Posted on 10/29/2020 4:30:08 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
Here's the deal. I really, really want a pet. Husband allergic to cats. Is it still possible to own one?
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They make good car chucks.
Depends on how severe the allergy is.
Get a dog.
Have you considered divorce?
lol...just kidding!....I hope...
Abyssinians are supposedly good for people with cat allergies.
I have 4 cats. They come around, eat the food my wife puts out. A couple of them allow my wife to pet them. One of them allows my wife to play with her. Then they leave. We have no idea where they come from or where they go.
Just put some cat food on your back porch. Eventually a cat will adopt you.
Had to Google that. Pretty cute. Our feline overlords should take note!
No. I can’t go into a house that has a cat, without taking Advair, Singular and rescue inhaler. Get a toy poodle.
No, you should not do that to your husband.
Pick something else. A rabbit, a lizard, a cockatoo. He is the person you promised to love, honor and put first. Don't break your word.
Vacuform or shrink seal the cat in plastic, then deliver to neighbor or family member.
Consider a Maine Coon (my first baby from a shelter - Katrina) or a Rag Doll. They have less dander. People allergic to cats would come to visit her (ah-hem, not me) because it was the first time in their lives they’d been able to have a cat on their laps, pet a warm fuzzy, and een snuggle a bit. My sister-in-law, allergic, had no problems with her. Also add this “health food” to morning and evening meals. Also, no food between breakfast and dinner - give their bodies time to digest and clean out. Food once a day is best, but I didn’t have the discipline and did breakfast and dinner. 2 tsp / day.
1 1/2 c yeast powder
1/2 c kelp powder or granules
1 c lecithin granules
2 cups bran (any kind)
1/2 c dolomite
We have a cat and my husband has cat allergies. When we first got the cat we kept the bedroom door shut. We keep it open now, but the cat does not sleep in our bed. I empty the litter box.
It’s all good if you put a pancake on its head.
Depends on how severe his allergies are. I have a severe respiratory reaction to all types of cats. I know if a cat lives in a house as soon as I walk into the house. I cannot live constantly on antibiotics, so no cats for us.
I have two cats, neither by my choice. I take a 24-hour allergy every morning. Have an air filter running. We have roomba vacuum every day. As long as I don’t touch them, they aren’t too bad.
I keep my bedroom door closed at all times to ensure I have at least one cat-free room.
It’s possible. Not fun. But possible.
I have had one form or another of allergies almost back to birth.
My allergies act up now and then, sometimes in direct response to an animal, sometimes for little cause at all.
For years there were no cats in my home, because in their company I would begin to react, coughing or sneezing or having diffiulty breathing.
Ventolin was around, and it works great to counteract breathing difficulties, but you don’t want to overdo it.
Singulair also really helps, but it is more helpful for watery eyes and such than it is for breathing.
Bottom line is that I have had three to eight cats in and around my home for several years now, and I deal with them pretty easily these days-—although to be fooling with your respiratory challenges can be a little questionable in a bleepity-bleep pandemic.
Look into allergy shots (I’ve never used them, but I know people who have), have a good doctor talk to you about your options, and try a few different things.
I am convinced that I can have my cats inside precisely because I stuck with them, and gradually I became innured to the dandruff, saliva, dander, etc. etc.
I should say that a couple of my more feral cats will still affect me if I spend too much time around them too.
Oh, and if I were you I would try to use steroidal sprays and inhalers as infrequently as you can....the trade-off just isn’t work it. Sometimes? Yes. Everyday? No, no, no.
Get your husband tested for food allergens and digestive disorders. For me, after I found that I had celiac disease and went on a strict nongluten diet, many years of allergies soon disappeared.
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