Doo-Rail

We took our cat Doo-Rail to a specialist today. Several months ago he developed a lesion---a red spot---on his tummy. Our vet diagnosed it as something with a long name. The normal treatment is steriod shots, but because the cat is diabetic, we could not administer shots. Instead Doo-Rail has been taking a steriod ointment rubbed in twice a day. The problem is that the ointment was not helping.

The specialist is a small-animal dermatologist from the Auburn vet school who comes to town on Wednesdays to the vet hospital on Acton Road. He tells us that spots like Doo-Rail has are normally caused by allergies. He does a skin test and sure enough, the indication is that this is allergy caused. We are switching to a different medicine and we are getting blood work done which should indicate the precise nature of the allergy. Then we will administer allergy injections.

Animals are like people. If you have a serious problem, see a specialist.