Are you Allergic to your Cat?
By Aurone
@Aurone (4755)
United States
January 22, 2009 7:39pm CST
I am allergic to my cats, but I have decided they are worth the aggrevation and I take the medication and keep them anyways. Is anyone else allergic to their pets and have chosen to keep them? Got any tips for reducing the effects of the allergens for all of us sufferers?
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8 responses
@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
18 Feb 09
I am allergic to cats, which is why I don't have any. I won't own a pet that I am allergic to because it only makes me sick. I have kids that I have to take care of so I can't stay medicated or sick all of the time. And I can't afford to get prescriptions for allergies. I do love cats, but know that I can't have any.
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@Aurone (4755)
• United States
18 Feb 09
Thats sad. I am sorry. I would be medicated anyways for my seasonal and mold allergies so its not like adding the cat allergies affects me anymore than the others. Most of the allergy meds out there are non-drowsy now and over the counter. Zytec is the one I use, but I can certainly understand not having a pet because of the allergy situation. My parents had outdoor pets only because my father and sister are highly allergic to pet dander. I am only mildly allergic and its worth it to me to have them and take the medication. The benefit to me emotionally is worth taking the pills every day. Perhaps one day your situation will change and you can have a cat or perhaps an outdoor pet.
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
My asthma returned last month with a vengeance and the saddest part of having this ailment back is not being able to pet my cats. I love the feel of their fur and they like having their bellies scratched too. Now, since my allergy will flare up because of their fur, I am content with them brushing against my ankles. And they are content when I use my feet to touch their bellies. LOL.
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@Tiherina (83)
• United States
24 Jan 09
I used to be allergic to cats. Like, really allergic to the point where I'd get physically sick. But in recent years my family's gotten a few cats, and we've had neighboring cats come around our place. I've come to grow used to the allergens that cats seemed to have bring. All in all, I really like cats, allergic or not.
@mareem (147)
• United States
23 Jan 09
I'm allergic to cats, but I always have them around. The two indoor cats have free run of my house, except for my bedroom. I don't allow them in the bedroom at all. In the rest of the house, I use air cleaners with ionizers to keep the dander down as much as possible. I have a cat cleaning mitt I use on them a couple of times a week to keep the surface dander at bay. I, also, vacuum at least once per week and use a hepa filter bag.
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
26 Jan 09
Dear friend,
I am bit allergic to the hair and smell of cat and hair of dog also. I do have dogs which do not have much hair. Mostly I do not go much near to pets are have much hair and that too if the hair on its body is dropping. But I do like pets.
