Is it cat hair or saliva that some are allergic to?
By sharonkenney
@sharonkenney (102)
United States
February 13, 2007 3:57am CST
I don't understand the reasons for being allergic to hair,we have hair!Does anyone know why my son would be allergic to our cats?
2 responses
@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
13 Feb 07
It's not really the hair of a cat that people are allergic to, it is the dander. Cats have more dander than humans do and it tends to linger in the air longer as well, which can cause more irritation to a human being.
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@1983tyler (507)
• United States
13 Feb 07
It's the saliva that drys on the cat hair that causes the dander that people are allergic to. When I first get a new cat, I am allergic. But then I get used to the saliva/dander of the new cat and I'm no longer allergic. Maybe it has something to do with what I feed them, too. They get used to me and I get used to them.
