Could a cat cause you to have asthma? thats what my neighbor said.k heres the story. She told me she used to have a cat then suddenlly her son started weezing and she took him to the docter the docter said he had asthma cuz he had inhaled a cat hair and that that caused the asthma . could this happen ? i think not how bout you?
2006-08-31 10:25:06 · 15 answers · asked by beast 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. HE COULD HAVE BEEN ALLERGIC TO CATS. SOME PEOPLE ARE.
2006-08-31 10:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never heard of a cat causing asthma. I think if someone already has asthma it would irritate it but it doesn't cause one to have it. It can cause allergies to people who are allergic but the people wouldn't develop asthma from the cat. Here is some info on asthma:
Although research has revealed much about asthma over the last decades, we still don't really understand what causes the disease. We have more and more pieces of intriguing information about asthma, but we don't know how those pieces will end up fitting together. Some pieces will be causes, some will be contributing factors, some will be dead ends.
Through ongoing research, we continue to draw closer to the day when all the pieces are in place. When we know what causes asthma, we will be much better equipped to prevent it and possibly to cure it.
Genetics
One risk factor for asthma is a condition called atopy, which is essentially a predisposition to be allergic to things. (Atopy is believed to be present in around 20% to 40% of humans.)
Infections
A large percentage (probably about 1/3) of babies and young children will experience wheezing at some point, usually during a viral respiratory infection.
Air Quality
The evidence is clear that air pollution can have a negative effect on the breathing of people who already have asthma. Gases such as sulfur dioxide, NO2, and ozone, are all known to have the potential to worsen lung function in asthmatics, particularly at high concentrations
First World / Third World
Another observation that may hold clues to the causes of asthma is that asthma is much more common in industrialized nations (such as the United States, Australia, and Western European countries) than in the developing world
Basically, these are some risk factors but from what I read they still don't know what causes asthma so if the Dr said the cat hair caused it he was wrong but the cat hair could have caused an attack if the child already had asthma.
2006-08-31 12:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the cat didn't CAUSE asthma. He has allergies....he's allergic to cats....his allergic reaction triggered an asthma attack. It's that simple. People who aren't allergic to cats wouldn't develop asthma.
2006-08-31 11:10:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats only cause an asthma attack in asthmatics who are allergic to cats. They do not cause asthma.
2006-08-31 10:36:58 · answer #4 · answered by talented mrs v 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allergic reactions and set of asthma attacks.
2006-08-31 11:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by Fuzzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is probably allergic to cats, and has a small case of asthma. Best thing she can do is vaccum regularly (i recomened the DYSON Vaccum its for hypo allergetics) and bathing the cat regularly
2006-08-31 10:33:20 · answer #6 · answered by Cobalt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it happens. There are certain animals that people with asthmatic problems should not have....cats are one of them. If you have asthma you should check with your doctor to see what animals you should and shouldn't be around.
2006-08-31 10:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by D,J&J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the doctor is nuts. The kid got athsma because he was prone to athsma. He reacted to the cat's dander as an allergic reaction which then brought on the athsma as a natural deal.
2006-08-31 10:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by magraloo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your 2 twelve months old has bronchial asthma - having an animal (cat or canines) could set off the bronchial asthma. it isn't the cat's fur, yet extremely this is "dander" that could desire to reason the allergy / bronchial asthma....if the difficulty exists. The dander is honestly dried up dermis that the cat's tongue has licked off / wiped sparkling off. anyhow - the respond is: the cat would not reason bronchial asthma, yet could be a collection off to the difficulty, if it exists.
2016-10-01 03:40:21 · answer #9 · answered by riedel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well they did say a cat could take a childs breath away but i dont believe it because that never happened to my brother and we had a cat twice one when he was 11 months till he was 2 and one when he was 4-6 now we got a dog so believe what you want i wouldnt believe it
2006-08-31 10:30:36 · answer #10 · answered by CoaCoa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a cat allergy. Cat dander can cause this to happen, it happened to my last wife. This could be confirmed by an allergist.
2006-08-31 10:30:20 · answer #11 · answered by Mr. Versatile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋