How can a person allergic to cats live with one?

Question

Shes allergic mainly to the dust they create like their dead skin.

Answer 1

People do it all the time. They keep the house very clean, have certain rooms for the cats or like me, the cats live outside.

Answer 2

YES!!!

I don't remember the numbers exactly, (saw this on the Discovery Channel) that 1/3 of the cat owners in America are allergic to them!!

I am allergic to cats, been tested, and also found out that I'm allergic to pretty much everything. But I would NEVER give up my cat.

Usually it's not the dander that people are allergic to, but the saliva and the pathogens in the saliva. I know that if my cat will nuzzle my arm and get his saliva on me, I develop small red splotes/bumps that go away in an hour or so.

Answer 3

Give the cat a bath about once a week. Then treat it with a product called Allerpet-C, you can find it in a pet store. If you don't feel comfortable bathing the cat yourself, take it to a groomer. My ex-hubby was allergic to cats when I moved in with him. I had 3. I bathed them once a week for about 3 months and then quit. He never had a reaction to the cats.

Also talk to the doctor about allergy medications. Some people swear that certain cats don't cause allergies, like Siamese cats. I had a room mate that was deathly allergic to all cats except for Siamese. I believe there are other breeds which cause less reaction also.

Answer 4

Well my husband is allergic to our cats....we just don't let them in our bedroom so the fur and stuff doesn't get in there so he gets a good night sleep. Other than that I sweep and dust and spray febreez everywhere and his allergies don't flare up much. He use to have to get allergy shots every week...he's allergic to everything! But I just learned to make sure the cats get their baths every once and a while and i brush them to remove the loose hair so it doesn't get all over our house.

Answer 5

Well, I have read that a person who is allergic to cats can get used to a cat s/he lives with, and do not have allergic troubles - but still have a lot of trouble with other cats. I don't know the mechanism of it, though.

Answer 6

Depending on the severity of the allergy, sometimes a person who is allergic to cats' dander may NOT be able to live with them.

Answer 7

I thought for years I was allergic to cats. But it turns out if you're exposed to them for a while, a little at a time, you do get used to them, and their dander. Now I have too many cats...LOL!!!
Just give it a chance for a little while..I heard on a mdeical program this works. How true it is I don't know. Just thought I would put in my 2 cents. SD

Answer 8

My husband is allergic to cats, and we have two. Black cats and long hair cats are the worst for him, but our two cats are light tabbies. I vacuum our apartment a few times a week, brush my kitties often to get rid of excess hair, use Febreeze Allergen Reducer spray, and keep the kitties out of the bedroom. My husband does fine with our kitties, thank goodness. So….a person with cat allergies can live with a cat as long as their allergy is not to severe and you keep clean kitties and a clean house.

Answer 9

More than likely they are allergic to the dried saliva covering the cats body since cats constantly lick themselves. How to resolve problem...

1. Benadryl

2. Claritan

3. If allergies are mild you can stay around animal until your body adapts. It took me 2 months but now I'm fine around my cats.

4. Stay away from cats

Answer 10

If she's getting allergy shots from the doctor, that helps a whole lot, and she may be able to tolerate the cat. Also, some types of cats bother allergies a lot more than others.