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[AFA Ferret] Re: HELP!! Allergy Question

I was looking at your message, again, and saw that it said blood test. The
blood test is expensive and the vet can make up a skin test from hair, nail
clippings, etc. to do with the skin test kit. ferretmomCindy



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> the blood test for allergies can be specified to test for ferret allergy.
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> joclyn

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Any advise on dealing with allergies? My 8 year old seems to be just getting worse and worse. She is already on a prescription allergy medicine plus an otc med... 		critter1887
Offline Send Email 		Jun 30, 2009
11:59 am

I think the best thing you could do is keep all the animals out of her bedroom. She's already on so many allergy meds, they may not be working anymore. That...
Maureen Henn
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3:35 pm

Hey there! Allergies are so incredibly hard for animal lovers. Here are some suggestions that work for us, with two allergic people in the house and LOTS of...
Julia
suydamklan
Offline Send Email 		Jun 30, 2009
3:35 pm

you'll need to keep her room spotlessly clean and it'll need to become a no-furry's zone, as well. as for the rest of the house, removing fur and dander will...
joclynatuo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 1, 2009
1:35 pm

Not sure I would bother with the Rainbow vacuum. They are such a hassle - my parents had one for years (dad wouldn't let mom buy a different one cuz that was...
Maureen Henn
mo_1997_88
Offline Send Email 		Jul 2, 2009
3:34 pm

Hi, I have allergies to animals too but it's worse in large numbers and I run a ferret rescue. LOL A couple of things you can try to help your daughter is to...
DebraJean
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Offline Send Email 		Jul 1, 2009
1:35 pm

Hi, It is really hard when a child is allerigic to animals, I have two that were when they were growing up. Plus I have been asthmatic for as long as I can...
Ronda
ronda_f49
Offline Send Email 		Jul 1, 2009
1:35 pm

I think the issue should be addressed by seeing an allergist to pinpoint the cause(s) of her reactions....
Joan
tenferts
Offline Send Email 		Jul 1, 2009
1:35 pm

I agree. If her allergies are this bad, and sounds like they are getting worse fairly quickly, she will only get worse without treatment. My husband's...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 3, 2009
3:31 pm

the blood test for allergies can be specified to test for ferret allergy. joclyn To: AmericanFerretAssociation@yahoogroups.com From: ferretmom23@... ...
joclyn atuo
joclynatuo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 3, 2009
8:33 pm

That's great that the companies that offer the testing kits have started to include ferrets. Do you happen to know the name of the company that offers this...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 4, 2009
1:49 pm

i'd think it would be a standard option to choose when the doc pulls the blood to send it to the lab. i've never done a 'kit' for testing...always went to...
joclyn atuo
joclynatuo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 5, 2009
2:04 pm

I was looking at your message, again, and saw that it said blood test. The blood test is expensive and the vet can make up a skin test from hair, nail...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 5, 2009
2:00 pm

the skin tests are still done at the doc's office - they're not something that can be done at home. they're also more generalized than the blood tests. with...
joclyn atuo
joclynatuo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
12:01 pm

Actually there are home test kits available online(I've never used them). These are not to what I was referring. The Dr's. office usually uses company-made...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 6, 2009
3:42 pm

Jocelyn, your SPT kit didn't include specific trees, grasses, etc. Mine did. I was found allergic to oak, pecan, grasses(except red creeping sedum)but not...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
12:20 pm

i didn't use any kind of kit. i went to the allergist and then an ent and they did the prick tests and the ent went a step further and did bloodwork to get...
joclyn atuo
joclynatuo
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
9:24 pm

Jocelyn, if you got your insurance to pay for RAST testing, you've got some GOOD insurance and I want it! LOL ferretmomCindy...
ferretmom23
Offline Send Email 		Jul 7, 2009
12:20 pm
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