Oh that's totally different then. :lol3: I was under the impression they'd been living in a cage their entire lives. :heart2: Yes, HUGE bonus!Just so everyone knows, they are actually out in the lobby area and stuff wandering throughout the day. They are not in the cage all the time, which is a huge bonus.
I'm really allergic to cats too. What drops are these? (I also have asthma). When we rescued our first cats, I started taking zyrtec-D, got a prescription steroid cream for the hives and rashes, got put on Advair in addition to the albuterol, and I keep Visine handy. I wash my hands a lot, but have a boatload of tips for how to manage things around the house once their out and about. :nod: (I personally can't imagine not sleeping with my kitties.... I really don't know how long it took, but I'm really only reactive to two of our cats at this point. They have more of the allergy producing stuff in their saliva).Sadly, I cannot start them off in my bedroom, as suggested, as my allergies would kill me; I am very allergic to animals. Once they are tamed down enough to be ok with me "handling" them a bit, I will be taking them to the vet for a check up and then get those allergy drop things to put in their food.
One major thing: do NOT wash the cats. This does NOT help allergies, it makes them worse. The cats lick themselves all over after a bath. Just wipe them down with distilled water, and get a furminator to brush them with every few days. They will need to be introduced to a regular brush first, if they haven't been already. But the furminator removes so much of the undercoat, which is what sheds.
That's not a bad idea. I'm not sure it's necessary... but some cats are really terrified of the car. As it seems you live in a house, a really good idea is to leave their crates out all the time as beds. This will really help when you do need to use them.As far as travelling, I was thinking that after I get them ok with me, and they start wandering more of the house and such, that I should take them to a couple places in the carrier, let them out, play with them, put them back in, take them home, and help them to learn that even though they will be travelling in a carrier, they still get to go back home with me. Then, after doing that a couple of times, it may make the first vet visit easier. I thought that maybe I could use set phrases like "going bye bye" and "going home" so that they would start to be less scared of travelling as their only time travelling will have been to take them from the only place they know over to my home. Does that sound like it could help or just be a waste of time? Any advise is appreciated.