Help, im allergic to cats?

Question

I'v had my 2 lovely cats for three months. in that time, ive had 2 chest infections. The doc had given me a steroid inhaler, and ive been fine for about a month. I had an allergy test and apparanty im extemely allergic to them. i dont get it, i can be in a room with them and i dont sneeze of get runny eyes or anything. doc said if i keep them im likely to keep getting chest infections. he said its very unlikely that i can build immunity, and if anything ill become more sensitive to them. is there really nothing i can do, i really dont wanna get rid of them!

Answer 1

The question do u want to have to depend on medicine to be able to have a cat.I'm allergic to cats.I always have been since I was little.I know I shouldn't get a cat cuz I feel sick around them and after wards.When I was taking daily allergy medicine I could be in my mom house that had a cat and didn't feel bothered.At the same time I know It wasn't good for me to be around a cat at all.I try to avoid cats.Even know they are cute animals.U can still like them but not own one.I dont want u to be bad sick in the long run because of your cats.Also my sister is allergic to cats too.I told my mom that the cat could be causing her to be sick and asthma.She didn't listen really kept the cat until they moved.Now my sister don't have the cat in the house and she no longer has to take medicine and breathes better.Unless she goes to a friends house that has a cat .Getting rid of the cats will improve your health.even if u get medicine that will help its not good for u .U never know whats its doing to your body!!!!!!

Answer 2

I have a similar problem. I, too, am allegoric to cats. I can stand in a room all day with them and feel fine. But, if I touch them or a cloth-like surface that they like to lay on, I'll usually end up touching my face and making my eyes water. Or I'll put my face against a pillow and after an hour, I get sinus headaches and I get congested.

Though my symptoms aren't as bad as yours, I've been informed that there is little that can be done about it. Your allegoric to the animal dander, and cats make alot of it (especially two). I love cats and I'll never know the happiness of owning one, but unfortunately my best suggestion is finding a reliable friend to give them to. That way, you know they're being cared for and you can go visit them.

Your doctor knows what he's talking about. The cats are the sole cause of your illness. And if keeping them will only make it worse, you will have to let them go. Remember, it's for your health.

Answer 3

Ronjin is definitely right The extreme is anaphalactic shock if you continue with your cats. It is often the dander ( dandruff) of the cats that gives rise to the reaction. Being placed on streoids is not that good for you either. The long term effects of steroid therapy is disaterous to bones and other organs .
Get rod of the cats and stay away from anwhere they have been or in friends places who also have cats. Asthmatic responses are also common problems caused by cats. Think of them as vermin and life threatening to your very being and move on!

Answer 4

That's not true at all. You don't have to to get rid of them. I am the same way. I can be around cats and not sneeze get a runny nose or itcy eyes or anything but the allergist says that I am extremly allergic to them. Go to an allergie doctor. He/she will be able to get you on allergy medications to help you and also give you allergy shots to help build up your immunity to them so that way you won't have to get rid of them.

Answer 5

You need to realize which is more important, your health. Eventually your condition will worsen to the point where you will have no choice but to get rid of them. Do it soon rather than wait. I am allergic to them too.

Answer 6

The source of irritation to pet-allergic humans? Glands in the animal's skin secrete tiny allergy-triggering proteins, called allergens, that linger in the animal's fur but also float easily in the air. Allergens are present in the animal's saliva and urine, too, and may become airborne when saliva dries on the fur. The severity of reaction to these allergens varies from one person to the next, ranging from mild sniffling and sneezing to life-threatening asthma, and can be complicated by simultaneous allergies to other irritants in the environment.

Bathing your pet on a weekly basis can reduce the level of allergens on fur by as much as 84%. Although products are available that claim to reduce pet allergens when sprayed on the animal's fur, studies show they are less effective than a weekly bath. Even cats can become accustomed to being bathed; check with your veterinarian's staff or a good book on pet care for directions about how to do this properly, and use whatever shampoo your veterinarian recommends.

Don't be quick to blame the family pet for allergies. Ask your allergist to specifically test for allergies to pet dander, rather than making an assumption. And understand that allergies are cumulative. Many allergy sufferers are sensitive to more than one allergen. So if you're allergic to dust, insecticides, pollen, cigarette smoke, and cat dander, you'll need to reduce the overall allergen level in your environment by concentrating on all of the causes, not just the pet allergy. For example, you may need to step up measures to remove cat dander from your home and carefully avoid cigarette smoke during spring, when it is difficult to avoid exposure to pollen.

Immunotherapy (allergy shots) can improve symptoms but cannot eliminate them entirely. They work by gradually desensitizing a person's immune system to the pet allergens. Allergy-causing proteins are injected under the person's skin, triggering the body to produce antibodies (protective proteins) which block the pet allergen from causing a reaction. Patients are usually given one dose per week for a few weeks to months (depending on the severity of the allergy) and then can often manage with one injection per month.

Additional treatments for allergies to pets are symptomatic, including steroidal and antihistamine nose sprays and antihistamine pills. For asthma, there are multiple medications, sprays, and inhalers available. It is important to find an allergist who understands your commitment to living with your pet. A combination of approaches—medical control of symptoms, good housecleaning methods, and immunotherapy—is most likely to succeed in allowing an allergic person to live with pets.

Answer 7

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but either you get rid of the cats, or you eventually go into anaphlactic shock and die.