causing his allergies.
(apologies for the long post beforehand)
So about a month ago I had the biggest urge to get a cat. My parents deal was that I can get a pet, but he's got to go to my boyfriends house with me when I go.
My boyfriend is allergic, and I'm practically living with him. I didn't even ask him for a cat. All I was doing was looking. I knew he was allergic and I wasn't going get one because of his allergies.
He saw how badly I wanted a pet (he thought getting a cat was part of satisfying my biological want to have a baby). And he told me that his allergy varies with different cats. Some are worse than others. He convinced me to get a cat. That it's okay and we'll see what happens.
So I adopted a cat I had been eyeing. At first it was alright. His allergies werent bad at all. Occassionally i'd have to get him a claritin-d or alavert along with doing regular cleanings of the apartment. (vacuuming with hepa filter, etc..)
But lately it seems to be getting worse. He says he can cuddle Weeb and whatnot and it's not bad. (today I treated Weeb with allerpet/c) But sometimes he can smell the litter (which I tend to regularly to keep from smelling) and he thinks it's pretty much that. At first I tried Worlds Best but it didn't seem to be holding up too well in the odor department, at the same time I tried Swheat Scoop, I also gave that Arm&Hammer litter deodorizer that you add into the litter a try. No go. That almost seemed to make it worse and what fragrance it did have was annoying. Now i'm going from organic to totally synthetic and trying Tidy Cat silica crystals. He can still (or thinks he can) smell the litter. It's only been a day since I started using it. Should i give more time with this litter, or ... just switch again?
He seems to think that it's mostly the litter that's bothering his allergies. Or possibly it's Weeb's urine and/or feces. Does anybody know of a litter to try that won't likely bother him? Or if it is the urine/feces, is there anything I can do?
My boyfriend doesn't have insurance to cover any medicines he might need to help his allergies, not to mention the pain in the butt it is to have to constantly take medicines (if he had insurance i'd push for allergy shots).
Any suggestions?? Thank you!!!
(apologies for the long post beforehand)
So about a month ago I had the biggest urge to get a cat. My parents deal was that I can get a pet, but he's got to go to my boyfriends house with me when I go.
My boyfriend is allergic, and I'm practically living with him. I didn't even ask him for a cat. All I was doing was looking. I knew he was allergic and I wasn't going get one because of his allergies.
He saw how badly I wanted a pet (he thought getting a cat was part of satisfying my biological want to have a baby). And he told me that his allergy varies with different cats. Some are worse than others. He convinced me to get a cat. That it's okay and we'll see what happens.
So I adopted a cat I had been eyeing. At first it was alright. His allergies werent bad at all. Occassionally i'd have to get him a claritin-d or alavert along with doing regular cleanings of the apartment. (vacuuming with hepa filter, etc..)
But lately it seems to be getting worse. He says he can cuddle Weeb and whatnot and it's not bad. (today I treated Weeb with allerpet/c) But sometimes he can smell the litter (which I tend to regularly to keep from smelling) and he thinks it's pretty much that. At first I tried Worlds Best but it didn't seem to be holding up too well in the odor department, at the same time I tried Swheat Scoop, I also gave that Arm&Hammer litter deodorizer that you add into the litter a try. No go. That almost seemed to make it worse and what fragrance it did have was annoying. Now i'm going from organic to totally synthetic and trying Tidy Cat silica crystals. He can still (or thinks he can) smell the litter. It's only been a day since I started using it. Should i give more time with this litter, or ... just switch again?
He seems to think that it's mostly the litter that's bothering his allergies. Or possibly it's Weeb's urine and/or feces. Does anybody know of a litter to try that won't likely bother him? Or if it is the urine/feces, is there anything I can do?
My boyfriend doesn't have insurance to cover any medicines he might need to help his allergies, not to mention the pain in the butt it is to have to constantly take medicines (if he had insurance i'd push for allergy shots).
Any suggestions?? Thank you!!!
