Cats & Birdmites

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To the lady who was worried that the cat may be a carrier. I have 2 cats & I also have birdmites. I moved 3 times & was seriously thinking of getting rid of my cats because I thought they might be carriers. But I kept them & took them bath's about twice a month for 2 months. I am better because this is a fungal infection that is triggered by sugar & dairy. So as long as you can stay away from eating sugar & dairy for at least 4 times a week you will feel much better. I have been mite free for about 2 years now but I get a little itchy if I over do it on the sugar & dairy.>>>Where do you live ? I'm having an increase in carpal tunnel on right hand right now, so won't be able to type too much. Sounds very much like birdmites to me. Everything you describe I had. All of it. That was in 2008, April. If you can't find the source of the where the mites came in and if birds are still using that space, you will need to move. You have to remove the source of the infestation and if there are birds and/or nests there, they will continue to want to find another host (you). Whatever is nearest seems to get it, including your cat. I never found birdmites in our house, nor did pest control, but county pest control did find rodent droppings and we

had been around birds quite a bit too. Something very weird is happening in nature right now that all of us are coming down with similar symptoms, usually gardening related or bird related, or sometimes related to some particular insect that bit us or came into our homes. Remember bees>going through colony collapse syndrome? I think it is being caused by something, may be mite, might be something else that is killing certain things off. >>>>>>All the products you mentioned I used. If you choose to stay where you are maybe you could buy a fogger and some Cedarcide but the place where the infestation must be dealt with, then start to do internals quickly. Don't wait. I would start with bathing in Borax and Arm and Hammer and if they are mites on the outside or the body, this seems to start to kill them, while dealing with the environmental infestation too. They go internal so start taking MSM and start to alkalinize

your internal system by improving your diet, eliminating sugars, anything artificial, getting your internal system in tip top shape. MMS also is an option if you have little money and that should be used in a bath too, 40 activated drops in a tub of water and soak whole body, head, etc. This should be done daily. Start taking MMS one drop at a time, activated, 3x/day and increasing dose each day by one drop. This starts to kill fungus and other microbes in the body. >>>>>>Keep cleaning and hoovering, change bag frequently and keep hoover outside if possible. If you have a bagless hoover, flush out the part that holds the dirt with hot hot water frequently. Get diatomaceous earth and spread it wherever you can because they don't seem to move well in DE and it may kill them. We had less movement with DE. On clothing, do you have a steam iron and ironing board? Iron your clothing during this time. I was a proponent of

purchasing a steam press (like used in dry cleaners, only much smaller)... we purchased one and I steamed everything for a year, even small towels. It helps more than you can imagine. If these are birdmites, they hide during the day and come out mainly at night. They are microscopic, but try to get an ID if possible. I believe they are birdmites from the description. >>>>>>This is not a quick process so you will have to work on coping skills a lot. It was one of the worst times in our lives here. We tossed over half of our belongings and many here on this site moved, some multiple times, but ultimately after things start to be more or less under control, most people discover they have to work on internal measures because for some reason you were picked as a host and internal bacterias, fungi, etc., attract these particular mites to us. So you have to work on internals. Some found medications helpful - some developed or had

pre-existing Lyme Disease (I did and many others) and now are working on those issues almost solely. >>>>>>I'd say pray often... keep it up. If this takes you to a place of fear, ask God for help. Many of us felt suicidal at the beginning... I felt like burning my townhouse down, but didn't. We removed all carpeting, sprayed and sprayed and kept spraying, cleaning, removing fungus and molds... unfortunately it is expensive all the clean up. Keep sharing and others will help you sort routines out. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> overwhelmed and terribly depressed >>>>Dear all >>Im new to the site ,hello and sorry we all have to be here!:-( >>Though good theres a site to help each other!:-) >>I need some help! >>Live on my own with my wee old ill cat n have rented here three years n loved it until my problems started in july >>My cat an indoor cat but caught fleas somehow in july >>The flat got infested >>>>Spent six weeks exhaustin myself tryin enviromentaly safe ways to get rid fleas,as well as gve cat program to sterilize fleas >>I was bitten,used salt,bicarb soda,steamer,enviromental

friendly flea spray,diatemeous earth then two lots spray oct n nov of permethrin with igr in it >>The spray help a bit fleas nearly away >>But had said for months as well as what looked like fleas were tiny black dots >>>>All footwear infested >>Crawlin sensation clothes >>Permethrin shoes several times still bad bitten >>Pinprick bites >>Afectin my mental health now went on too long >>Hooverin like mad lady >>Washed all clothes 60 degree,have no dryer but still. Crawling >>Pestcontrol say think bird mites >>To give sample >>But twice when spray permethrin i felt ill >>N old cat sickness diareah for weeks >>Pest people cant get to roof without scafolding but say can block holes in flat >>And want to spray strong chemicals >>My cat cannot be around anymore sprayin >>I dont want

it either >>I have bad physical health >>>>Fireplace in bedroom >>Gunk fell from roof >>Disgusting black stuff n bread pieces >>Pest folk think nest in roof >>Holes in roof >>Heard birds between bedroom n roof partician >>And cats ears realy infected >>And itchy >>Not clearing up >>Tiny black dots >>Have they infected my wee darling? >>I put on one pair shoes >>Every toe bitten >>Tiny things >>I pulled off >>More apeared >>It went on n on >>Horific >>Avoiding people >>Csnt wear suede jackets >>All boots shoes >>Wear one boot >>Washed disinfectant vinegar hairdrier twenty mins >>Help a bit >>Put cup vinegar in with wash >>Not enough >>Woll have to wash everything again

>>I read borax vinegar epsom salts good ammonia >>Please help regard exactly how to treat shoes n clothes >>I realise i have to leave here before i go crazy >>Will leave all my furniture throw out >>A lot of is wood >>I hear thats no good with mites >>But what if my clothes still affected >>N my cat >>She old kidney heart disease a lump >>She cant take much chemicals now >>I ripped al covers off my books >>Are they safe? >>Im ill over this n most people around me dont know whats wrong >>Hid it from them >>Feel like a leper with it >>When in shoes or clothes v scared give other folk >>One friend knows n said she itchy for week or so >>I very scared id given her it >>Cant even go friends house or hug goodbye >>Getting fat comfort eating >>N doctor

gave valium as im so stressed >>Is it posible to move safely >>While im here id get them to hole up holes >>Then up to landlord if he want to chemical spray or not >>Dreading telling landlord >>This was my home >>Best place i ever lived >>Until this hapened >>I didnt want to leave >>But with all my stuff infested >>Cant cope >>Please help >>Worried for cat >>Talkin to vet now to check swab ears >>Scratching legs as i write >>Even if they dont find mites in the sample >>I know they are there >>Hurts to talk to doctor n she sugest psychological help n says had anyone seen them >>As if makin it up!!!! >>My friend saw lot fleas in summer >>N i know what going through with these tiny things >>Whats the best way to treat my shoes >>Cat

>>Flat(without chemicals) >>Sorry this is so long >>I really need someone to understand what im going through n help me >>Im alone in this( have no family apart from cat) >>I was strong at first >>But struggling hugely to cope now,retiring to bed,but often get bitten,even though plastic covers >>And whole rigmarole everything bagged,cleanin tea tree,clean feet when touch floor >>Bitten in night examining bed >>Bugsocks pesticide n insrcticide in boots >>Its a nightmare >>Hell >>I despair when i read what others cope with also >>How do you not have breakdowns >>Thanks so much for listening >>Grateful for any help >>And any friends >>As we go through these difficulties >>Best wishes >>C

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Hi monica

Glad u better re diet n ur cats ok

I do think they live in karmas ears though n going vet this week want swabs

examination

:-(

C

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 21:48 GMT Reyes wrote:

>To the lady who was worried that the cat may be a carrier. I have 2 cats & I

also have birdmites. I moved 3 times & was seriously thinking of getting rid of

my cats because I thought they might be carriers. But I kept them & took them

bath's about twice a month for 2 months. I am better because this is a fungal

infection that is triggered by sugar & dairy. So as long as you can stay away

from eating sugar & dairy for at least 4 times a week you will feel much better.

I have been mite free for about 2 years now but I get a little itchy if I over

do it on the sugar & dairy.

>

>

>>

>>>Where do you live ? I'm having an increase in carpal tunnel on right

hand right now, so won't be able to type too much. Sounds very much like

birdmites to me. Everything you describe I had. All of it. That was in 2008,

April. If you can't find the source of the where the mites came in and if birds

are still using that space, you will need to move. You have to remove the source

of the infestation and if there are birds and/or nests there, they will continue

to want to find another host (you). Whatever is nearest seems to get it,

including your cat. I never found birdmites in our house, nor did pest control,

but county pest control did find rodent droppings and we had been around birds

quite a bit too. Something very weird is happening in nature right now that all

of us are coming down with similar symptoms, usually gardening related or bird

related, or sometimes related to some particular insect that bit us or came into

our homes. Remember

bees

>>going through colony collapse syndrome? I think it is being caused by

something, may be mite, might be something else that is killing certain things

off.

>>>

>>>

>>>All the products you mentioned I used. If you choose to stay where you are

maybe you could buy a fogger and some Cedarcide but the place where the

infestation must be dealt with, then start to do internals quickly. Don't wait.

I would start with bathing in Borax and Arm and Hammer and if they are mites on

the outside or the body, this seems to start to kill them, while dealing with

the environmental infestation too. They go internal so start taking MSM and

start to alkalinize your internal system by improving your diet, eliminating

sugars, anything artificial, getting your internal system in tip top shape. MMS

also is an option if you have little money and that should be used in a bath

too, 40 activated drops in a tub of water and soak whole body, head, etc. This

should be done daily. Start taking MMS one drop at a time, activated, 3x/day and

increasing dose each day by one drop. This starts to kill fungus and other

microbes in the body.

>>>

>>>

>>>Keep cleaning and hoovering, change bag frequently and keep hoover outside if

possible. If you have a bagless hoover, flush out the part that holds the dirt

with hot hot water frequently. Get diatomaceous earth and spread it wherever you

can because they don't seem to move well in DE and it may kill them. We had less

movement with DE. On clothing, do you have a steam iron and ironing board? Iron

your clothing during this time. I was a proponent of purchasing a steam press

(like used in dry cleaners, only much smaller)... we purchased one and I steamed

everything for a year, even small towels. It helps more than you can imagine. If

these are birdmites, they hide during the day and come out mainly at night. They

are microscopic, but try to get an ID if possible. I believe they are birdmites

from the description.

>>>

>>>

>>>This is not a quick process so you will have to work on coping skills a lot.

It was one of the worst times in our lives here. We tossed over half of our

belongings and many here on this site moved, some multiple times, but ultimately

after things start to be more or less under control, most people discover they

have to work on internal measures because for some reason you were picked as a

host and internal bacterias, fungi, etc., attract these particular mites to us.

So you have to work on internals. Some found medications helpful - some

developed or had pre-existing Lyme Disease (I did and many others) and now are

working on those issues almost solely.

>>>

>>>

>>>I'd say pray often... keep it up. If this takes you to a place of fear, ask

God for help. Many of us felt suicidal at the beginning... I felt like burning

my townhouse down, but didn't. We removed all carpeting, sprayed and sprayed and

kept spraying, cleaning, removing fungus and molds... unfortunately it is

expensive all the clean up. Keep sharing and others will help you sort routines

out.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> overwhelmed and terribly depressed

>>>

>>>Dear all

>>>Im new to the site ,hello and sorry we all have to be here!:-(

>>>Though good theres a site to help each other!:-)

>>>I need some help!

>>>Live on my own with my wee old ill cat n have rented here three years n loved

it until my problems started in july

>>>My cat an indoor cat but caught fleas somehow in july

>>>The flat got infested

>>>

>>>Spent six weeks exhaustin myself tryin enviromentaly safe ways to get rid

fleas,as well as gve cat program to sterilize fleas

>>>I was bitten,used salt,bicarb soda,steamer,enviromental friendly flea

spray,diatemeous earth then two lots spray oct n nov of permethrin with igr in

it

>>>The spray help a bit fleas nearly away

>>>But had said for months as well as what looked like fleas were tiny black

dots

>>>

>>>All footwear infested

>>>Crawlin sensation clothes

>>>Permethrin shoes several times still bad bitten

>>>Pinprick bites

>>>Afectin my mental health now went on too long

>>>Hooverin like mad lady

>>>Washed all clothes 60 degree,have no dryer but still. Crawling

>>>Pestcontrol say think bird mites

>>>To give sample

>>>But twice when spray permethrin i felt ill

>>>N old cat sickness diareah for weeks

>>>Pest people cant get to roof without scafolding but say can block holes in

flat

>>>And want to spray strong chemicals

>>>My cat cannot be around anymore sprayin

>>>I dont want it either

>>>I have bad physical health

>>>

>>>Fireplace in bedroom

>>>Gunk fell from roof

>>>Disgusting black stuff n bread pieces

>>>Pest folk think nest in roof

>>>Holes in roof

>>>Heard birds between bedroom n roof partician

>>>And cats ears realy infected

>>>And itchy

>>>Not clearing up

>>>Tiny black dots

>>>Have they infected my wee darling?

>>>I put on one pair shoes

>>>Every toe bitten

>>>Tiny things

>>>I pulled off

>>>More apeared

>>>It went on n on

>>>Horific

>>>Avoiding people

>>>Csnt wear suede jackets

>>>All boots shoes

>>>Wear one boot

>>>Washed disinfectant vinegar hairdrier twenty mins

>>>Help a bit

>>>Put cup vinegar in with wash

>>>Not enough

>>>Woll have to wash everything again

>>>I read borax vinegar epsom salts good ammonia

>>>Please help regard exactly how to treat shoes n clothes

>>>I realise i have to leave here before i go crazy

>>>Will leave all my furniture throw out

>>>A lot of is wood

>>>I hear thats no good with mites

>>>But what if my clothes still affected

>>>N my cat

>>>She old kidney heart disease a lump

>>>She cant take much chemicals now

>>>I ripped al covers off my books

>>>Are they safe?

>>>Im ill over this n most people around me dont know whats wrong

>>>Hid it from them

>>>Feel like a leper with it

>>>When in shoes or clothes v scared give other folk

>>>One friend knows n said she itchy for week or so

>>>I very scared id given her it

>>>Cant even go friends house or hug goodbye

>>>Getting fat comfort eating

>>>N doctor gave valium as im so stressed

>>>Is it posible to move safely

>>>While im here id get them to hole up holes

>>>Then up to landlord if he want to chemical spray or not

>>>Dreading telling landlord

>>>This was my home

>>>Best place i ever lived

>>>Until this hapened

>>>I didnt want to leave

>>>But with all my stuff infested

>>>Cant cope

>>>Please help

>>>Worried for cat

>>>Talkin to vet now to check swab ears

>>>Scratching legs as i write

>>>Even if they dont find mites in the sample

>>>I know they are there

>>>Hurts to talk to doctor n she sugest psychological help n says had anyone

seen them

>>>As if makin it up!!!!

>>>My friend saw lot fleas in summer

>>>N i know what going through with these tiny things

>>>Whats the best way to treat my shoes

>>>Cat

>>>Flat(without chemicals)

>>>Sorry this is so long

>>>I really need someone to understand what im going through n help me

>>>Im alone in this( have no family apart from cat)

>>>I was strong at first

>>>But struggling hugely to cope now,retiring to bed,but often get bitten,even

though plastic covers

>>>And whole rigmarole everything bagged,cleanin tea tree,clean feet when touch

floor

>>>Bitten in night examining bed

>>>Bugsocks pesticide n insrcticide in boots

>>>Its a nightmare

>>>Hell

>>>I despair when i read what others cope with also

>>>How do you not have breakdowns

>>>Thanks so much for listening

>>>Grateful for any help

>>>And any friends

>>>As we go through these difficulties

>>>Best wishes

>>>C

>>>

>>>

>>>

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