Posted on 04/30/2008 2:21:51 PM PDT by MrLegalReform
A woman who claimed that she is allergic to her ex-husband's cat cannot prevent their two children from visiting their father's home, a Long Island, N.Y., judge has ruled.
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How does this woman live??? The whole world is filled with people who own cats.
Easy solution. Put a clothes washer and shower stall in the back yard.
CAT FIGHT!!
Hmmm....
Too easy.
She idolizes Heather Mills.
gonna be cold come winter.
ping
I view allergists as total quacks and charlatans. Must have had at least a dozen of them tell my mother I was allergic to cats when I was a child; if I were allergic to cats, I’d be dead. My life now includes more cats and fewer allergists.
Take a Benadryl lady!
But on a serious note...cat allergies do exist.I know because I have one.In fact,after a few months of "babysitting" a cat awaiting placement I got to the point where I could barely breathe.After the cat's departure (and a thorough cleaning of my place) everything was fine.
I don't think the kids should be denied the chance to see their father but I think that,if need be,he could reasonably be ordered to get rid of the cat.
If I were the judge, I’d order the woman to buy a cat and learn to deal with it.
My allergist told me I was severely allergic to cats, and I’ve even slept in the same bed as two cats before, and no problem at all for me, at all, ever. But then again, apparently the skin tests they do have slightly different reactions (like if a cat bit me, I’d probably have a reaction from the saliva on the broken skin).
The father should “reasonably” send a beloved pet to a future that probably includes euthanasia because you're allergic to “some” cats? The mother on the other hand only developed her “allergy” after the gravy train stopped. Wow.
People die from allergic episodes.I saw it during my 20 years of working in a big hospital’s ER.Is the mother playing a game here? Possibly.But if her allergic episodes can be documented then I think getting rid of the cat is a viable option (of last resort).
I find that extremely difficult to believe.
Does my tag make me look fat? Or just dyslexic?
I don't know if my case is typical but I seem to have no problem around some cats but a serious problem around others.Either the mother is playing a game here (a distinct possibility) or she has a genuine medical problem (also distinctly possible).Allergies *do* exist.In the most serious cases,admissions to ICU's and even deaths can occur.As I said earlier,I've seen it.
Unless you have a medical degree perhaps you'd be wise to refrain from assuming the mother's a clown until you've seen the (medical) evidence.
Actually, owning a cat is supposed to suppress the allergen.
Oh yeah I second the take a Benadryl argument.
From Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat
Allergic reactions to cat dander and/or cat saliva inspire one of the most common reasons people cite for disliking cats. Some humans who are allergic to cats—typically manifested by hay fever, asthma or a skin rash—quickly acclimate themselves to a particular animal and live comfortably in the same house with it, while retaining an allergy to cats in general.[46] However, this should not be depended upon.
Many humans find the rewards of cat companionship outweigh the discomfort and problems associated with these allergens. Some cope with the problem by taking prescription allergy medicine, along with bathing their cats frequently (weekly bathing will eliminate about 90% of the cat dander present in the environment). There are also attempts to breed cats that are less likely to provoke an allergic reaction.
Kitty Ping!
I agree it's a damn shame, so many cats and so little time. Need new shovel.
:^)
I know people can die from allergic episodes. I've nearly done it myself. I adore cats, but am extremely allergic to them. But so what? If the kids are exposed to cat dander, all they have to do is clean up when they get home. Clothes go in the washing machine (hot water and hot dryer, please), and kids go in the bathtub.
I'm not going to discuss the merits of the woman's position here. Yes, it's suspicious that she decided she was allergic to her ex's cat as soon as he stopped paying the mortgage. He may have left her and the kids high and dry financially, forced to sell the family house in a terrible market and with no decent place they can afford to live on whatever income she makes. We can't really comment unless we know both sides of the story. But I do know that it would be exceptionally cruel to kick the cat out because of the allergies of someone who doesn't even live with it. That is not an option, even an option of last resort. She needs to either wash her kids or take a Benadryl.
Could I get you ta put me on the Kitty list?
BULLSHIT! If she doesn’t like it, she doesn’t have to set foot anywhere near HIS house.
Take this damned allergy Nazism crap, and stuff it where the sun doesn’t shine. The earth doesn’t stop spinning just because somebody has a malfunctioning body.
I’ve nmanaged well over 50 years with asthma, without imposing my problems on others.
BTW, I spent nearly 20 years in critical care: Status Asthmaticus; COPD; lupus; ARF/CRF patients, with badly compromised immune systems; post transplant patients, HIV/AIDS patients you name it. Once back on the street, it was THEIR responsibility, not everybody else’s, to safeguard against exposures.
I love cats. I put a cat door on my garage for mine. He slept on the roof of my covered Vette in a little padded cathouse. He lived outside, ate a combo of tuna, canned cat food and crunchies, and we played with him every day. Never had a field mouse problem. His formal name was Boogerhead, but we called him Cat. He lived a long and happy life, for a tamed feral tom. (Yes, we took him to the vet regularly.) The kids especially loved him, and my dogs protected him.
On the down side, I couldn't touch him without immediately washing. My eyes close up, I get a rash and fever, and have serious asthma attacks from being around the wonderous little critters for any amount of time. If I didn't touch him, it wasn't too bad. This isn't a 'take a Benadryl' kinda thing.
It's a Benadryl, Albuteral, oral steroids and an epipen kinda thing, and no, I haven't gotten used to cats. Sadly, I can only be in someone's house who owns a cat for about a half hour max, if I don't touch the cat.
Exactly!
I almost named my first cat “Allergen.” Luckily I ended up going with “Zia” instead.
uglybiker, yer added to da list.
I smell a skunk. LOL Could be that the little Mizzus is still trying to control her ex-hubby? What a little bwitch?
AIDS....COPD.....SLE...transplants...totally irrelevant.
Either the mother does or does not have an allergy to the cat in question.If she does then perhaps bathing the kids and washing their clothes before they come home will solve the problem.If these measures don't help then it's 100% reasonable for the mother to ask the court to either order the father to ditch the cat or forfeit his visiting rights.
If the father is reasonable he'll choose parting with the cat.If he wants to play games then he'll fight such an order.If she's faking...or exaggerating...her allergy then she's the one playing games.
And,for the record,some day I might tell you the story of Maria Rodriguez (not her real name)...a woman who was all-too-well known in the ICU and the ER of the large hospital for which I once worked.Long story short....allergy caused asthma....scores and scores and scores of ER visits and ICU admissions over a period of years.Finally,she expired during one of her ICU stays...in her 40's.Don't know if the allergy was cat related,but....
My point is that one hell of a lot of people cope on their own, and do not expect the world to conform to their needs.
It is NOT REASONABLE to even seek, let alone obtain the type of order you seem to think is perfectly logical.
The kids can bathe when they get home; they can drop their clothes directly into the laundry, without bringing them into the house proper.
It is control, pure & simple, perhaps on both sides.
And if the ex-hubby, then what of the neighbors? How about the cats at or around businesses? Where does it end?
Again, it is her problem, not anybody else's.
I've lived with & around allergies all of my life, so I have no sympathy for those imposing their troubles on others...and that includes The Dreaded Deadly Peanut Allergy.
It is up to individual to interact with Society on Society's terms; not for Society to conform itself to every individual's needs/wants.
If you are an example of what passes for Conservative in “The Gay State”, then the Libs have already won.
And the kids don't visit any friends that have cats.
None of her neighbors have any cats, either.
I know of several towns that have "library cats"; she'd be SOL checking out books on how to fake an allergy.
Conservatives here in the Gay State believe that the wellbeing of a human person comes before a housecat.*Every* *single* *time*! I thank God that you were never my doctor."Suck it up,GSC,if your wife wants to smoke those smelly cigars in spite of your just having had a lung transplant that's her right.You just time your breaths around when she exhales!"
Can she get a court to order all of her coworkers at her office to dispatch their cats too?
Sorry, but no. Sure, allergies are real. But those with the allergy need to figure out how to live in the world, not expect the world to adapt to them.
...And don’t even get me started on peanuts in schools.
Simple solution. My son is HIGHLY allergic to animals. When my daughters come in contact with them outside the house, as soon as they come home, they go right upstairs, and change their clothes, and throw them in the dirty laundry hamper.
Never been an issue.
Not true at all. Allergies don't always kill.
Your example defies reality. If Momma demands to smoke that way, the door (and a divorce lawyer) are right over there; feel free to use them.
Maybe the real solution is for him to take custody of the kids, and leave it to her whetheer she wishes to visit with them or not.
Your example defies reality. If Momma demands to smoke that way, the door (and a divorce lawyer) are right over there; feel free to use them.
Maybe the real solution is for him to take custody of the kids, and leave it to her whetheer she wishes to visit with them or not.
That’s not unusual. Allergic reaction to animals can vary depending on the animal.
Just curious--do you find you are allergic to certain breeds, or just certain neighborhood all purpose types? I know there are some almost hairless cats like the Sphynx that some allergic people tolerate quite well, and also other breeds like the British Shorthair who don't seem to shed much at all.
That'd be a good name for a rock band, and an even better screen name.
now, I'm going to seriously hope no one posts a CD cover from Allergen's first album, and further that they don't ping allergen to it.
now, I'm going to seriously hope no one posts a CD cover from Allergen's first album, and further that they don't ping allergen to it.
Hmmmm....mine's a little close to that....LOL
You’re in a band?
Oh no it’s not. I’ve seen that one before. smoking, allergies, asthma, skin diseases, etc. etc.
LOL - believe it or not, I was in a couple of them in the 80s and early 90s. ;-)
I LOVE being on vacation!
Coincidence...?
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