Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 Hi all- Just an interesting note. It has been mentioned lately about cats being diagnosed with RP. When Pete first got sick and he was in the hospital and they didn't have a clue what was wrong with him...they did an unbelievable amount of tests for all sorts of weird and foreign diseases plus multiple biopsies all over his poor body. Anyway he came back positive for Cat Scratch Fever which they felt had nothing to do with why he was ill but they treated him for it with an antibiotic...then the next day his ear blew up and the rest is history...RP...I told Pete's doc about it and we deceided to let the group know in case anyone is keeping records of " odd ball " things that RP patients have had. It's funny but whenever Pete's doc and I are discussing RP we always mention insecticides..it does come up alot. Hope everyone is feeling well and having a pain free day You are all in my prayers Love Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 Dear Janet, Oh, this was so interesting!!! About 3 years ago I was bite real bad by a stray cat that had invaded our yard. He was a mean one. Tore my son and the police officer up too. I went right in to the doctor and was given a tetanus shot then went on Doxocycline (tetracycline) for 10 days. The cat was impounded for 10 days at the vets and they said he did not have rabies. They did find a home for the cat. Hope by then he was better behaved. But, that finger he bite would still hurt some times even a year after the incident. I have two cats now and have noticed that when ever our young one accidentally scratches me that I can count on getting a flare up a few days later, even though I clean it good and put medicine on it. I've been told that I'm allergic to cats so I don't let them sleep in my room, but I thought the doctor meant I was allergic to their dander. Marilyn Hi all- Just an interesting note. It has been mentioned lately about cats > being diagnosed with RP. When Pete first got sick and he was in the hospital > and they didn't have a clue what was wrong with him...they did an > unbelievable amount of tests for all sorts of weird and foreign diseases plus > multiple biopsies all over his poor body. Anyway he came back positive for > Cat Scratch Fever which they felt had nothing to do with why he was ill but > they treated him for it with an antibiotic...then the next day his ear blew > up and the rest is history...RP...I told Pete's doc about it and we deceided > to let the group know in case anyone is keeping records of " odd ball " things > that RP patients have had. It's funny but whenever Pete's doc and I are > discussing RP we always mention insecticides..it does come up alot. Hope > everyone is feeling well and having a pain free day You are all in my prayers > Love Janet > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 Very interesting Janet. Thanks for sharing that. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Anyway he came back positive for Cat Scratch Fever which they felt had nothing to do with why he was ill but they treated him for it with an antibiotic...then the next day his ear blew up and the rest is history...RP... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2001 Report Share Posted June 6, 2001 In a message dated 6/6/01 3:30:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Baaboo19@... writes: << It's funny but whenever Pete's doc and I are discussing RP we always mention insecticides..it does come up alot. >> Janet, thanks for the infor... I also had cat scratch fever years ago. Hmmmm! I too am still thinking about insecticides.. We live on an old almond orchard. For the first 5 years we lived here they would crop dust the trees in the orchard behind our house. The spray would blow right into our house or if we were outside right on us. The orchard was only 20 ft from our fence. I use to do alot of gardening and was in the soil all the time. Was never sick until we moved here. Just think there might be some kind of connection. hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2001 Report Share Posted June 7, 2001 , Thanks for the card and the prayers , they really do help . My Mom use to work out in the garden alot too . Wonder if there is a connection? Love Sherry --- RCColloran@... wrote: > In a message dated 6/6/01 3:30:32 PM Pacific > Daylight Time, Baaboo19@... > writes: > > << It's funny but whenever Pete's doc and I are > discussing RP we always mention insecticides..it > does come up alot. >> > Janet, thanks for the infor... I also had cat > scratch fever years ago. Hmmmm! > I too am still thinking about insecticides.. We > live on an old almond > orchard. For the first 5 years we lived here they > would crop dust the trees > in the orchard behind our house. The spray would > blow right into our house > or if we were outside right on us. The orchard was > only 20 ft from our > fence. I use to do alot of gardening and was in the > soil all the time. Was > never sick until we moved here. Just think there > might be some kind of > connection. > > hugs > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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