Psoriasis Folks...a few questions if you will?

Between one and two years.

I'm 35, had cats ALL my life, psoriasis started in '93. I put it down to parents split and exams at the time.

I was without cats for 4 years ('98 - '02) then got 2. Didn't notice a difference in those 4 years.

Never heard of a link with cats, will have to have a look.

No, I'm not allergic to cats.

I have psoriasis. I have one cat. I didn't have an outbreak for many many years until about 2 years after getting my cat. Don't know if it's connected.

Either way, hope you find the answers you're looking for. It sure is a sh*tty thing to have and live with sometimes.

I snipped the off-topic stuff not because I don't appreciate it, but because I'm moderating this thread to keep it tight and concise to the questions put forth in order to prove or disprove a theory in a quick, amateurish way. I've gone through the HOlistic stuff, Cayce, etc and the cures are worse than the disease...basically stand on one leg while facing Mecca and reduce yourself to a diet of anise tea and African Dung Beetle urine for nine months and you might start to see an improvement.

Well, Yeah, if I amputate the offending parts the Psoriasis will be gone!

I get that it's a Leaky gut, fatty liver immuno thing but still there has to be a mechanism, something that comes along and sets the immune system haywire. The Cat poop bacteria and/or the HPV viral (and possibly the fallout of the combination thereof) is my theory that I'm trying to rule out.

(PS: I'm not always so advanced or mature lol)

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 12:41 PM

I appreciate the suggestions, but that's not what this thread is about. I'm asking questions to support or disprove a personal theory that might lead to a new avenue or apporach to getting to the source.

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 02:31 PM

Before the cat. Went away in puberty.

I doubt it. I don't recall anyone suffering from it due to being around the cat. I grew up with next door having a lot of cats. My sister has 3 cats inside and a family of cat outside.

Maybe it has more to do with underlying cause that being around the cat triggered the onset of psoriasis. Let's say for an example, the underlying cause is vitamin D deficiency where your immune system is not functioning properly and your cat gave you something that triggered the symptoms of psoriasis.

That's why I asked if you ever do sunlamp therapy because that's what I recall from a medical doctor that uses sunlight therapy for his patients with psoriasis. I was just wondering if it works or not.

A friend of mine had it and never had cats !!
he passed away 2 years ago !!

I am not deleting answers, I'm moving them to one quoted reply, above. Please refer to that reply to note your orignial text and my response to it. I'm trying to keep a tight thread, don't want an epic, sprawling annoying thing when I just want answers to the questions I've posted. I'm not looking for anything else here.

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 01:24 PM

Right you are, both of you. I'm expanding my hypothesis to include the combination of the Cats, the Cat Bacteria and the added bonus of HPV if anyone is willing to chime in that they have it. I know have two friends come forward with both cats and Hpv being added to their lives around the same time they came down with Psoriasis. With me, that's 3. Coincidence? Maybe. That's why I need more answers here...specific answers and not from the Proper medical journal of status quo, who to this day has not cured Psoriasis.

AC! Exactly, the Sarcasm is well said.

I know what the standard thinking is on Psoriasis. I don't need people dropping in to explain that Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder. Dont you think that's the first thing I came across when I came down with Psoriasis? Of course I'm not talking about Seborrhea. Did you see the headline of this thread? I asked very specific questions for people who have Psoriasis. I didn't ask "Hey, can you educated me with what "The Man" has to say about various skin conditions?" C'mon, man!

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 01:32 PM

I'm glad you posted that, was seriously considering whether or not I should break down and smoke Marijuana. REALLY don't want to.

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 01:36 PM

I have it, and it sucks, on my legs, looks like i got splashed with acid.. they burn right now actually, I even tryed that curry crap, nothing yet..

Flare up when they get wet, but feel better when they are dry..I tryed alot of things, even the creams the doc gives me dont work..

i have thyroid issue, (graves disease) now 15 years, but this started like 3 years ago.. had one on the back of my leg, about 2 inches round, and its totally gone now, but now on the front shin area..

I do have a cat, but always did.. I think It might be from milk and or peanut butter.. Im doing a food log now, thinking i might be allergic to a food..

Also going to start carbless diet, or Keto..

I will tell ya this, it sucks.. Dont even wear shorts in the summer, always wear wind pants.. Have a seimming pool, so I do let the sun get to them, and it dont help either..

I got one in the center of a tattoo, and now its horrible looking, and looks like shit..

Had a friend whose husband had psoriasis. They also had several cats. I would have never made the connection, very interesting. My friend also had some mental health issues that appeared more less out of nowhere.

my daugter has psoriosis, has since she was born. She has scalp and plaque and a few months ago I notice her nails pitting quite badly. She has been on this stuff for 2 weeks - a marked improvement. And she sleeps better.My mom gave it to her diabetic cat that looked like walking roadkill. It's a different cat now.
[link to anniem.max4u.com]

Incidently, we had quite a few cats starting when she was about 2 1/2. We still have one cat.

This thread is limited to these questions:

Psoriasis Folks...a few questions if you will?

Do you have cats?

If so, when did your psoriasis begin in relation to having a cat?

Are you also allergic to cats but choose to keep them anyway?

If you have psoriasis and also have cat...how many cats do you have or did you have when Psoriasis was first detected?

Anyone with Psoriasis have HPV or abnormal Pap?

Anything that is not an answer to these specific questions doesn't belong in this thread. I have a very specific purpose for creating this thread and using points to pin it.

Any other thoughts or suggestions about psoriasis you are free to put in any other 10000 threads about psoriasis available in the search function of this website.

Thank you!

You may be close, and the farthest ever from understanding the 'link'.
Although the cat could be the source of your psoriasis, it is far from being "cats cause psoriasis". You must understand the imune system, allergies, and also understand how much isn't yet understood concerning that portion of the body.

For all that it matters, as an example, you could have undiagnosed celiac which means your flour and gluten riddled diet is ultimately the cause of your psoriasis and it simply demonstrated about the same time as the acquisition of the kitty.


I do not currently own a cat. I have owned multiple cats in the past.

I developed psoriasis about 1 year AFTER giving up my last kitty (rabbit, dog, fishes and birds) because I had to move.


I am allergic to just about everything, as listed below. I refuse to not do what makes me happy.

I have psoriosis.
I am mildly allergic to life.
I am severly allergic to most labratory created dyes and scents. Natural ones I have very few problems with. (ie, herbs and essential oils ok, expensive designer shampoo or perfune is not)
I have seasonal allergies year round. Most allergy sufferers are sensitive during one or two season, I get hammered all four.
I have mild food allergies which cause digestive upset, but not severe responses.
I tend to respond more severely to insect and animal interactions, swelling more with mosquito or bee stings than other people, develop rashes if an open wound comes in contact with anything dog, cat, rabbit etc...

I have been this way for 33 yrs.

I developed psoriasis aboot 7 yrs ago, during an in-between period of owning animals. (cats, dogs, rabbits, fish, birds) The psoriasis grew steadily worse and I feared I would go bald from it ( I am mostly afflicted on my scalp with spreading past the hairline onto my neck and forhead and patches which appear elsewhere as they wish )

Had an abnormal pap about 12 yrs ago immediately after the birth of a child. (normal occurance post birth) followed by a normal pap.

About two years ago, after much research and lifestyle changes and the purchase of my first pet in 5 yrs, my psoriasis has steadily improved with only one incidence of briefly worsening when I went back to old ways at the request of my spouse. (Didn't like the way my hair smelled when it was wet and wanted me to use 'regular store bought' shampoo.)



Please keep in mind as you look for your link:


The immune system is like the finished product of an extremely complex cake recipe.

Having an allergy is like altering the ingredients in the cake.

Sometimes, the alteration is barely noticeable. Sometimes the alteration creates what appears to be one thing but is actually something else. (like if you decrease the sugar you may taste more salt and think that was what was altered.)


The things that have helped me the most were not removal of the animals but a focus on making my body balanced by controlling and adding or removing minerals/vitamins/metals in my diet and controlling exposure to known allergens.

A little bit of hard things in life develop character but a lot will break a person. Same for your immune system, a little exposure to an allergen is good, a lot can have diverse unintended consequences as the immune system literally breaks.

My point in giving my extensive allergy picture, is that for you it may be cats, but for me, it is much larger than that. For both of us, I believe the occurance of psoriasis is due more to over exposure to allergens, which created a state of hyper-allergic-responses in our bodies and demonstrated itself in the form of angry itchy painful red welts under skin layers which seem to grow faster than they can shed and underdeveloped new skin which now can not provide it's intended purpose of protection to our bodies at the site it is most needed. The swollen patches of psoriasis.



Disclaimer: My analogy of the immune system and recommendations do not apply to anybody who is dealing with an anaphylactic reaction of any sort. If you have an anaphylactic reaction do not entertain the idea of allowing even trace ammounts of that allergen in/on your body.

These two posts are on topic but are not answers to the questions I've posted. I'm trying to keep this thread tight...questions, answers.

Regarding HPV, I've heard 1 out of 3 sexually active people have it. That's from Dr. Drew, and that stat was from 10 years ago. I'm not ashamed of the HPV nor should anyone else be, it's just going to happen.

As for the cat vagina, yes, that's probably how they get infected with this (Forgot the term) but that's neither here or there for the questions I've asked. Trivia.

My experience FWIW:

Had psoriasis for a number of years, especially around the hairline.

Was diagnosed with viral meningitis and they pumped me full of the most powerful antibiotics possible as a precaution.

Skin came off hands and feet and psoriasis disappeared. This was nearly twenty years ago, but my palms and soles are still baby soft.. v.strange.

i have HPV that resides in my lip and it has gone dormant
for 10 years now. it seem to be triggered by being in
a very stressed-out frame of mind for more than a day or two.

Aha! This is interesting. I'm sure you mean that they gave you powerful anti-virals? (Viral Meningitis being, well, viral..)

HPV is also viral.

So Anti-viral medications cured you of psoriasis, almost as if by mistake as far as the Doctors are concerned. Do I have this right?

If the cat crap bug is an immuno trigger, as it would be, it could be very specific to the strain of immunity that is going haywire in a Psoriatic patient.

No, the cat itself is not the problem, but the cat crap bug might be, and it might need to be combined with other factors.

Not every cat is going to have the cat crap bug, and not every cat crap bug infection is going to have HPV along for the ride.

Will other things cause immuno hyperactivity? Sure! But will that hyperactivity produce, specifically, psoriasis? Maybe, maybe not.

I'm curious about this combination, and right now, I'm only concerned about this combination.

I will be concerned about other combinations at other times, including the past and the future.

One more thing about the cat crap bug...it was the fact that it was so resilliant that made me think of the possible connection to Psoriasis. Obviously, if it was something super treatable, the psoriasis wouldn't last.

Last Edited by Lada D on 12/11/2012 02:30 PM

I have psorsis. A hereditary gift from my dad. I always had a small patch about the size of a dime on my upper arm. (no cats) In the mid 80's I got strep throat which cause my psorsis (guttate) to break out severly all over (still no cats). It took several years and lots of sunshine for it to go back to a small patch. I am now a chemo patient. The meds have triggered another severe outbreak and I was told in advance this might happen. (2 cats). I treat it with 10 minute visits to a tanning bed once a week (too cold out for sunshine therapy), long soaks in almond and grapeseed oil along with very finely ground oatmeal. Coco butter once out of the bath and dry. I'm sure that once off the chemo the psorsis will once again go away. Good luck friend! My prayers are with you.

Last Edited by CalmSerenity on 12/11/2012 02:44 PM

No. I'm sure they gave him antibiotics. viral meningitis will usually run it's course, but in order to know it's viral they have to do tests. Until then it is common to pump them full of antibiotics to start the fight early against the potention that it is the deadly bacterial strain of meningitis. So the antibiotics did nothing for the meningitis, it was purely precautionary and served no function in getting well since he was eventually diagnosed with the viral form.

Agree. Our immune systems top off to how saturated it is and then manifest in hyper-immune responses when it reaches the "breaking point" or "broken immunity" when it just can't manage overwhelmed input anymore and just says NO to most everything.
If you're lucky you get more reactions when older, but these days under age 10 way too often.

I don't have psoriasis (or a cat) but have a host of skin reactions to petrol, pesticide compounds, vaccines, antibiotics and a very short list of things I am able to eat.
I was changed overnight biting into one shrimp after a long course of unnecessary antibiotic treatment. Stopped digesting my food, head to toe rash. Lost 20 years of my life I have no doubt at this point.

Overwhelm is the common condition.

seems like a lot of people here with psoriasis had/have cats. i'm one as well. had psoriasis and cats all my life.

milk thistle tends to help me. but only in capsule form. my friend sent me a book a few years back on a diet to supposedly cure psoriasis. it involves cutting out all pork, carbs and alcohol. never tried it because i love pork way too much

Amen this.

I treat mine with exceptional doses of 10000 iu's vit D and religious visits to the salon. In the summer I prefer the God given natural sunshine. :) Usually during the hours of 11am -2pm, during the 'cancer' period and I do it without sunscreen. Mine is in the hair and I rinse with apple cider vinegar. I don't think it gets rid, just prevents flare ups from bacterial causes. Keeps my scalp tight. :)

I do a shot of bragg's every night from 3 nights ago, but I don't use it topically. I figure if Psoriasis is ultimately intestinal, topical treatments aren't going to do anything except possibly suppress or force the psoriasis into a new location.

I used to go to tanning beds and the skin would clear up, almost totally (stupid elbows!) but the psoriasis would enter my joints and I'd be limping about.

Op, I have a family member with psoriasis. This same person also has a few different strains of toxo (in their dormant phase).

Like you, I think there may be some connection between the two diseases, but the doctors and CDC claim the 2 are unconnected. The doctors and CDC both refuse to treat the toxo. (they claim it is in its dormant phase). I have also been told repeatedly that it would do no good to treat the disease (toxo.) because such a large portion of the populace is believed infected with various strains, and it is easily transferable.

Someone commented on this thread about psoriasis affecting the thyroid...I've looked for this too- but so far my loved one's tests have come out normal on this front.

One thing I have noticed helps to keep the psoriasis rash flare ups down-use 100% cotton EVERYTHING. After switching the majority of hats, socks, sheets, etc. all replaced with cotton there seems to be some improvement.

Also, OP, just a heads up. There seems to be a few varieties of psoriasis out there, their symptoms are the same but they react differently to treatment. I say this because I have met several people with the "psoriasis" diagnosis, who react adversely to the preventative treatments, allergy treatments, and light treatments. For my loved one and many others I've met, staying out of the sunlight is best.

Good luck in your research, OP.