On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:56:09 -0500, "Annie Wxill"
wrote:
"Bob Avery" wrote in message
.. .
Anyone in the midwest (Central Iowa) My Siamese cats, Tuggles and
Midge are very important to me. But recently I've moved in with a
girlfirend who is allergic REALLY allergic. (snip) But time is of
the essence. I need to find somewhere for them fast, or I may have to
have them put down.
Thanks,
Bob
I don't have any experience with allergies, but I hope others will give you
some advice that will relieve your girlfriend's suffering and enable you to
keep your kitties.
It seems odd to me that this allergy problem became evident after you and
your cats moved in with your girlfriend. How are you sure that the allergy
is to your cats? I assume that she must have visited you at your place
before you moved in with her. If she is so allergic, it seems that you would
have known before you moved in with her.
But since that apparently was not the case, and you are in a hurry to solve
the allergy problem, the only advice I can give is to move into your own
place until you have successfully placed your cats in a suitable home.
Meanwhile, your girlfriend will be able to locate a specialist who can help
her determine if it is, in fact, the cats that cause her reaction. If you
really care about your cats like you say, killing them will not be an
option.
Annie
As I stated before. I have had a life-long experience with allergies
-- they are no fun! Allergies can change and often do. My mother
never was allergic until she was75 then became allergic to asparagus
of all things. I raised an allergic child. Yes, he is allergic to
cat dander and dog dander. We had a dog for 14 years. The Dr.said
getting rid of the dog would be harder on him than the allergies. He
eventually got over that. He has dogs now and they don't bother him
at all. When I worked, I was surrounded by chain smokers and lived on
anti-histamines. The doctor told us most people outgrow their
allergies (I'll never outgrow cigarette smoke if I live to be 100).
Bathng cats can help, but be careful if you try it -- it is a two
person job and I think best left to experienced people. However, you
can get products at the pet stores to wipe them with that reduces the
dander. It is hard to part with a pet and I wish you well.
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