Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Try the washing suggestions I made very meticulously.  I did not have to shave mine. And do not react to them when they are clean. As soon as I do they go take a bath.  Since we also have been soaking them they are really clean all the time because it done regularly.  They are either bathed, soaked, or both. Mine feel dust as their snouts are very short. They start sneezing right away. For us they are our children. So we could never part, so I did everything I could for them, for us. God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: DENNIS POWELL <dennispowell@...> Sent: Fri, August 13, 2010 5:56:34 PM Subject: [] Pets/Re:  Our poor cat was the first to become critically ill from the mold exposure in our home. He grew black fungus on his feet and nailbeds, and I was to soak his feet in Selsun Blue daily. He later became feverish, and developed an auto=immune skin disorder. I don't recall the name of the disorder, but it was confirmed (via skin biopsy at the vet) as an autoimmune disease in which his immune system attacked the glue that holds the skin together. He broke out in open skin wounds all over his body. We tried steriods, antibiotics, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Also, being at ground level they pick up more pesticides, chemicals, etc. from walking around bare pawed out there. I have started washing my dog's paws after taking a walk, he doesn't like it, but we take off our shoes at the front door, w/o washing his paws he is dragging in sealant residue from parking lots, pesticides from everywhere and more on his feet, walking all over the floor w/radiant heat which then heats up and volatilizes it all...ideally I suppose we should all shower after every outdoor encounter but.... sue v >What we have to remember is that pets (cats and dogs) live on the >floor. I did a case in Hawaii where the family was ill. The parents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Robin, I do not feel it is necessary to remove the fur. My babies are very hairy and with the process I took I did not have a problem. The minute I encounter mold even in the air outside I cannot breathe. I have had several exposures and none were from the babies. The temps in Arizona I understand can go over 100 degrees, that is not healthy for them nor for anyone. Where do you think these molds are coming from ?? If you wash your own hair, do you react to it clean??  He cannot possibly carry any more than you do on your hair. IMHO. It is the process you do. The german should have been washed outside before you left and not let back into the contamination, upon arrival at your new place he should be washed again. The same goes for all the humans. You bathe , you leave the contamination. If you can go to a seperate intermidiate location where you can repeat the process and change your contaminated clothes to clean clothes it would be helpful as well. He is not the only source of contamination. The process by which you do it is important even the process for your family is. ALL of you must be clean. Your clothes should be clean. God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: listspub <listspub@...> Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 2:57:10 AM Subject: [] Pets/Re:  Ive considered the shaving of a lab/german shepard and am not so sure about how that would go down.. she was fumerated today which took alot of hair out from the coat and washed with an antifungal.. I hope that is enough. Possibly a GSE spray on her coat would be helpful as well??? Im also wondering about building her an outdoor environment. ?? We are temporarily relocating to AL where it can get very humid and hot so I am not sure what that does to the molds on the animals (does it cause them to grow) or how they will tolerate the heat unless we have an AC in the " barn " .. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 yes we too wash paws, wipes even, they do not mind. Only walk in our own safe space, if we go somewhere where contamination posibility from chemicals stuff on paws, we wipe, use BS, GSE or what ever needs to be done.   God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen ________________________________ From: sue <svican@...> Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 11:56:42 AM Subject: Re: [] Pets/Re:  Also, being at ground level they pick up more pesticides, chemicals, etc. from walking around bare pawed out there. I have started washing my dog's paws after taking a walk, he doesn't like it, but we take off our shoes at the front door, w/o washing his paws he is dragging in sealant residue from parking lots, pesticides from everywhere and more on his feet, walking all over the floor w/radiant heat which then heats up and volatilizes it all...ideally I suppose we should all shower after every outdoor encounter but.... sue v >What we have to remember is that pets (cats and dogs) live on the >floor. I did a case in Hawaii where the family was ill. The parents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Health issues is always a possibility , so many factors to be considered............in the other home 3 died. God Bless !! dragonflymcs Mayleen _______________________________ From: Tug <tug_slug@...> Sent: Sat, August 14, 2010 1:08:54 PM Subject: [] Pets/Re: I have a 6 month old puppy, even though theres no longer mold in the house and when there was it was in the a/c coils which were only used 3 times all summer long, could she suffer from the mold toxins that were left over? She's always running and playing and her appetite is good would it be safe to assume what was in the basement (hvac) wont effect her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hi MAyleen, Alabama not Arizona though I would love to try Arizona.. we have not left yet.. just monthly bath at groomer.. then we bath before we go. Humans can take baths more often than dogs can or at least a lab/german shepard can or one would nromall attempt.. ?? Thank you for all the great ideas you have. testing came back on house we are to move into.. its over 1000 in indoor mold spores because windows have been kept open and AC not run as they work on it. The outdoor air contains fuscarium.. so I am not sure this will be a safe place to go. I am learning that mold is everywhere and the idea of not cross contaminating is not so easy or something one can truly accomplish. My parents house has 7 spores of stachy per cu meter just like my FR did after the remediation. Im not sure what to think or do at this point. We have taken care of the mold source.. I need to know how many spores are here which is a bit difficult with stachy. I dont want to go run to a " safe house " that has fuscarium that is above healthy levels and have no idea what that would be. Robin > > Robin, > > I do not feel it is necessary to remove the fur. My babies are very hairy and > with the process I took I did not have a problem. The minute I encounter mold > even in the air outside I cannot breathe. I have had several exposures and none > were from the babies. > > > The temps in Arizona I understand can go over 100 degrees, that is not healthy > for them nor for anyone. Where do you think these molds are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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