S.K. Tesar on sat 24 oct 98
This may have come up before - if it has, if someone would be so kind as
to give me a clue to the archives, I could ask a friend to look it up as
I have no access. The question is this. Has anyone ever had liver
problems crop up in their pets or people in their homes that spend a lot
of time around their studios...and could it be linked to clay body dust
inhalent...even in a very clean studio?
I have lost 2 cats in the past year of different bloodlines to liver
disease, and have a very ill one right now..the 3rd in a year....and I
myself have experienced mild liver disfunction over the last years which
I wrote off to middle aged mononucleosis liver damage.
My vet just raised the question today - (new vet) regarding the cat
who is ill now...and in telling my family, they raised questions of my
own profile. Where do I start? Archives, clay body ingredients from
manufacturers?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
S.K.Tesar
sklrm@juno.com
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Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on tue 27 oct 98
Questions to ask yourself about your clay workspace: Do you let your cats into
your studio and do they wander around gathering clay dust and chemicals on their
paws? Do your cats have access to your chemicals in any way?
Is your studio properly vented? Do you wear a mask when you mix glazes?
If you have taken all the necessary precautions for dealing with toxic
chemicals, then you may need to look for another culprit---like your water.
Sandy
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This may have come up before - if it has, if someone would be so kind as
to give me a clue to the archives, I could ask a friend to look it up as
I have no access. The question is this. Has anyone ever had liver
problems crop up in their pets or people in their homes that spend a lot
of time around their studios...and could it be linked to clay body dust
inhalent...even in a very clean studio?
I have lost 2 cats in the past year of different bloodlines to liver
disease, and have a very ill one right now..the 3rd in a year....and I
myself have experienced mild liver disfunction over the last years which
I wrote off to middle aged mononucleosis liver damage.
My vet just raised the question today - (new vet) regarding the cat
who is ill now...and in telling my family, they raised questions of my
own profile. Where do I start? Archives, clay body ingredients from
manufacturers?
Any thoughts would be welcome.
S.K.Tesar
sklrm@juno.com
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Katheryn Corbin on wed 28 oct 98
Hello
Yes our animals are crazy creatures when it comes to clay. My cat loves to
eat clay slurry. The buckets must be kept covered. He will come up to me
while I am at the wheel and slurp away as I am working. I guess he figures
it must be something special since it is getting so much attention. But I
do know pets must not eat clay.
I had a chesapeek bay retreiver, a very large dog, that loved to drink the
water from my clay buckets. At the time I was unaware of a danger. He did
in fact develop a liver problem. I noticed it in his eyes in time to get
him to a vet and to correct it with pills. (then of course my three year
old at the time thought giving pills to the dog was interesting and thought
she would help herself and throw them to the dog too, luckily I saw her and
stopped any overdose) I don't know what is in the clay to cause the
reaction or what is the reason pets find it appetizing. I just know you
must keep your buckets covered, with something heavy, my cat will push a
light weight covering aside to get at clay slop.
Hey, you know, it's always something.
Katheryn
http://www.axisnet.net/~corbin
millie carpenter on thu 29 oct 98
S.K.Tesar
If I may, as someone who has a liver disease, share a few thoughts.
there are a lot of different liver problems, and even though the end
result, cirrhosis, which is a scarring of liver tissue, is the same.
Because the liver is the organ which does the heaviest duty blood
cleaning, it is the most at risk. the Doctors tell me that mine is not
from the clay, it is part of a connective tissue disorder. and that
dangerous as some of out chemicals are, I am better off doing something
that I love, and being as careful as I can than living a sterile, fear
filled life.
Get your vet records. did all your cats have the same disease? I was
totally blown away by the ammount of different diseases.
and most of all if your liver function tests show elevated levels of
anything, GO TO A LIVER SPECIALIST. liver diseases are progressive,
most move very slowly and with proper medications can be slowed to a
crawl.
the following sites are full of good information. and I hope that they
can answer some of your questions.
http://sadieo.ucsf.edu/ALF/ALFfinal/homepagealf.html
http://hepar-sfgh.ucsf.edu/
http://www.cag.ucalgary.ca/patinfo/html/liver.html
Millie in MD where the fall colors are starting to be radient
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> This may have come up before - if it has, if someone would be so kind as
> to give me a clue to the archives, I could ask a friend to look it up as
> I have no access. The question is this. Has anyone ever had liver
> problems crop up in their pets or people in their homes that spend a lot
> of time around their studios...and could it be linked to clay body dust
> inhalent...even in a very clean studio?
>
> I have lost 2 cats in the past year of different bloodlines to liver
> disease, and have a very ill one right now..the 3rd in a year....and I
> myself have experienced mild liver disfunction over the last years which
> I wrote off to middle aged mononucleosis liver damage.
>
> My vet just raised the question today - (new vet) regarding the cat
> who is ill now...and in telling my family, they raised questions of my
> own profile. Where do I start? Archives, clay body ingredients from
> manufacturers?
>
> Any thoughts would be welcome.
>
>
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