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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -J <Workho…@example.net> wrote in message <news:3FEBBBBF.EF72FDCE@execulink.com>… > Pell Nilly wrote: > > Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! > > I just adopted a deserted cat. (Yay!) I seem to be allergic to her. > > (Boo! I haven’t been noticably allergic to anything except the direct > > saliva of one prior cat.) Having no intention of putting the cat > > through another traumatic life change, I’m thinking it’s time to fix > > my body’s habit of attacking things that aren’t invaders. Seems to me > > I ought to be able to help the lupus in the process if I can find some > > natural ways of redirecting my body. > Prescription catfood and bathing my cats at least once a year helped me > with that (and keeping the cats brushed and the place "fur-free"). I use > watered down plain head and shoulders and then towel dry in a warm > environment or let them sun dry (away from drafts so they don’t get sick). > But if the allergy is severe, it might not be a workable situation. You > might have to bath her once every few weeks. And some cats lick themselves > more after a bath..ie more saliva which contains proteins..hence an age > appropriate vet prescription diet. Now about bathing a cat…… > J

What’s the prescription for, for the catfood? What might be present or missing in such catfood that would make you less allergic? Yeah, it’s been a while since I had to full-shampoo bathe an adult cat. I wiped her down pretty well the other night, then dried and combed her. I also bought some lotion that’s supposed to be applied weekly to her fur, to reduce the proteins in her fur. I’ll try that later in the week.

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  Who has a Ricky and a Lucy?  I have two birds named that…. parakeets!!! They’ve been together forever and they are so attached to eachother and get along so well and cuddle all the time…..   Nettie   <JD…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:24354-3FEE6D0D-114@storefull-3218.bay.webtv.net…   LOL!  It’s kinda late now, but my next pet may very well be a slug!   I think it depends upon what other responsibilities one has when   deciding on a pet.  I never intended on having two mutt bratts, but   love’s a strange thing.  I don’t have children, parents, etc., so I can   put my energy into Lucy & Ricky more than another could.   The mental healing is so true though.  I don’t know where I’d be without   these babies.  So, again, it’s so worth it to me to be down & tired   because of them.  However, Lucy has taken to "climbing" the gate, so   quote me while you can! :-