I've been reading about the allergic reactions to the pine bark and was
just wondering something.  I got my first two ferts in January of this
year, so I'm relatively a novice.  I got a male sable <Fred> and a female
Siamese <Wilma>.  Originally I used the pine bark, but stopped after a week
and put a towel down on the bottom of the cage and switched to litter in
the litter pan.  This in itself is not a problem.  The problem is, and
again it might not be a problem, is that Wilma constantly has a hacking
cough.  whether or not she is in the cage.  she'll run around, play, then
stop in her tracks and give one or two coughs like she's hocking up a
fur ball or something.  I've spoken to the vet, who's good, but not a
specialist in ferts, and he says its no problem.  Now, after reading the
past few issues, could this be an allergic reaction to something?  and if
so, any ideas?  I don't think its the litter as she tends to do the
coughing more out of the cage than in it.
 
Thanks
Mark.
[Posted in FML issue 3085]