Joierenee
Lairian
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- Jun 27, 2016
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I recently adopted a pedigree peterbald from the shelter where it was very dirty. They said her legs are lumpy with these little white head lumps but that's how she always will be. I believed them and took her home.
When I took her to the vet, he told me he had two Sphinx cats at home and had never seen a hairless cat look like that. She started on antibiotics and steroids.
2 weeks later, she got a rash that spread to her entire body. Since so little is known about these cats and vets have never seen them before, they had no idea where to start. Ringworm? So I asked if I could give her allergy medication. 5mg of Zyrtec later, the rash had disappeared.
I am now waiting for my appointment at the dermatologist later this week.
This is likely the result of inbreeding that occurs in pedigrees. Be warned its best to breed mixed cats with different dna.
I'm sure there are others out there experiencing similar symptoms so I just wanted to put this up and let people know that it's not cancer of the skin or anything else. It's not ringworm.
It's allergies and probably the inability to digest certain proteins.
If anyone else wants to add any info, I think it would definitely help to create a bigger picture and better understanding of the breed.
Thanks!! Hope your kitties get better soon too!
When I took her to the vet, he told me he had two Sphinx cats at home and had never seen a hairless cat look like that. She started on antibiotics and steroids.
2 weeks later, she got a rash that spread to her entire body. Since so little is known about these cats and vets have never seen them before, they had no idea where to start. Ringworm? So I asked if I could give her allergy medication. 5mg of Zyrtec later, the rash had disappeared.
I am now waiting for my appointment at the dermatologist later this week.
This is likely the result of inbreeding that occurs in pedigrees. Be warned its best to breed mixed cats with different dna.
I'm sure there are others out there experiencing similar symptoms so I just wanted to put this up and let people know that it's not cancer of the skin or anything else. It's not ringworm.
It's allergies and probably the inability to digest certain proteins.
If anyone else wants to add any info, I think it would definitely help to create a bigger picture and better understanding of the breed.
Thanks!! Hope your kitties get better soon too!