Keep it off the bed and take antihistamine every day.

the kitten soon;

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It is sad, but you'll have to go.

Don't worry, I'm sure a nice family will give you a loving new home.

Will have a look into that thanks, I can do without a bad chest at work its not the best when wearing breathing apparatus lol

Have you tried Sudocrem?

Keep the cat out of bedrooms (a good plan anyway if you're going to let him / her outside in the future) and lots of hoovering.

Cat allergies are very common - see how you go, as it can sometimes get really bad (in which case it's bye bye kitty :-()

Ceterizine hydrochloride. Hayfever pills, one a day. Cost about a quid a pack, one pack contains typically 7 tablets.
Pharmacy and supermarkets

Shave it.

Is it an outdoor kitty? Have you de-fleaed it?

Ceterizine hydrochloride. Hayfever pills, one a day. Cost about a quid a pack, one pack contains typically 7 tablets.
Pharmacy and supermarkets

If you go that route, then buy online - 30 days worth of tablets will cost you £3.

I’m allergic to our cat and dog.

There’s a couple of things which help;

As mentioned don’t let them on the bed
Wooden/tiled floors not carpet
Leather sofas - showing total disregard the STW advice of dog on couch = inevitable face being ripped off a small child.
A vacuum with a HEPA filter - I’ve persuaded the wife that I get worse if I’m in the house during vacuuming / dusting which is the only positive
Anti-histamines every day, the Tescos hayfever ones are cheap (damn Tescos strangling those poor hard working pharmaceutical companies).

The only other choice is a walk down the canal with a sack and a brick!

It is sad, but you'll have to go.

Don't worry, I'm sure a nice family will give you a loving new home.

🙂

have you tried ‘Cat Bag’ put your cat in a bag, with its head poking out, you don’t want to be cruel. And just keep it in the bag. ‘Cat Bag’

😉 thanks for all the suggestions . I've had cats before no problem but my brother has a dog and an hour in his house my chest feels crushed for days. Will try the tablets see how it goes. How could get rid of this ??

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Been there, done all of the above, the cat(s) had to go in the end, did hepa filters, spray, kept the cats downstairs etc, nothing worked, my health got worse, I was treated like an asthma patient and struggled to do anything.

Cats went, after 6 months breathing returned to normal, still have an allergic reaction to cats but at least they are not living with me

If it's still a kitten, have you thought about turning into a "delightful mini-sculpture"?

[url= http://www.ding.net/bonsaikitten/index.html ]Bonsai Kittens[/url]

ahhh, i can help on this one.

its the fur you're allergic to, not the cat.

try googling 'shaved young pussy'

Early bird murdering training pic

Good to see you've started him young!

If you need to carry it....

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If you have had cats before and been ok then I would have thought you should be fine...? Maybe it's just a case of getting used to it again.

Only one solution: Get rid of the cat. No amount of washing, de-fleaing, hoovering will make a blind bit of difference - you're allergic to a protein in the dander and saliva. The filthy little beasts spend all day licking themselves so dry saliva dust is constantly falling off them into the air.

Hoovering and dusting just sends clouds of the stuff into the air making the problem worse.

You can take antihistamines every day if you don't need to work, think, speak, interact with others, socialise etc. because no matter what the label says, antihistamines make you drowsy.

The ones that claim not to are a con - they basically make you drowsy but then give you a shot of pseudoephedrine to try and wake you back up. This is awesome because it adds insomnia to your list of woes.

Trust me, the cat must go. It's the only possible solution.

lol at shibby

missnotax has a point, give em a chance, train them to spend their days out the house hunting birds in woodland, train them to go for the most colourful ones.

train them to spend their days [s]out the house [/s] in the garden next door hunting birds [s]in woodland[/s], train them to go for the[s] most colourful ones[/s] rarest ones.

🙂

the cat must go

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Could just be a matter of getting used to it - I was the same way when I got a cat after not living in a house with one for a couple of years, took about a month or so to get over the allergy symptoms.
Now I don't have a cat any more, every time I go to my parents house the symptoms start within an hour or so of arriving (constant sneezing, dry throat, leading to shortness of breath and chest pains).
Are you taking any asthma medication? Moving from ventolin (blue inhaler, taken when needed) to beclometasone dipropionate (brown inhaler, taken every day) has improved things considerably.
Taking antihistamines is a PITA, they all work like horse tranquillizers on me.

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If it is survival of the cutest, can I have your bikes ?

Could just be a matter of getting used to it - I was the same way when I got a cat after not living in a house with one for a couple of years, took about a month or so to get over the allergy symptoms.

This kind of contradicts the generally accepted understanding of allergies. You can't build up a tolerance because it's an "allergic" reaction rather than an immune system reaction.

You can outgrow them, or they can come and go throughout ones life - I outgrew hayfever but cat allergy is constant and severe.

If anything, constant exposure will probably make the problem worse due to inflamed mucous membranes causing increased sensitivity to the allergens.

antihistamines make you drowsy

Never noticed that myself.

As for getting used to it, when I got our two rescue cats I was allergic for a few months, so took antihistamine every day for about 6 months, now totally used to the cats and no wheezing, so stopped taking antihistamine.

i'm allergic to cats, lived with them for years... left home, symptoms went away, visited home and they hit me like a big rig with no brakes.

also, just to annoy you even more shibby... non-drowsy antihistamines dont make me drowsy either.

non-drowsy antihistamines dont make me drowsy either.

I found they turned me into a complete zombie but also caused palpitations and insomnia akin to drinking several shots of espresso or Red Bull...

Apparently some people are more sensitive to the drowsy effects, and some don't get on with pseudoephedrine. It seems I fall into both categories!

(which is just another reason for me to hate cats!!) 😉

i find if you work hard enough you're always drowsy and such tablets wont even be noticed by your body.... do you work hard enough shibby? i'm tattooed and i work very hard

*spins round in chair*

I'm absolutely shattered today, but mainly as I was the ONLY person at my 8am circuits class, so got utterly beasted....

I took them for a short time due to a girl I dated owning a cat. I couldn't stay awake in the evenings and if I had a couple of drinks, I'd remember nothing about the evening... Quite worrying really.

I stopped taking them and returned to my usual lively self. 😉

Think I've found the OP's other half on Twitter;
https://twitter.com/peachesanscream/status/273750708346552320

😉

WHy has no-one suggested hairspay on the cat?

Just to buck the medical professionals opinion on here, when I bought the OH our mental kitty, my age old alergy came back - sneezing, eyes streaming etc. Carried on for months.

I knew it would happen, but I credit myself with a bit of MTFU as it was her engagement present and she loved the damned thing more than me (still does).

Anyhow, it stopped. Went. Even in moulting 'hair in your tea' season, nothing.

So you can develop an immunity, well in my case and possibly yours.

If it makes the OH happy, stick at it.

If it's still a kitten, have you thought about turning into a "delightful mini-sculpture"?

Bonsai Kittens

What the **** is that?!?!?!? Not funny at all

It's harsh, but I wouldn't take medicine every day just so I could keep a cat. It can't be good for your long term health. I'd give it a month or so and if no improvement try and rehome.

As a longterm hayfever sufferer I'd have to agree with tomd. When I was younger I developed an immunity to antihistamines - Levocetirizine, Loratadine etc. They just stopped doing anything for me at all. I still have to be very careful only to use them when absolutely necessary. It's also worth noting that taking more doesn't help - they aren't like pain killers.

There is an alternative that I haven't seen mentioned. You can go on an injection program. They dose you weekly with what your allergic to, and you develop an immunity. My uncle had similar symptoms to you and did a program. He now owns 3 cats.

It's unlikely to be something you could have done on the NHS, hence me never looking into it for hayfever.

See here: [url= http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/allergy-shots ]WebMD[/url]. Make sure you click stay on US site.

It's a protein in the fur that causes it. I suddenly developed a cat allergy after visiting friends who had a lovely Tortie called Muffin, who moulted to Olympic levels. I could walk right through their house to the back garden without touching anything, wearing a black fleece, and find it covered with white hairs.
As its a fur problem, then the fur has to go, or get one of these:

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I think it's cute... 😆

If you need to carry it....

My sister's daughter is allergic to a lot of things. She is so sensitive that she can walk into someones house, take a few breaths, and know if she will have any problems due to their pets or whatever.

They had a cat that she was not allergic to, but she is allergic to most other cats and dogs. She is taking allergy drops (daily by mouth) that were prescribed by a doctor. These serve the same purpose as allergy shots that are usually given weekly. The drops are a lot more convenient. Something like [url= http://www.allergydrops.net/allergy-drops/ ]these[/url] I think.

Edit - and that cute little black puffball will be a lazy, aloof, sleep machine before you know it!

They think that it will take her about a year of treatment and she should be ok with cats.

Depends how sensitive you are. My wife came with 2 cats which would cause me to suffer snuffly sinuses every morning. It worked out that if they weren't allowed in the bedroom and we got undressed in, and left used clothes in another room I was fine.
The problem is fixed now though, neither was replaced when old age got them.
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Thanks for the ideas , out of interest joeg is your sisters daughter living in the UK ? taking allergy tablets at themoment seems to be helping but keep forgetting its a four a day pack and its gonna be bloody expensive at this rate

The only effect it has on me as a crushing feeling in my chest and a wheeze that makes it hard to breathe I don't get rash or runny eyes and nose or other usual things

No, my sister and her family live in the US. I guarantee that she knows shat she is talking about as far as allergies go as her daughter is one of those people that is allergic to nuts so badly that it can be life threatening. She takes the drops for cat and some other allergies, but nothing is available for nut allergies. That is probably due to possible effects of taking too much by accident.

My sister and I both had some allergies when we were kids (pollen, dust, etc) and we had to get allergy shots for a few years maybe every couple of weeks. She says that the drops are so much easier.

I realize that different treatments/medications are approved/available in various countries.

It is often cat dander rather than the actual hair that is the problem. Either way, your OH thoroughly brushing the cat every day or every other day (NOT in the same room as you, obviously!), and disposing of the hair etc in the outside bin might help. It will probably also benefit the cat 😀

I asked my sister what brand of drops she used, and here is what she said:

They're custom-made (with the same thing that is in shots) for each person depending on what they're allergic to. For us, they're made in the allergist's office, though I'm sure some places have them made off site.

HTH