Would like to get a cat, but my husband is allergic to them. Purina has a new cat food that is supposed to reduce allergens, and I read that female cats and ones with longer hair are less likely to cause allergies. I found one at a local shelter that fits that description. She is supposed to be a real sweetheart.
However, I could not handle trying it out and then having to give the cat up. Might be more likely to give the old goat up, if you know what I mean.
Thoughts?
I wouldn’t.
I guess there are degrees of allergies, but if it’s pretty bad I would not.
Too bad.
Cats are a pain in the ass. They claw the crap out of everything. Male cats spray and they just aren’t worth it to me. I know there a bunch of cat lovers, but to me, nothing more loyal and loving than a dog. Go to a shelter and adopt an older one.
Get a green cheek conure instead...
I lived on allergy pills when we got married. No cats now..just the dog that used to herd them. (For real!)
My husband is very allergic to cats, and we have five. He takes OTC allergy meds, and wouldn’t give up the cats for anything.
Out send a couple years ago I read there might be a shot cats can get that reduces the problem.
I had cat when I married my husband, and he was very allergic. We made a deal to try allergy shots, and if they didn’t work I would give the cat to my sister.
That was 28 years ago, and we have cats ever since. He actually likes the cat better then our dogs.
I know a veterinary technician with allergies. She has four cats and bathes them every two weeks. For what it’s worth, the Rex kitties I have met were absolute sweethearts.
Getting rid of carpet in favor of hard floors and laundering linens frequently helps. Any well-maintained veterinary clinic will have a similar enviornment, or it risks spreading disease between its patients.
Try a foster program? Temporarily care for a cat or litter of kittens with the understanding that they’ll be going to new homes within a short period. Volunteering at an animal shelter may also test the severity of allergies.
Why would you want to have a cat? It seems like God is telling you don’t do that.
Get a cat and teach it to sleep on your husbands face so that he will get use to it sooner rather than later.
Your list of questions and concerns should be addressed to your husband.
Late to the thread, sorry.
I am allergic to cats, or at least some of them. We currently have two cats, and one of them causes me to to itch when he is near my face or I pet him around his face and don’t wash my hands soon enough before touching my own.
I took allergy shots 25 years ago for cats and all sorts of environmental allergies. It has waned a little since then, but I can take Allegra or Zyrtec and do fine. Even if I have forgotten, and start with the itchies, taking the OTC medicine helps within 20 minutes.
My other cat rarely bothers me. I can cuddle him and it’s no big deal.
They are both long haired cats, both are rescues. Feel free to ask any more questions.
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