allergies question/help

[wellingtoncats]

Originally Posted by fierceflawless

I am so glad we can have kitties despite the allergies. Did you know that if you raise your kids with pets, they are less likely to develop allergies as adults?

I wish this was true for me I've grown up with pets since day 1!

and wasn't diagnosed until I was 17.

 

[laureen227]

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

I wish this was true for me I've grown up with pets since day 1!

and wasn't diagnosed until I was 17.

don't know how true it is - we had dogs from when i was around 7. i've had allergies [some quite severe!] for many years - not sure for how long, but diagnosed in early 20s.

 

[pookie-poo]

My family got our first cat when I was less than a year old, and I've never been without cats for my entire life! I was diagnosed with allergies (yes, cats! as well as, grass, pollens and molds) when I was 49. I've been receiving allergy shots since October, and I think my stuffy nose and breathing problems are better. Unfortunately, as I've gotten older, I've become more sensitive to scents and perfumes in stuff like deoderants and bath products. It's very difficult to find unscented products that won't make my skin break out, and I've found that the allergy shots haven't helped this problem at all.