Hi All,
New to this forum. Glad I found it and hopefully can find answers here. My son is 10, all his life he's been allergic to dogs. He would get hives, strep throat and/or ear infections. During the years, he's gone to friends with cats and never showed any allergic symptoms. So we decided to adopt 2 kittys. Well we got them 2 Fridays ago. My kid started the sneezing, occasional small cough and not much more. Oh yeah, one of the kittys scratched him and immediate hive like, and he washedup and immediately went away. So here is the problem and my main concern......Asthma. We have heard of continue exposure to allergens causing asthma. We really dont want to get rid of the kittens(bout 8weeks old now if that), but my kids health ha to come first. So far nothing drastic as with dogs but still feel guilty when we hear my kid sneeze. What I want to know is if we should be worried. Maybe you guys have similar experiences, and all turned out well or for the worse. Please help. I adopted a brother and a sister. We named them Tigger and Ashley. I dont think they are Russian Blues,but the pet shop worker thought they might be. Anyway your help and advice will greatly be appreciated, glad I found this forum. Here is Ashley a few days ago, her brother looks just like her with less of the stripes:
New to this forum. Glad I found it and hopefully can find answers here. My son is 10, all his life he's been allergic to dogs. He would get hives, strep throat and/or ear infections. During the years, he's gone to friends with cats and never showed any allergic symptoms. So we decided to adopt 2 kittys. Well we got them 2 Fridays ago. My kid started the sneezing, occasional small cough and not much more. Oh yeah, one of the kittys scratched him and immediate hive like, and he washedup and immediately went away. So here is the problem and my main concern......Asthma. We have heard of continue exposure to allergens causing asthma. We really dont want to get rid of the kittens(bout 8weeks old now if that), but my kids health ha to come first. So far nothing drastic as with dogs but still feel guilty when we hear my kid sneeze. What I want to know is if we should be worried. Maybe you guys have similar experiences, and all turned out well or for the worse. Please help. I adopted a brother and a sister. We named them Tigger and Ashley. I dont think they are Russian Blues,but the pet shop worker thought they might be. Anyway your help and advice will greatly be appreciated, glad I found this forum. Here is Ashley a few days ago, her brother looks just like her with less of the stripes: