Help I’m Allergic to Cats

If you’re like me, you can’t enter a room or a house of a cat owner without your eyes swelling or tearing up. Pet allergies are difficult to deal with, especially when you love pets.  Studies were showing that approximately 15% of the entire population is allergic to cats or dogs. It showed that 1 out of 3 Americans who have cat or dog allergies own one. So for today, let us start this blogpost discussion about what cat allergy is.

What is a Cat Allergy?

Cat allergies are a result of personal grooming. When a cat grooms, it licks itself all over its body, leaving saliva. The saliva dries on the fur, leaving protein antigen. These allergens then become airborne and attach themselves to walls, rugs, clothes, furniture, and so on. Cats also produce allergens through their saliva and urine.

Cat allergy symptoms include wheezing, sneezing, hives, and eyes are swelling, and sometimes watering. If you’re allergic to cats and respond to any of these symptoms, you should consult an allergist for recommendations.

If you are allergic to cats and currently don’t own one but would like to, then consider these options.

– Purchase a HEPA air cleaning system. This will reduce the allergens that are air, Bourne.

– Consider keeping your cat out of certain rooms in your house. The bedroom and bathrooms are usually most important.

– If your house air conditioning and heating is forced air, you want to change the filter regularly.

– Bath your pet weekly; this is so important. By bathing your cat regularly, you reduce the allergens significantly

My last recommendation is if you would still like to own a cat, you may want to consider owning a Siberian breed. Strange but true, people who are normally allergic to cats are not allergic the Siberian breeds.

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