Eczema Treatment Care

Question by Tommy: How long can it take a rash due to allergic reactions to cats to heal?
My kid’s doctor refuses to run allergy tests. He broke out in a blistery rash that looks like poison ivy, and it lasted a month. We suspected he might be allergic to cats, and was exposed about 12 hours before breaking out, and was around them for 5 days and then once we came home it took a month for him to totally heal despite being on prednisone. Can it take up to a month for a child with eczema to heal from an allergic skin reaction to animals?

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Answer by darla
firstly, sounds like you maybe need to find a new doctor. Sorry to hear that he was alkalizeednisone. My daughter used to suffer from eczema and took cayenne pepper capsules and she got over it. CP is an alsolizer. You may want to look into Woof Creek Ranch. They sell only herbal remedies for many things. Their products are human grade meaning human can and do take the products. I have recently been using one of the products for a dog to get rid of colitis. You can email them and ask a question as they are happy to guide you to what would work.

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Question by judy t: Are children that are raised in a home with a cat or cats more likely to get Eczema?
I heard this on the news the other day.

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Answer by Elizabeth
No.. Personally I’ve not seen this I have seen that the use of steroid cream for eczema often causes respiratory issues later in life.
I had, it my cousin had it and neither of us had cats, my kids (and her kids) have been brought up cats and dogs indoors and none of them have any skin issues.

Mine was totally brought on by citrus.. apparently my mother ate a crate of tangerines while pregnant with me. I have out grown it.

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My oldest cat (around 3 years or so) in the past 2-3 months has developed an odd rash of sorts around her belly. I didn’t know this because I was gone most of the time out of town, and my parents were caring for her, so I was pretty shaken up to return to her in this state. It’s now branched out, so I’m even more concerned. It started right at the center of her lower abdomen, and has now stretched to her genitals and up the back of her left thigh. The rash… I could only describe as looking a strong pink, and feeling much like Psoriasis (I know the feeling from experience – my father has an extremely bad case). The hair in the area is extremely thin, but still there. All the patches of the “rash” are upraised. What could this be? She’s an indoor cat and hasn’t had any contact with any other cats save her children, also indoor cats, for months. And should I also note that her son, part of her first litter, passed away from some unknown, fast-acting disease? He just began withering away, losing fur, becoming nothing but skin and bone and in the end refusing all food and drink, and then lost bladder control and had seizures leading to his death. Could it be related at all? I can’t think of anything other than maybe Miliary Dermatitis.

Thanks for any input/help on this matter!
Also, she doesn’t scratch it at all very often – nor does she lick/chew it often. So I’m not sure about the Feline Miliary Dermatitis as a diagnosis.