Pet allergies all of a sudden?

Question

I have been a pet owner for quite some time. But i've noticed that when i visit my cousin's house that is an owner of two short haired cats. They shed a lot. The fur in all over the carpet, bed, couch, everywhere!. I like to play with animals but when i stay over at my cousins, I end up tocuhing my face. After touching my face, i start to itch, especially my chin. And before the night is over i'm contantly sneezing, running nose and my eyes itch. Last time i was there, I rubbed my eye and it became vainy and swollen. It was embrassing. But my allergies when away once i left the house. But now I have a dog that has had puppies recently. I was playing with them. They're at the stage where they can walk a little. And my allergies can back but i had some weird cough where it felt like something was in my throat. Why i gotta have pet allergies? I love animals.
I use to have a cat about 5 years ago too if that helps. It was a maine coon. But i never had pet allergies until no

Answer 1

you can start with over the counter allergy medicines, if they fail then you can ask your doctor to precribe some. Otherwise the best treatment of allergies is to avoid the allergens, good luck