He brings them over to my apartment all the time, he says they are a part of his life, and if I want to be with him, I have to deal with it, are there medications that could help?
2007-04-08 16:11:02 · 12 answers · asked by Gail Michelle 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Oh, yea I'm preggers too...
2007-04-08 16:12:24 · update #1
my throat starts swelling and everything , but he says i am a loser if i complain so i dont anymore
2007-04-08 16:13:43 · update #2
hate to say this, but it's your health over cats. if he really loves you, he will give up the cats no matter how hard that might be. maybe he would have been happier if he were born a cat, but he's a human and needs another human more than an animal. if you get sick and have to make that choice of your health over his cats, there is your answer. hope i helped.
2007-04-08 16:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by bigbutt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ha- I am allergic to cats but have a herd of them inside and out. I came with cats to a man that hated them. However I am not you- not pregnant and I didn't bring cats to visit. (side note: hubby now loves the cats as much as me!) There are only a couple of antihistamines you can take while pregnant. Breathing is a necessary function and if you can't, then the cats need to stay away from you- some allergens are tolerated with time, some get drastically worse and it is unpredictable which ones will do what when.
It is unfair of him to bring the cats around when you are suffering. Somewhere some difficult decisions will have to be made. If you baby comes out also allergic to cats, what then?
Good luck. Talk this over with a professional allergist and don't try to handle this all by yourself.
2007-04-08 17:06:10 · answer #2 · answered by memawslotsafun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Claritin helps usually my brother has bad allergies too when it comes to cats, and we have three. Also stay away from the litter box when it comes to that make sure he cleans it. Its the dander that gets to ya. Have him give it regular baths (I think its not supposed to be more then once a month, or a couple months but it will help)also make sure he brushes it regularly which will also lower your symtoms(outside,or at his place so the hair isnt floating around your place). Also its bad for you to be the litter box while your pregnant, or the baby to be near it when its born because the litter has something in it that can cause health issues for growing babies inside mom, or out(my doctor told me about that when she heard I had cats). Really though Claritin helps with the allergy symtoms, and if it dont work for you then check with your doctor(I would ask him first before taking any allergy meds anyway because your pregnant) maybe he will be able to precribe you something.. Your symtoms will get better the more your around the cat also because you build up a tolerance to it.. you probibly get the symtoms so bad because you have never really been around them that much, and it takes some adusting. My brothers allergies are much better now then they were a while back so he just sneezes a little now, but the claritin deff helped him. Ask the pharmacy which version is the strongest, or best without percription, and try it.
2007-04-08 16:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is a good person, he will talk to you about this and work something out with you. I am allergic to cats as well. I try to only date people that don't have or want cats, but that's not real practical. He needs to stop bringing over cats immediately until something is worked out. If you really love him, and I assume this is his baby in your tummy, then maybe you need to find a medication. Make sure it is safe for the baby (talk to a doctor first). Maybe Zyrtec or Allegra or one of the over the counter medications would work as well. Good Luck! I know how you feel with the allergies. If you really don't love him that much and think he is a total pansy for bringing over his filthy cats anyway, then ditch him. :)
2007-04-08 16:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by cuddle1979 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-21 09:50:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats rediculous, if your boyfriend really loved you,he would do something ,something like get rid of those cats! I have the same problem, my brothers wife is a cat lover and she rescues cats(shes got 6) of them and to prevent an asthma attack I use a preventive inhaler an hour before I go to his house and I have to repeat this every 4 hours.Cats yuck I hate them!!! rubberstampr
2007-04-08 16:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice...give the cat a bath and keep the house well dusted and vacuumed. Usually the allergy is to the dander and not the cat itself. Also...giving the cat a bath regularly will help too.
But my best advice is that the more time you spend the the more acclimated you will get to the cat.
2007-04-08 16:16:16 · answer #7 · answered by Lyric 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are with a guy who takes his cats everywhere with him??? He is totally gay and you are his cover!!! wow! And talk to your OB/GYN if you are pregnant and need allergy meds. Don't take anyones advise on here about that. Your baby has only one shot at coming out healthy and that is all up to your choices. Don't risk that.
2007-04-08 16:15:28 · answer #8 · answered by Starlyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You- have a problem, and some of it's YOU. If he has NO consideration for your feelings, your health or your pregnancy -and needs to choose his pets over you, WHAT does make YOU??! I'll make no judgements. But you need to find a better boyfriend (& if you won't do it for yourself, then do it for the baby).
2007-04-08 16:31:12 · answer #9 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get a new boyfreind. One that hates cats.
2007-04-08 16:14:06 · answer #10 · answered by Keith B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋