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foolmother - 07 Oct 2003 12:08 GMT

I need to know the dosage for a 9 pound cat for an antihistamine. My
cat has hay fever and it's his bad time of year. He si sneezing and
wheezing. I know that cats can take benedryl, tavist, dimetapp,
atarax. Any suggestions?

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Yngver - 07 Oct 2003 17:02 GMT

>I need to know the dosage for a 9 pound cat for an antihistamine. My
>cat has hay fever and it's his bad time of year. He si sneezing and
>wheezing. I know that cats can take benedryl, tavist, dimetapp,
>atarax. Any suggestions?

My suggestion is that you have the cat examined by a vet. Our cat has inhalant
allergies, and it's important to understand that the chronic inflammation can
lead to asthma if not properly treated. Antihistamines often don't work well
for cats--the one our vet prescribed was chlorpherniramine, but it didn't help
much. She is now on an inhaled medication, Flovent, which does control her
allergy.

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Philip ? - 07 Oct 2003 18:45 GMT

> > I need to know the dosage for a 9 pound cat for an
> > antihistamine. My cat has hay fever and it's his bad time of
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> now on an inhaled medication, Flovent, which does control her
> allergy.

Your cat is on a corticosteroid ... INHALER? Good grief! What are
you doing to the cat in the first place? Any yeast infections in the
cat's mouth?
--

~~Philip "Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

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Yngver - 07 Oct 2003 22:13 GMT

"Philip ®" 1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid wrote:

>Your cat is on a corticosteroid ... INHALER? Good grief! What are
>you doing to the cat in the first place?

What is that supposed to mean? Oral corticosteroids too often have undesirable
side effects when used long-term. Inhaled corticosteriods have not been shown
to have these same drawbacks. This is fast becoming the treatment of choice for
cats with asthma/chronic bronchitis.

Any yeast infections in the

>cat's mouth?

While thrush is a risk to humans using Flovent or similar inhaled medications,
there have not been any cases reported in cats.

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Philip ? - 08 Oct 2003 04:34 GMT

> > Your cat is on a corticosteroid ... INHALER? Good grief! What
> > are you doing to the cat in the first place?
>
> What is that supposed to mean?

You should infer that I am asking you: WHAT airborne pathogen are you
exposing your cat to that corticosteriods are needed to suppress the
hyper response in the cat? Is there mold in your house? What?

--

~~Philip "Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

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Yngver - 08 Oct 2003 17:15 GMT

"Philip ®" 1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid wrote:

>You should infer that I am asking you: WHAT airborne pathogen are you
>exposing your cat to that corticosteriods are needed to suppress the
>hyper response in the cat? Is there mold in your house? What?

I wish I knew. Probably whatever my husband is allergic to. We have eliminated
the most common allergens and installed a new air cleaner, but they haven't
helped much. It does seem to be seasonal. Since testing for airborne allergies
in cats is not very productive and the treatment would be the same in any case,
I haven't heard of too many vets doing it. I do think it's something about our
house, but my husband strongly disagrees.

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Philip ? - 08 Oct 2003 17:49 GMT

> > You should infer that I am asking you: WHAT airborne pathogen
> > are you exposing your cat to that corticosteriods are needed to
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> haven't heard of too many vets doing it. I do think it's something
> about our house, but my husband strongly disagrees.

Ahhhhhh! Maybe both are allergic to you? JUST KIDDING.

But seriously, molds and mildew can be present in the walls due to
weeping water / sewer pipes, under your house's foundation (assuming
a raised foundation home) and even in the crawl space under the roof.
Mold damage is the current BIG claim against home owner insurance
policies. Any flowering plants upwind of your house?
--

~~Philip "Never let school interfere
with your education - Mark Twain"

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Yngver - 08 Oct 2003 20:36 GMT

Philip ®" 1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid wrote:

>But seriously, molds and mildew can be present in the walls due to
>weeping water / sewer pipes, under your house's foundation (assuming
>a raised foundation home) and even in the crawl space under the roof.
>Mold damage is the current BIG claim against home owner insurance
>policies. Any flowering plants upwind of your house?
>--

Could be mold, I don't know. Our house was built in 1924 so who knows what's
growing in the walls. We have a whole-house air cleaner and this spring bought
an extra heavy duty one for upstairs, where it tends to get dustier. Since
we're planning to move next year, we're not going to embark on any major
projects, but I'm sure there are plenty of allergens in an old house like ours.
If moving cures everyone's allergies, that would be pretty wonderful.

And yes, of course we have flowering plants, and so do all the neighbors.

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PawsForThought - 07 Oct 2003 17:24 GMT

>From: leanne99@aol.com (foolmother)

Yes, contact a vet. Over the counter drugs should never be given to cats
without consulting a vet as to safety and dose.
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m. L. Briggs - 07 Oct 2003 17:41 GMT

Do you keep him indoors? MLB

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