Anyone have allergies to cats?

Vidar · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:54

My lad may have an allergy to cats, nothing has been diagnosed, but the crazy ex is kicking up a stink and I guess until its ruled out its possible.

What do you guys recommend or use to control pet allergies?

Thekwango · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:59

Vidar said:
What do you guys recommend or use to control pet allergies?

a burlap sack and suitably heavy weight should sort out the cat allergy......well, technically the allergy still exists, it's just the cause will have been removed

skyripper · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:00

My ex has an allergy to cats. I send my lad back covered in cat hair. Hasnt killed her yet though.

More seriously, an antihistamene is normally all thats needed.

ttaskmaster · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:05

Vidar · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:13

Sometimes I really love these forums, yes it's us with the cats...

chroniclard · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:16

Yeah my eyes get all itchy, puffy and red with prolonged cat exposure. I just avoid cats.....

peterwalkley · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:23

Thekwango said:
a burlap sack and suitably heavy weight should sort out the cat allergy......well, technically the allergy still exists, it's just the cause will have been removed

Much as Vidar's ex is a complete mentalist, this is a bit extreme.

JBuk · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:25

peterwalkley said:
Much as Vidar's ex is a complete mentalist, this is a bit extreme.

Yep, why pay for burlap when a carrier bag is only a few pence

DaleTheWhale · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:29

Antihistamine is the answer, I take one whenever I'm at my girlfriends otherwise I'll die.

LOAM · 11 Mar 2019 at 17:11

I have a terrible allergy to cats and dogs and we also have two cats. Took piriton for a month at the start and eventually just desensitised to them. No longer an issue and we've had them 9 years, my hay fever is considerably less as well because of it.

ahar · 11 Mar 2019 at 22:44

Anti histamine tablet before a visit to somewhere that has a cat usually works for me

Quartz · 11 Mar 2019 at 22:49

Vidar said:
My lad may have an allergy to cats... What do you guys recommend or use to control pet allergies?

Get your lad properly tested. As for control, it's the cat's dander that is the issue. As long as I don't pick the cat up and wash my hands afterwards I'm fine. Having a cat in the house is a no-no, though.

Dis86 · 11 Mar 2019 at 22:56

Quartz said:
Get your lad properly tested. As for control, it's the cat's dander that is the issue. As long as I don't pick the cat up and wash my hands afterwards I'm fine. Having a cat in the house is a no-no, though.

It's not just the dander. Saliva is the issue too.

https://www.webmd.com/allergies/cat-allergies

Vidar · 11 Mar 2019 at 23:45

To be honest I really don't believe that my lad is allergic to cats, he's spent every Sunday here for roughly 7hrs and not once had any reaction. The kids spend their first overnight with us in over 15 months and the psycho has a full blown melt down over him now being allergic. I've even offered to take him to the doctors to be tested but no that's not good enough for her.

I'll pick up some Anti Histamines for him, ban the cats from the upstairs etc and see how we get on.

Kronos · 12 Mar 2019 at 05:31

I used to be allergic to cats, made me sneeze and any scratches how ever minor looked particularly nasty. I did go to an allergy clinic which confirmed the allergy but i am not sure that I was treated for it in any way. I have no idea what happened but I am no longer allergic.
I suppose it depends on how severe the allergy is on how it is treated.

Feek · 12 Mar 2019 at 06:25

Yes, dreadfully allergic to cats. Just being near them causes me to sneeze, eyes water and prolonged exposure has me coughing up blood! I’ve not been near a cat for ten years for this very reason. Antihistamines don’t even touch it.

Scania · 12 Mar 2019 at 06:57

My solution to the Cat problem.....

I like Cats, alas they don’t.

haz_pro · 12 Mar 2019 at 07:36

Yep - about as allergic as I think I could be, without choking!!! My approach is just to avoid them as much as possible.

Terminal_Boy · 12 Mar 2019 at 09:03

I used to be allergic to cats. I still get itchy if mine scratches me or I rub my eyes after touching him, but nowhere near as bad as I used to be. The missus had a cat when I moved in and with the help of 3-4 bottles of Beconase and a sack full of antihistamines for the first month, I gradually got less and less allergic.