Antihistamine for cat allergy
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i have recently got rid of my cat witch i was allergic to i was and still are having asthma and difficulty breathing im a bit confused because my cat is know gone and although the symptoms have eased they have not gone altogether is this common?
how long am i to expect this to go on for can anybody help?
Hi Apdederzoli
Yes, unfortunately it is very possible that you are developing asthma as a result of living with the cat. I do not think you are over reacting. The symptoms that sound like asthma are the lack of breath and the strange feeling like breathing cold air. Understand that to be sure about the diagnosis, you should really see a doctor who will listen to your chest and organize a peak flow test. Sometimes more formal testing is necessary to be entirely certain about the diagnosis.
I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis at age of 17. Today I am 32, and some months ago I adopted a cat from the streets. When he started sleeping in my room, I had to triple my anti-inflammatory dose for some reason. As if that wasn't strange enough, after I took an antihistamine to control my allergy to the cat, when I woke up the next day my pain was DRASTICALLY increased. It was almost like I didn't take any anti-inflammatory at all.
But first, make sure the problem is the pussycat. Perhaps the cat could be boared away for a while and you could see if the symptoms subside? It may be general asthma developing from other reasons.
If it is the cat the answer is not to take medications. The inflamation can be life-threatening and is nothing to fool with.
Your symptoms present exactly the same as mine. I have cat allergies, but have had a cat for the past year with no problems. However, just a few days before I got this rash, we took in another cat. So I'm thinking it could be allergies that cat. However, when I looked up pictures of the rash online, it looked more like irritant contact dermatitis rather than allergic contact dermatitis. Oh dear, I just saw that you wrote in 2008, so I'm sure your rash is gone by now.
My cat had fleas and he was constantly licking, fur was coming off and he lost weight. Vet gave him a shot and a pill, he started to gain weight again and returned to his old self and bothering the dog and playing. He stopped for a while but actually did have to have the shot and pill twice. Where he licked the fur off in the beginning all grew back. He is still his playful self but he is licking again and his hind legs are losing fur and one side of his backend by his tail.
my sinuses constantly ache and I occasionally get these terrible ear aches that are really debilitating (extremely painful). i can feel the pressure draining and radiating in front of my ear down into my eustachian tube. the whole area around the ear is extremely tender to the touch and pressurized. i really believe it's allergy related, especially with living with a cat. what is the best promotion of faciliting the draining of fluid through my ear to avoid this/treat this?
t rub your eyes with your fingers/hands when they start to itch. The reason for not letting the cat near your face is because many people including me have asthma attacks from the allergy. Another thing, if your friend don't mind, is to buy a shampoo that solves the saliva problem. If the cat/s is cleaned with this shampoo, it heavily controls the situation.
I currently take Xyzal and Nasacort for allergies and medication for asthma (Singulair and Symbicort). I'm also taking allergy shots for cat dander and grass pollens. When I go running by wooded areas I get a horrible runny nose. My runny nose goes away about 10-15 minutes after I get inside from my run. I'm wondering if it could be from allergies or if it could be from something else.
Thanks.
I have allergies, dust, hay fever, cat hair ect.... not life or death type allergies, but sneezing, itchy nose and eyes, headaches. I take a one a day antihistamine to deal with it. .. but it says on the box not to take if pregnant. Im only 7 weeks, and have stopped taking them... but my allergies are horrible at the moment. All the sneezing is not helping with my morning sickness. During my last pregancey my symptoms actually went away but not this time...
I have a 7yr old Cat that has started licking and knibbling at her hair. She is a completely indoor cat (spayed and de-clawed) and always has been. We have a 3yr old small dog. 3 months ago we got a bad flea infestation and it took some time but we got rid of them. Both animals are treated every months with flea meds (but had never had to treat our animals for fleas before this outbrake). During the outbrake AlleyCat cleared all the hair on her belly area (no lesions or sores).
SO, NOW FOR THE INTELLIGENT ANSWER.... Mucus over-production is caused by an irritation such as allergy, virus, or bacteria. It's your body's attempt to flush out the offender. In your case, the mucus is clear, seems to come and go, and doesn't come with other symptoms suggestive of infection (fever, malaise, pain, etc).
Most likely, you have simple allergies to airborne allergens.
If you use an antihistamine thinking it's an allergy when indeed it's really a heart problem, the antihistamine can make the heart worse, so you must get a diagnoses before you treat.....
Licking air is usually Nausea or acid reflux....Post nasal drip normally causes a cough...Good luck & let us know what you find out....
sounds like a respiratory allergy. take an OTC antihistamine and use a nasal spray like Ocean Saline Spray. Do not mix antihistamines though such as an oral antihistamine and spray. Ocean Spray does not have an antihistamine and will simply dry you out and is safe to use with an antihistamine.
Hi. My old cat, Bootsie is 13 and has been scratching herself raw for the past week or so. She's an inside cat so there are no fleas. If there were I would be one big flea bite. She's been eating the same food since we got her @ 3 months old. Right now I try to get her the IAMS adult 11+. I don't have a car so I have to go to the closest supermarket. Sometimes they have it but mostly not so I get her the oldest I can find which is 6+.
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