Skin Issues & Cream Warning

  Following my doctor's orders was not something I thought would cause a problem for my pets.  We were battling ring worm in our house with the kittens.  The doctor thought some of my spots were not ringworm but could be scabies, which is a very common skin issue, and the protocol in the office was to treat for that first and then test further if the spots remained.  Because of the number of spots I had at the time, the doctor told me that I may need to treat my skin twice, 2 weeks apart.  

During those 2 treatments, we lost multiple kittens, all of which would lay on me most of the time.  Now, I do need to explain how the treatments were done.  Before bed I would put the cream on, from my hairline down, with the exception of my lower girly bits.  Once I was coated, I put on socks, pants and a long sleeve t-shirt, to keep from getting the cream on anything else, then I went straight to bed.  Morning, I would go directly into the bathroom and shower before doing anything else.  

Because I was so diligent with using the cream, I never connected the two issues together.  The cream and the cats.  Never.  Until Chunk.  We lost her a few days after my second treatment.  I was devastated.  I cried for days.  Chunk was my baby.    The cats that we lost all had a seizure and then quickly went down hill from there.  So I searched online for more information.  What I found made me cry even harder.  The number one cause of seizures in cats was the cream I used for my skin issues.  

I am sharing this information for one reason.  Because there are no mention of this cream causing problems with animals on the label.  It says don't let children get to it, but nothing about causing harm to our pets.  I am hoping that talking about this issue, that many people experience but don't discuss it just incase someone things badly about them, or think they are dirty or don't care for themselves.  I am hoping that this helps spread the word on how dangerous it is to our pets.

The name of the cream is Permethrin Cream.  

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See ya soon!

Danielle