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I have terrible allergies (frequently causing asthma) and my cat makes them worse. But I'm not allergic to cat, according to a skin prick allergen test. Instead, I'm WAYYYY allergic to dust mites. My allergist says my cat's carrying around dust and dust mites in her fur and I should bathe her more. But I don't want to irritate her skin (it's pretty dry and flaky, I'm sure the dust mites love that). Anyone have advice on how I can make my cat less dusty?? I use a furminator every week or two (not very thoroughly, she doesn't cooperate). I tried a soft bristled brush, but it doesn't collect her hair at all and just makes a hair/dust/allergy cloud. Whenever I brush her I get a stuffy nose and puffy eyes. But I love cuddling her so much.