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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 137952" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>Seeing that the problem occurred after being handled I would think exposure to something toxic is the likely cause. Something on your hands or something else he's walked on or just something in the air itself. If you have pets that get treatment for fleas that could be a cause, even with systematic treatments pesticides can be present in the skin and hair therefore can be on your hands or in the air. Sprays of any kind contaminate the air, surfaces and everything else exposed to air in the house.  Hands are always a likely cause of contamination, some things just don't wash off properly, particularly where a fragrance is involved, smell your hands after pushing a shopping trolley, they'll smell of perfume, deodorant or hand wash!. To me, if I can smell the soap etc after washing my hands then they are not clean, the soap has contaminated them. Also, after washing your hands what do you do? Touch the tap to turn off the water, the same tap you touched before washing your hands! Then of course your clothes contain residual chemicals from being washed, you touch them. I could go on and on listing possible ways your hands and surfaces in the house could be contaminated but basically anytime you touch an animal and/or their environment you take a risk. I will only do so after scrubbing well with a paste of bicarbonate soda , rinsing very well and drying with hypoallergenic tissues. It may seem excessive but it gives me peace of mind knowing what WASN'T the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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