For the second time in his short life, Hugito is rushed to the ER!

[4 Dog Mother]

Thank God you noticed it right away, Deb. As so many have said allergies are a scary thing. And to see such a reaction happen so quickly had to be very scary. I am so glad you were able to get him to the ER asap.

As Karen has said you can be allergic to anything. I had some testing a few years ago and some of the stuff that showed up were interesting. Also interesting is that some I have very mild to almost no reaction to but put 2 or 3 together and then I get a reaction.

And Deb we are very interested in what goes on with Hugito - he is a PT baby after all!

[Daisy and Delilah]

This is nothing but scary, Deb. How awful for you!! Poor little Hugito I'm so glad it all worked out for everybody. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[ramanth]

Poor little Hugito. I'm so glad he's okay!!

[prechrswife]

Poor thing. Glad he is okay. That is one of my biggest fears with Mary Joyce. Thankfully, she hasn't reacted to anything yet, though.

[Lobodeb]

Thanks for your replies everyone.

I was (and am still) beating myself over the the head for giving him the fish in the first place, but as you've all said, better to learn his allergies now, when he's with me than with someone who isn't watching him like a hawk.

did you cook or spice the catfish in anything unusual?

No, just fish seasoning.

I hadn't heard of general seafood allergies, either. Just shell fish, but as others have said, I guess you can be allergic to anything. And luckilly, so far, he hasn't shown any other signs of other food allergies like eggs or peanuts.

[Christiansmommy]

Scary! As a mom of a 5 1/2 year old and a 10 month old, I can completely sympathize with you!! These little ones sure can worry us Mommies!! Good thing you were there right away to notice it right away.

I suppose it is possible that since he is allergic to this, he could be more prone to have othe food allergies? I guess you'll have to keep a close eye on new foods introduced to him incase there are more allergies, but lets hope not Glad he is feeling good and back to normal now

[cassiesmom]

Sweet Hugito! I am so glad you're okay and near a hospital your Mommy trusts! I guess this means you won't be having fish with your macaroni cheese in the future. Tell you what, I'll eat your fish and you can have my macaroni cheese.

[pitc9]

Glad to hear he's okay, I'm sorry to hear about his allergy.
My niece is allergic to tree nuts, I know how hard it is to watch what they eat to make sure they don't get sick!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Glad to hear the little guy is okay - maybe it is something he will grow out of

[Husky_mom]

Oh my!! what a scare..... thank God he´s ok ....... and as said luckily you found out what he´s allergic to....... I´m not allergic to fish but i just can´t eat it...... let´s hava a french fries party Hugito, Karen you are soooo invited

[Cataholic]

WAH! How horribly scary, Deb. Thank God things are going to be fine.

Can Hugo still eat Goldfish crackers?

[kimlovescats]

You must have been TERRIFIED!!!! Thank GOD you got him to the ER and he didn't suffer any worse than he did! Bless his little heart! I guess you are going to have to keep liquid Benadryl on hand at all times, especially whenever he tries a new food. I'm guessing that if he has a reaction, you could immediately give him a dose and then head to the ER!

Hugs to you and Hugito!
Kim

[Jadapit]

Poor little man! Its always so scary when something like that happens to our little ones. I know the fear you were feeling. Thank God, Hugito is ok! (((Hugs)))

[Kater]

Oh my, how terrifying. I'm so glad he's ok!!!

[luvofallhorses]

Sorry I just now saw this! How scary for you both! I am so glad he is okay! (((HUGS))) to you and Hugito!