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Not sure which category to post this, but here goes: Yes, I'm allergic to cats and I have two of them. If I was thinking % logically I probably shouldn't have gotten them in the first place, but I don't think I've ever been that logical about anything. My emotions usually end up winning out over 'good old common sense' any day. The thing is, I could be around 4 or 5 neighborhood feral cats every day and be fine, no allergies whatsoever. So I thought it would be a similar situation if I had my own, but no such luck.
And at the risk of possibly getting banned from this site, I have a confession to make: I've always been a dog person. The only reason I have cats and not a dog is because dogs aren't allowed where I live {although this arbitrary rule may only be because the landlord happens to be very much a cat person}.
I'm a lifelong animal lover and always had a variety of pets growing up. No cats though ~ not since I was 5 years old and Tiger was given away when my allergies became apparent. I've always seemed to end up living in places that didn't allow pets at all, and I was really missing not being around any animals. Didn't know when or if I'd be able to move to a more dog-friendly place anytime soon, so I just decided last summer to get a kitty...and then another kitty to keep the first one company, because I kept reading about 'single kitten syndrome' and of course didn't want to subject my poor kitty to that. Although if I think about it logically for a change (ha!) then that means there must be an awful lot of cats that grew up with the dreaded SKS because well, there's a helluva lot of single-cat households, ya know?!
With all that said however, now these two scallywags are like the kids I never had. I don't even want to think about having to re-home them, but an allergy~induced respiratory issue has at times caused me to consider it. They've been eating Pro Plan Live Clear by Purina, which is the only cat food made to reduce the allergens in cat hair and dander. It seems to be helping somewhat although I'm unsure how much; and as it's commercial dry food I don't really feel good about giving it to them. I'm pretty much on the raw food bandwagon and really want to transition them to that way of eating, although tried it before and they wouldn't touch it.. they are EXTREMELY picky, but that's a whole other post
I've kinda rambled on when what I really want to know is this: Folks out there with allergies to your cats, how do you deal with it? Pills, shots, or some other method? All suggestions & ideas are more than welcome {especially if they're not rehoming} and thanks SO SO SO MUCH!!
And at the risk of possibly getting banned from this site, I have a confession to make: I've always been a dog person. The only reason I have cats and not a dog is because dogs aren't allowed where I live {although this arbitrary rule may only be because the landlord happens to be very much a cat person}.
I'm a lifelong animal lover and always had a variety of pets growing up. No cats though ~ not since I was 5 years old and Tiger was given away when my allergies became apparent. I've always seemed to end up living in places that didn't allow pets at all, and I was really missing not being around any animals. Didn't know when or if I'd be able to move to a more dog-friendly place anytime soon, so I just decided last summer to get a kitty...and then another kitty to keep the first one company, because I kept reading about 'single kitten syndrome' and of course didn't want to subject my poor kitty to that. Although if I think about it logically for a change (ha!) then that means there must be an awful lot of cats that grew up with the dreaded SKS because well, there's a helluva lot of single-cat households, ya know?!
With all that said however, now these two scallywags are like the kids I never had. I don't even want to think about having to re-home them, but an allergy~induced respiratory issue has at times caused me to consider it. They've been eating Pro Plan Live Clear by Purina, which is the only cat food made to reduce the allergens in cat hair and dander. It seems to be helping somewhat although I'm unsure how much; and as it's commercial dry food I don't really feel good about giving it to them. I'm pretty much on the raw food bandwagon and really want to transition them to that way of eating, although tried it before and they wouldn't touch it.. they are EXTREMELY picky, but that's a whole other post
I've kinda rambled on when what I really want to know is this: Folks out there with allergies to your cats, how do you deal with it? Pills, shots, or some other method? All suggestions & ideas are more than welcome {especially if they're not rehoming} and thanks SO SO SO MUCH!!