My little Hannah Grace is about 4.5 years old. We've had her since she was ~7 mos old and she was sicker than a dog! She had worms, mites, fleas, giardia, URI, cat flu, she was malnourished, had an eye infection, and almost died. Every Dec-Jan for the past 3 years, she starts sneezing, then it progresses to watery eyes (clear discharge), itchy ears, and congestion with mucous being expelled. She does have feline herpes (Lysine daily) and she's had a pseudomonas infection that was successfully treated Dec 08-Jan 09. I'm beginning to think that since this happens at the same time every year, it's an airborne allergen. Mountain cedar is absolutely horrible here from December through March and it peaks in January.
At the recommendation of our previous vet, we've been giving her over the counter generic Claritin, but it just doesn't cut it during this time of the year. Our new vet recommended 1/4 tablet of a 4mg chlor-trimeton everyday instead of the Claritin.
My questions are can cats have airborne allergens like humans? Has anyone successfully treated their cat with chlor-trimeton? I'm a bit afraid of some of the side effects I've read.
Stephanie
At the recommendation of our previous vet, we've been giving her over the counter generic Claritin, but it just doesn't cut it during this time of the year. Our new vet recommended 1/4 tablet of a 4mg chlor-trimeton everyday instead of the Claritin.
My questions are can cats have airborne allergens like humans? Has anyone successfully treated their cat with chlor-trimeton? I'm a bit afraid of some of the side effects I've read.
Stephanie