anyone can help me out? i think i am allergic to my cat but its not that severe. i sleep in the same room as her and my legs start to have rash and it itch like crazy. the rest of my body itch but only on my leg theres rash. also my face beginning to have acne... i wash her once a week but she does leave fur all over the place so i try to vaccume twice a week. is there anything i can do to get rid of these allergies? the only thing i can do right now is shower after i wake up.
2007-04-19 05:29:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Take a benadryl before you go to sleep. This can be purchased at any drugstore or even walmart for about $3-$4 for 100capsules.This will probaly make you fall asleep fast and you wont be itchy. Also, I dont think you are sopposed to wash your cat. Cats natuarlly keep them selves clean. Possibly if you stopped washing her it would help. Hope this works
2007-04-19 05:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by megleg88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to have allergies...I was deathly allergic to cats. Guess what? My b/f and I bought a cat! Everywhere his fur touched me, I'd itch. I would sneeze, my throat would swell, my eyes watered, I wheezed etc. I was miserable.
For a month, I took a Benedryl twice per day. (be careful as they sometimes make you sleepy). It seemed like the pill kept my symptoms at bay while my body slowly got used to the cat. After that, I was fine! My body built up a natural immunity. (Here is my disclaimer that my results are not typical!) LOL. It worked for me, though. If you're really attached to the cat, give it a try so you can keep her. :-)
2007-04-20 08:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1: the cat should NOT be allowed to sleep or EVER be in your bedroom. You need to wash everything you can in that room after you banish her.
The problems is not the hair of the cat; it's the danders that get you even more than the hair.
With the cat banned from the room, and the room cleaned as well as you can (including vacuumed), you can see if your symptoms abate. If not, it might not be the cat.
Most likely it is the cat and you have to either control the cat or get rid of the cat.
2007-04-19 05:50:37 · answer #3 · answered by Nedra E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
teh thing you're not allergic to the whole cat, only the cat's skin cells. and since kittys rub themselves against everything, you get your allergies. best thing is to keep your distance, or be on allergy meds
2007-04-19 05:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by alyssa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it and i have a cat myself but you may have to consider finding her a new home so you will get relief!
2007-04-19 05:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Michael Jackson 1958 - FOREVER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋