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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2005bald patches - food allergy?
Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) Thje 1st vet sugfested stress (a cat that spends most of the day asleep with no rival felines). New vet has suggested an allergic reaction to food - he eats Whiskas pouches (cat not vet). anyone else any ideas? John T To reply br email take out "the rubbish" > Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting > progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > To reply br email take out "the rubbish" I would change the food. Also, cats can become horrifically allergic to various plastics. If you use plastic feeding and water bowls, or other plastic items that the cat frequently touches, replace them with non- plastic, either stainless steel or ceramic. I learned about the plastic allergy when a cat I had many years ago lost most of the hair on her face and head and began developing sores around her mouth. The bowls had always been washed in the dishwasher and were very clean, but she was allergic to the plastic. The vet determined this and suggested the replacement, and also treated the area around her mouth with a salve.  SignatureWayne Boatwright ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 Thanks we are going to dump the plastic dishes ansd see if that makes a difference. >> Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting >> progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >suggested the replacement, and also treated the area around her mouth with >a salve. | Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting | progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] | | To reply br email take out "the rubbish" Whiskas *can* create allergies! Are the pouches the ones filled with cheese or so? They are only treats, not meant to be fed as main food. I would have suggested ringworm, but then your vet has looked at the problem. He can give you special food which is very good, but expensive. Here pet shops have excellent food for allergic cats too which is cheaper, Select Gold is a good one, but probably not available where you live. The question is of course what the cat (not the vet LOL) is allergic to. Did he (the vet) not say? (If he, the vet, does not know he could try the pouches himself ...) Carola >| Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting >| progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >problem. >He can give you special food which is very good, but expensive. We've tried "Special non-allergenic food from the vet but he won't touch it. He's also been offered fresch chicken , both dry-fried and boiled (vet's suggestion), but he won't eat that either. >Here pet shops have excellent food for allergic cats too which is cheaper, >Select Gold is a good one, but probably not available where you live. >The question is of course what the cat (not the vet LOL) is allergic to. Did >he (the vet) not say? Skin biopsy results suggest an allegy but no suggestions. We are going to try getting rid of the plastic food dishes. thanks for your suggestions. >Carola > We've tried "Special non-allergenic food from the vet but he won't > touch it. He's also been offered fresch chicken , both dry-fried > and boiled (vet's suggestion), but he won't eat that either. You might tempt him with some good quality ground beef, broken up and simmered in a little water (you don't want to fry it), then mixed with plain boiled rice and moistened with some of the water from the beef. You can supplement the nutrition with cat vitmins added to the food. Oh, and add just a little salt for flavor. SignatureWayne Boatwright ____________________________________________ Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974 Do you use any kind of flea treatment on your cat?if so was it right before this happened? Do you bath your cat and if so how often? Did you start giving treats just before this happened? Have you started using a new carpet deodorizer if you used any before? Anything even as small a change as to the type detergent you use on the dishes can set a sensitive kitty off. Shadow Walker > Our 8 year old neutored Tom has bald patches on his legs, getting > progressively larger (the bald patches not the cat.!) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > To reply br email take out "the rubbish"
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