Recurring Expenses: Steroids

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Question for Experienced Cat Owners

We adopted an adorable cat from the local shelter. She has an amazingly sweet and affectionate personality, seems to be in good health and has been a great addition to our family... BUT, she grooms herself BALD. Not pretty. We thought... fleas! So we did three months of the Advantix thing... honestly no signs of fleas anywhere in our house, or even on the cat. (She is strictly an indoor cat). I bought her fancy Hill's Science Diet for Sensitive Skin food and kept her on it for over a month. No improvement. She just cried and cried at her...

Clothing & Accessories

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Had Success in Treating Ezcema Without Steroids?

My baby is 7 mo old now and he has had ezcema for two months now. It has gotten progressively worst. I was able to manage it with eliminating foods he is alergic to from my diet (still breastfeeding). He is alergic to milk, eggs, peanuts and almonds (as far as skin test can tell!). I am pulling my hair out as we speak - I've been on a strict diet for two weeks now without ALL theese and his condition is getting worst. He is oozing horribly at night and itchy - progressively in the past 4 days. Benadryl does not seem to help. Has anyone...

Insurance

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Progesterone Therapy in Early Pregnancy

I am about 8 weeks pregnant. I had a molar pregnancy almost 3 years ago and a miscarriage with twins in April of this year. So we're pretty cautious with this one. I had a lot of blood work done when I first found out. My hcg levels weren't doubling like they should, and my progesterone level dropped from 18 to 15. At my last ultrasound, the nurse midwife noticed some spotting around the uterus, so she prescribed progesterone (tablets). I've read a lot on the internet about the pills not working well, only being about 10-20% effective...