Studies suggest hypoallergenic cats and dogs can cause just as many symptoms as the regular kind, says James Seltzer, MD, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. That’s because skin and saliva proteins, not just hair, trigger allergy symptoms.
The only pets proven to be hypoallergenic have scaly skin—like iguanas and snakes, he says.
To be blunt, there’s no such thing as a “hypoallergenic dog/cat” no matter what somebody tells you.
The allergen is in the saliva and unless you get a totally dry-mouthed animal, it ain’t gonna happen.
I had masked allergies to hays for *decades* and never knew it until I came back home and was near the horses again.
Wouldn’t have traded my growing up with the horses for a non-stuffy nose for a million bucks.
Get the kid a Boa.
*Anybody* can have a dog.
:)