tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post1130716606365865169..comments2023-04-03T10:08:53.467-05:00Comments on a little bird told me: Memories.....Achoo!little birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961248772097086278noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-3513235982089043522009-04-11T05:48:00.000-05:002009-04-11T05:48:00.000-05:00Vaccuuming stirs up the dust and dander, so that s...Vaccuuming stirs up the dust and dander, so that should be done by someone else and not the same day you go over there. Some people I know have had luck with bathing the cats and then rinsing them with distilled water. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-61108685126966758662009-03-09T03:23:00.000-06:002009-03-09T03:23:00.000-06:00Little Bird,I want to preface this with the follow...Little Bird,<BR/><BR/>I want to preface this with the following "I have allergies, a few actually"<BR/><BR/>Im Anaphylactic to Iodine & All Seafood for a start. Now i wasnt always anaphylactic, i only became so in 2004 (my senior year.) Before that i would only throw up if i ate seafood, and i could still eat chinese etc. Now i cant even go to the beach & im an Aussie!<BR/><BR/>I guess what im getting at is that you could have had a slight allergy before this. You see an allergy works in a funny way. <BR/><BR/>You have "levels" of stuff in your system. If you are allergic to something the levels increase as you go along. So suddenly you might have too much in your system and this is causing the allergy to cats.<BR/><BR/>The only way to fix it is to completely remove yourself from the allergins for a while to reduce the levels in your system.<BR/><BR/>Or alternatively take an antihistamine. My allergist told me that you can take an antihistamine everyday for your complete life and have no ill effects.<BR/><BR/>Hope i have been helpful.Jessmecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661823324955117827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-30867288941336144412009-03-07T12:47:00.000-06:002009-03-07T12:47:00.000-06:00The only change has been a dry food change, but I ...The only change has been a dry food change, but I don't really think that's it. The cats sometimes got the stuff they get now if we had run out of the other stuff and needed to be fed right then (there's a convenience store downstairs in our building). <BR/>(I just re-read that sentence, and as convoluted as it is, it's correct.)<BR/>Other than that, they don't wear collars(apartment cats), they bathe themselves, and I don't think they've seen another cat outside of the vet's office EVER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-64155600175052880582009-03-06T22:21:00.000-06:002009-03-06T22:21:00.000-06:00I know it is possible to develop a new allergy, bu...I know it is possible to develop a new allergy, but you should totally check to see if they aren't carrying an allergin to you. Is your mom using any new chemicals on them? Change in diet? Cleaning chemicals or deoderizer or flea collars or anything at all that might be causing this besides the cats themselves?aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017757031806845900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-78626210991483264052009-03-06T14:45:00.000-06:002009-03-06T14:45:00.000-06:00Aardvark, I do a major clean once a week in my fol...Aardvark, I do a major clean once a week in my folks place. On Fridays. Sundays, when I go over to cook our "family" meal (long story), I get sniffley. <BR/>Christopher, I can't ask that my folks lock the cats up when I am there. As much as I may want to. <BR/>And the sneezing wouldn't bother me so much it were just one or two in a row. Eight in a row starts to hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-39498638287896872912009-03-06T13:06:00.000-06:002009-03-06T13:06:00.000-06:00One of my ex girlfriends had allergies to the two ...One of my ex girlfriends had allergies to the two malamute/german shepherds I used to have. She broke out in hives rather than sneezed.<BR/><BR/>Long story short, it got to the point that the only thing that ended up working was keeping the dog's free area the downstairs half of the house, washing them every other day, (me of course), keeping the clothes I wear when I play with them separate from our normal clothes and laundry loads, taking a shower in one of the downstairs bathrooms (the master is upstairs) after I play with them, and kept an air filter in most of the downstairs areas. And an antihistamine, of course.<BR/><BR/>This was a little bit excessive, but it did work well. Maybe some of it will work for you?<BR/><BR/>http://www.wamhomecenter.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=13413&idcategory=0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-32846726446273662542009-03-06T01:52:00.000-06:002009-03-06T01:52:00.000-06:00I'm allergic to rabbits and my ex wife is the happ...I'm allergic to rabbits and my ex wife is the happy owner of two of them. I found that the best way for me to avoid the runny nose sneezing and inability to sleep well from a stopped up nose was to use a good antihistamine. Cleaning can only do so much good, and you need to remember that their dander collects in pillows, seat cushions, the carpet, on window sills...basically everywhere. So if you don't want to do a major cleaning every time you go to their place, find an antihistamine that works for you. I use claratin now, and it works great for me.aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017757031806845900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-85886240418439344112009-03-05T15:24:00.000-06:002009-03-05T15:24:00.000-06:00I vacuum their place myself, so I know it's not th...I vacuum their place myself, so I know it's not that. And being exposed to it for longer seems to make it worse. I'm not sure WHAT to do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901815030397567394.post-23619161318650407212009-03-05T14:12:00.000-06:002009-03-05T14:12:00.000-06:00Don't know about others, but I find that just doin...Don't know about others, but I find that just doing a good vacuuming helps. Also with my brother just being exposed to it for a while acclimated him to cat dander so he no longer has a reaction to it. Good luck though!aikiwazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930911730207026129noreply@blogger.com