Keeping a cat if someone in the house has an allergy?
Hello, I have my own apartment in my mother's house. I've been wanting a cat for ages, so I have some company, since I live alone in the apartment. Unfortunately, my sister is allergic to cats and lives with her in the same house, but separately from my apartment. We only share the entrance area. If I had a cat, it wouldn't come into direct contact with my sister. Is it still possible that my sister could suffer health problems even if the two didn't have direct contact? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks in advance for any answers 🙂
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I agree with the answer from Alsiel, your sister should best let you explain how strong the allergy is before you decide to get her home.
In some cases, the allergy can go so far that whole multi-family houses do not allow cats to protect allergy sufferers and it is always better to create clarity before the mice are there, to build a bond with each other and ultimately it does not work. That would be a shame and stressful for all parties.
Depending on what’s coming out of your sister, you’ll probably have to put your wish in the back until the housing situation changes from one of you.
Good luck! Cats are an incredible enrichment for life.
the problem is that the tests are not particularly meaningful. Symptoms can also develop later.
Of course, there is a risk of any allergy.
And if the desire is so great and there is a willingness to inform, then you should get as much individually adapted expert advice as possible and then decide, I think:)
This always depends on how pronounced the allergy is, it can go well, but it can also be that your sister does not need to have direct contact to get symptoms
I would give up a cat
I’d let the doctor explain how much the allergy is.
Some people don’t remember when the cat is separated, others are enough to get in touch with the cat and run by them. You can also barely prevent the hair from wearing outside (e.g. entrance).
Basically, it is advised and if you don’t have an animal, I wouldn’t do it. My wife has a slight allergy and we have two cats. We love the animals very much and it’s kind of going, but it’s not healthy.
You can get a sphinx kit, these have no hair. Or your sister can’t go to your apartment if the cat’s here.
allergies do not arise due to the skin
Funny, my aunt had a cat hair allergy and she got a sphinx cat, then she wouldn’t have.
no, allergies arise due to the FelD1 protein in skin flakes, saliva urine. Then she was lucky, but she could change. Symptoms came only after 2 years
Cats in individual posture are torment, so please bring at least two cats (same age and sex) to you.
And no, allergenic is the saliva of the cat and your sister does not come into contact with it if you do good hygiene yourself. If you go to your sister, wash hands well and wear best clothes that had no contact with the cats (freshly washed)
Thanks for the answer, yes of course two cats I had written stupid
Thanks in the name of the cats.
That would be possible, yes. This allergy is quite aggressive, strictly speaking one reacts not to the hair, but to proteins contained in saliva and urine of the animals. These are transmitted through the air to the airways. Especially since you also use the entrance area, this will be possible depending on the shape of the allergy. Don’t have to be.
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It comes to allergy. I know where some hairs are (on clothes)
Even we have one with light allergy where the cats can go. He can stroke it too and so long Kater doesn’t sleep with him in the bedroom there’s nothing missing. But if he is with acquaintances where also has cat he is far more sensitive so reactions can also be different from cat to cat. (I had assured that this would not be any contact. He had allowed this to pass over the last 2 years by brushing in contact)
This is also always possible to worsen the allergy. And sister’s never with you? It is very hard to really avoid contacts because bad allergies are few hairs enough and these have happened quickly. Knowing people where cat is only nearby is contactless what is sufficient for allergy and since there is also input it is not possible for you that is absolutely nothing.
On the one hand, it would have to explain with your sister that they want you to have cats because if your cats were to get their allergy worse, there would be the blame and possible accusation with you. Just as if she wants to discuss with doctor how bad their allergy is what he thinks