anybody else allergic to cats?

@oyenkai (4394)
Philippines
January 5, 2009 8:33pm CST
I think it's one of the saddest things in life. I'm allergic to cats. If I inhale their fur then my eyes would get red and I'd keep on sneezing and sneezing and sneezing until I run out of air. I also get itchy all over. What's worst is I absolutely love cats but I have to stay away! :(
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gohan2091
@gohan2091 (544)
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6 Jan 09
Ahh, that's a shame. I can't say I have heard of someone who is allergic to cats, I am sorry to hear that. Cats are really good pets to own.
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oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
We actually have one :) But I can't touch him and I scold him every time he comes to near me. Or else we'd both be scolded at - he'd be thrown out of the house until dinner and I'd have to sleep the whole day to make the allergies go away.
gohan2091
@gohan2091 (544)
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6 Jan 09
Wow that's amazing, good for you. Is there anything you can do to stop this reaction with cats? Have you looked into herbal treatment?
oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
Nope, I can take claritine - that's the one for the allergies right? But I'd rather not because it leaves me sleepy. And I just don't like too much meds in my body since I tend to take a lot of it - I'm kinda sickly :P
deimosX
@deimosX (17)
• Malaysia
6 Jan 09
I had a classmate when i was 12, a girl to be precise,...whenever she saw a cat,she would keep a very save distance and when a cat suddenly appear near her, she would scream, i never ask her whether she afraid to cat, or maybe had allergic just like you mentioned. But me, i love cat very2 much.
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oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
I think that was phobia and not allergies lol I don't scream when cats are near me! They're too adorable!
oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
oh and I forgot to say welcome to myLot! Hope I stumble across one of your discussions in the future :)
deimosX
@deimosX (17)
• Malaysia
6 Jan 09
Thanks Oyenkai!! you the first to welcome me here. :P
uath13
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
6 Jan 09
I'm highly allergic. A scratch makes me swell like crazy & could likely put me in the hospital. Yet for some insane reason I have 6 on my porch ( thanks dear!).
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uath13
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
6 Jan 09
Close is bad enough, my symptoms are probably a little worse than yours. I'd rather face off against a grizzly than an angry cat. It's not as dangerous.
oyenkai
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
LOL as long as you don't get scratched, then you're good! Awww I bet your 6 cats are amazing!
Dominique
@dodo19 (47342)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Jan 09
I am! For me, the major symptom is my breathing. I have such a hard time breathing, it's not even funny. Even if I'm at place where there are no cats, but someone there has a cat, I'll be allergic. That's how awful my allergies are. I'm just thankful that that is my only allergy.
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aisaellis22
@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
9 Jan 09
Hello oyenkai! I don't think I am allergic to cats. I love cats because they are very cute. I used to remember when my baby sister wasn't born yet, I used to domestic cats whom I find cute in the street.
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aisaellis22
@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
9 Jan 09
I am sorry for the typo. It's domesticate not domestic..
Ysabel
@Ysabel (1201)
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
hi, oyenkai, well, i am not allergic to cats, but i am not a cat lover either! happy mylotting! =)
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Yori88
@Yori88 (1465)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
I'm sad to know that you are allergic to cats. I don't have allergies to cats and I am so lucky because I was able to have cats when I was in High School and Elementary. Now I don't have a cat because the condo unit owner does not allow pets here. Anyway I just enjoy watching cats in malls and in televisions.
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