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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / April 2006Rat allergies
Gday My wife is allergic to that bacteria in ratties claws, one scratch makes her puff up in painfull redmarks. Im wondering if anything can be done to treat this, we put some antiseptic cream on it, but that doesnt have much effect, anything anybodys found that makes the swelling and pain go away? regards Mad > Gday > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > regards > Mad Has she tried taking allergy pills? I'm also allergic to my rats but I take Singulair to control the asthma and allergy pills for the hives (red marks)  SignatureJoanne Owned by 17 rats. Webshot pics of my pets: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 > Gday > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > regards > Mad I'm the same. I take anti-histamine tabs for a few allergies I have but I still react to rattie claws. I put 'Witch Doctor' on, which is witch hazel in a gel form - that cools and soothes the itching. Glad to see you are able to post in the rattie group again, Mad! Tracey Interesting. I've never thought about the red, puffiness caused by rattie claws as being an allergy. Was just a part of being a rat slave, to me. Might give an antihistimine a try, pills or cream. <makes a note to buy Benadryl cream at work tomorrow> Julia and The Mischief Makers I know its caused by a bacteria that grows under their nails, as a result of walking in their own fecease. I know the missus is allergic to everything else on the planet, nuts, fruits, grains, etc.. And yep, i managed to change to another news server with my isp which had this rattie group on it.. the other one just didnt cut it. Mad > Interesting. I've never thought about the red, puffiness caused by rattie > claws as being an allergy. Was just a part of being a rat slave, to me. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Julia and > The Mischief Makers > I know its caused by a bacteria that grows under their nails, as a result of > walking in their own fecease. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>Julia and >>The Mischief Makers Most people are allergic to the dander on animals. SignatureJoanne Owned by 17 rats. Webshot pics of my pets: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 the what? >> I know its caused by a bacteria that grows under their nails, as a result >> of walking in their own fecease. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Most people are allergic to the dander on animals. > the what? Dander is old skin scales which are constantly shed and are small enough to be airborne But also saliva and urine contain the proteins that cause reactions from our allergies. SignatureJoanne Owned by 17 rats. Webshot pics of my pets: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 > the what? Dictionary.com describes dander as "small scales from the skin, hair, or feathers of an animal, often causing an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals." Think of it kind of like dust but made from animal rather than human tissue. OT, but by the way, usenet protocol is a bit different from normal emails. Here the preferred style is to reply below the quoted message rather than above. (More convenient readers jumping in in the middle of a discussion.) - NRen2k5 > Gday > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > regards > Mad Sorry for the late reply but I haven't been online much lately..:( My eldest daughter comes out in red itch welts and lumps if she so much as lets a rat walk on her skin. Taking an antihistamine is always an option but Cassie just leaves it and it goes away after a while. Regards Kate |
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