2007-03-11 01:19:43 · 8 answers · asked by texasstar 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Cats can't "make" someone have asthma issues. If a person has asthma, they have it, period.
However, it is entirely possible that it might seem like this is the case.
An allergen, such as cat dander (old, dry skin scales) can cause an asthma attack. Likewise, it is possible that such an attack might be a person's first one, thus making it look like the cat(s) caused the asthma issues in the first place.
Asthma is a type (the most common) of Reactive Airway Disease. Basically, the lungs over-react to certain stimuli, in this case, an allergen. This would be referred to as Allergy Induced Asthma, though allergens might only be one thing that causes an attack. It varies from person to person.
The important distinction to make here is that there is a HUGE difference between just being allergic to cats, and to having an asthma attack. Rarely is such an allergy life threatening, but an asthma attack is a very serious issue. If you've never been diagnosed with asthma, but feel you may have had an astma attack, I'd strongly advise seeing a doctor as soon as possible.
2007-03-11 01:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Brian Sparta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are various factors that trigger Allergic asmaticus. Cat is one of them. Animals have a special gift of sensing scent and giving out too. A person who is sensitive and Asthmatic, will have to find out the causative factor which trigger his problem. Avoiding it helps a lot. The modern life style is one to blame. Those days we used to grow up with total exposure to everything and get automatically immunized. But the modern life does not allow us to get immunized that way.
Allergic Asthma is better controlled by prevention. Always keep an antihistamine and some expectorant at hand and at the very start of any attack take the medicine and you can avoid its serious developments.
2007-03-11 01:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by atom45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would all depend on weither or not you have a short hair cat or how much dandraft the cats has. We are an asthmetic family and we have 2 cats and none of us has had any problems.
2007-03-11 11:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by Boogerbum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do not have asthma at all. When I am around cats (I am allergic to) I have trouble breathing. If you or someone you know have allergies to cats, it isn't pretty. I suggest using Claritin or Benedryl non drowsy or not being around the cat at all.
2007-03-11 01:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by Noneyabusiness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long because of the fact the cat has a place to dig it is going to use it as a clutter container, despite in case you turn it right into a flower mattress he will prob nonetheless use it. :( i might pave it myself to discourage the cat from utilising it. i might additionally touch a rescue group that does TNR to get that cat (s) fixed or a low value sanatorium! a million it is going to reason the cats urine to no longer stink as undesirable, 2 it is going to deter him from desirous to mark. the reason cats mark territory is to maintain men out and to entice women. removing his hormones could desire to help.
2016-10-01 22:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cat hair is very allergenic
2007-03-11 01:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2007-03-11 05:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
its the saliva component not actually the fur itself.
2007-03-11 01:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by globiaeon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋