’s an allergic reaction it is difficult to work out where the allergen is coming from (an allergen …
The reason why I am writing a short article on this topic is because it might be useful to a cat owner to set out some possible causes on the basis that, on my reading of the situation, some veterinarians might resort to steroid treatments a little too hastily. They might do this because …
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is described as the disease of the decade with respect to domestic cats. The description comes from Elizabeth Hodgkins the veterinarian who wrote the excellent book Your Cat. According to Elizabeth, over the past 10 years in America, the number of new cases of feline IBD has increased more than …
The default treatment for an allergic reaction in a cat is a steroid jab and/or prednisone, a steroid tablet. The treatment could be a combination antibiotic/steroid jab.”It is the only treatment they [vets] can offer”. “…This is the 3rd vet I’ve been to in the past 9 months who won’t give my cat anything …
