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GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
anyone successfully beaten them?
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    kill your cat
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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    anyone successfully beaten them?

    My husband's cousin did. She didn't take anything or get shots, either. She moved in with a guy that had a cat, and eventually she just got over it.

    Also, my cousin beat it with allergy shots.
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    My husband's cousin did. She didn't take anything or get shots, either. She moved in with a guy that had a cat, and eventually she just got over it.

    Also, my cousin beat it with allergy shots.

    interesting.

    I want to get a cat, but I don't want to get one and then have to give it away. it's just a toss up whether shots and whatnot will work. my allergies are really bad.
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    anyone successfully beaten them?

    I have mild seasonal allergies and it seems like cats should bother me but they don't. Then again, I have three of the wild beasts and after the 1,000th time of waking up to find one sleeping on your face, I guess you build an immunity.
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  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    interesting.

    I want to get a cat, but I don't want to get one and then have to give it away. it's just a toss up whether shots and whatnot will work. my allergies are really bad.

    So are my husband's. I'd love to get a cat, but I would hate to get attached to one and then find out that the shots or whatever didn't work. My mom has a cat, and he has actually gotten hives at her house.
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    So are my husband's. I'd love to get a cat, but I would hate to get attached to one and then find out that the shots or whatever didn't work. My mom has a cat, and he has actually gotten hives at her house.

    my friend's mum got the shots when their outdoor cat became an indoor cat and then developed really bad asthma as a result of the shots!

    I just really want a pet and can't have a dog!
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    You can get used to cats for sure, but I think each one has different dander... I have gotten used to a few cats being around them enough, but the other ones still really fuck with my nose, eyes, and even skin(get hives)
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    my friend's mum got the shots when their outdoor cat became an indoor cat and then developed really bad asthma as a result of the shots!

    I just really want a pet and can't have a dog!

    I kind of want a dog, now that we have a yard and everything...but I worry that taking the dog out and picking up it's poop would get really old, and that's partly why I'd still prefer a cat. If you could litter train a dog, I'd get one today.
  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    I kind of want a dog, now that we have a yard and everything...but I worry that taking the dog out and picking up it's poop would get really old, and that's partly why I'd still prefer a cat. If you could litter train a dog, I'd get one today.

    apparently, there are little dogs you can litter train! that seems a little wrong to me, but hell, some people like it!

    I can't take of a dog and I have no yard, I don't think one would be happy with me. that's why I want a cat, a cat would be perfect. but the allergies...ah, they just seem to get worse with every cat I encounter.
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    I just usually have a plastic bag in my back pocket, pick up their shit after they go, it's only a few times a day...
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Long term exposure does seem to help...in the beginning, always, always wash your hands after touching the cat and prior to touching any part of your face or eating. Take it slow.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    pjtaper wrote:
    You can get used to cats for sure, but I think each one has different dander... I have gotten used to a few cats being around them enough, but the other ones still really fuck with my nose, eyes, and even skin(get hives)
    I agree. I'm allergic to my mom's cats but I'm fine with my own. They bother my eyes a little bit, but I can deal.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    apparently, there are little dogs you can litter train! that seems a little wrong to me, but hell, some people like it!

    I can't take of a dog and I have no yard, I don't think one would be happy with me. that's why I want a cat, a cat would be perfect. but the allergies...ah, they just seem to get worse with every cat I encounter.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Been getting allergy shots for years and they DEFINITELY help all of my allergies, including cat allergies.
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  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    please don't get a pet if there is a chance you can't take care of it due to allergies or any reason. Shelters are over crowded because of animals having to be surrendered because their owners are allergic. (I know this is only one reason and there are many more)

    I know you want a pet, but its selfish to get one just to fill a need you have if you might not be able to care for it. Think of the heartbreak a pet goes through if it gets comfortable in your house and then has to be brought to a shelter. Most animals that are surrendered from their owners to a shelter that does not have a no kill policy are put down.

    Maybe you could help out at your local shelter by walking dogs and playing with them to get your dog fix. Or spend time working with the cats there. You will see how your allergies act and be doing a great service to the homeless pet community in the mean time.
  • Hunger StrikeHunger Strike Posts: 229
    I've been allergic to cats my whole life. For some ungodly reason, my husband and I got 2 cats. The allergies kicked in, ended up I was also allergic to everything that blooms here in AZ too. So, I got shots for about 2 years. Hated it. Also been on Allegra, pretty much everyday. However, I do not get shots anymore, haven't for years, but I still take allegra everyday, no side effects as far as I can tell and live happily with my furry little friends!!
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Hunger Strike wrote:
    I've been allergic to cats my whole life. For some ungodly reason, my husband and I got 2 cats. The allergies kicked in, ended up I was also allergic to everything that blooms here in AZ too. So, I got shots for about 2 years. Hated it. Also been on Allegra, pretty much everyday. However, I do not get shots anymore, haven't for years, but I still take allegra everyday, no side effects as far as I can tell and live happily with my furry little friends!!



    Funny to hear you mention AZ allergies. That's one place they recommend people with allergies move to. I go to Scottsdale every year in March/April, and by FAR, I mean no contest (worse than me in full-bloom Ragweed season which is atrocious), the worst allergies I have ever had are in AZ. 6-7 years ago there were times during my vaca that I would have to fall asleep with a wet washcloth over my eyes. I mean it was vicious.

    The good news is that even though I get allergy shots for northeast allergies, they REALLY help my AZ allergies.

    AZ after a wet winter is pretty much hell. I just go for the golf and food. Grayhawk and Blue Wasabi, or Troon North and Mastro's Ocean Club = life is good.

    2 weeks from tomorrow I head your way!
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  • Hunger StrikeHunger Strike Posts: 229
    Yes, so I moved here from NYC in 2000, never had allergies other than cat. Then boom, dreadful! But like I said, as long as I keep up with the Allegra, I'm good.

    Wet winter, yes, allergies are bad now. We live in N. Scottsdale, about a mile from the Ocean Club. Love this area, but still, miss the NE. Mostly the people.

    Have fun!!!
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    I was horribly allergic to cats as a kid.........i mean my eyes would swell shut, my throat would swell, it was horrible. As I got older, it mellowed out.
    When I was 35 (3 years ago) I got a cat, a short haired cat, for my kids and I did fine.
    I have been on Zyrtec forever tho..........i'm sure that helped.
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  • DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    anyone successfully beaten them?

    In her teens, my wife was diagnosed as being allergic to cats. We have four cats now. She's developed a resistance.
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Hunger Strike wrote:
    Yes, so I moved here from NYC in 2000, never had allergies other than cat. Then boom, dreadful! But like I said, as long as I keep up with the Allegra, I'm good.

    Wet winter, yes, allergies are bad now. We live in N. Scottsdale, about a mile from the Ocean Club. Love this area, but still, miss the NE. Mostly the people.

    Have fun!!!


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  • Hunger StrikeHunger Strike Posts: 229
    Yes, I have! Love it up in Cave Creek. You should try a place called Binkleys, in Cave Creek, fantastic.

    Where do you stay?
  • halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    If U want a cat and U have allergy it would be better if U choose breed without hair, like sphinx or with less hair like devon rex.
    It shows that cats non-sterilizated can cause allergy more than these which sterilizated (hormones).
    But... anyway... it's not so simple...
    E.g. I have allergy on cats but not every cat makes cause me an allergy (even i'm vet and i have contact with many cats)
    Besides - i have friend- she has 4 cats (four!) although she has allergy (allergic asthma) for (on?) cats. She takes medications for allergy. I don't think it's good, but...
    By the way - when i wanted to study veterinary, my doctor said that i coudn't study this because my allergy with time would grow and maybe it would impend my life. But i chose. And i don't regret.
    My advice - try to find cat which U can take for e.g. one week. For this time U will find out if U have allergy on this cat or not (but it doesn't mean that if U are not-that U will not get an allergy in future for this one cat - but the possibility is a little smaller).
    And - the most important - how shows Your allergy? Is it asthma or U have "skin" allergy?
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  • halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    sorry for my english.i hope u understand me...
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  • Hunger StrikeHunger Strike Posts: 229
    halszka123 wrote:
    sorry for my english.i hope u understand me...

    Much better than my Polish would ever be!!!
  • WildChildRoseWildChildRose Posts: 568
    I am very allergic to cats and never knew this until I moved in with a roommate who had two. As a result, I have asthma. I never had it before and now it's something I'll always have. My suggestion is to not get a cat. no matter what you take, your body is not going to like it, and it's going to be a battle. Now living without cats, I'm better but I can't stand to be around them for more than a few mins without wheezing.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Hunger Strike wrote:
    Yes, I have! Love it up in Cave Creek. You should try a place called Binkleys, in Cave Creek, fantastic.

    Where do you stay?


    We usually stay at the same house off of hole #14 at Troon North (I believe we're on the Pinnacle course if I am not mistaken).

    Binkley's sounds familiar...
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  • Inhiding230Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    I have always had really really bad cat allergies but when I was a teenager we got a Siamese cat and for some reason I could tolerate being in the same house - although if she scratched me I would break out in welts.

    I have since found out that Siamese cats have less dander than most cats so that is probably the reason I could be around her with more or less no issues.
  • halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    Hunger Strike wrote:
    Much better than my Polish would ever be!!!
    who knows... when did You recently try?
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    GraySaturday wrote:
    please don't get a pet if there is a chance you can't take care of it due to allergies or any reason. Shelters are over crowded because of animals having to be surrendered because their owners are allergic. (I know this is only one reason and there are many more)

    I know you want a pet, but its selfish to get one just to fill a need you have if you might not be able to care for it. Think of the heartbreak a pet goes through if it gets comfortable in your house and then has to be brought to a shelter. Most animals that are surrendered from their owners to a shelter that does not have a no kill policy are put down.

    Maybe you could help out at your local shelter by walking dogs and playing with them to get your dog fix. Or spend time working with the cats there. You will see how your allergies act and be doing a great service to the homeless pet community in the mean time.

    well this is exactly why I am VERY reluctant to try any cat. my friend gave a dog back because she was allergic (whether this is the true reason is questionable) and I thought it was A TERRIBLE thing to do. I did have a friend in north carolina who was a cat foster parent though- have you heard of this? she took the cat for a while until they could find a permanent home. it was an interesting program.

    as for the devon rex and sphinx, I've read that people can actually be MORE allergic to them! I've heard that there are enormous numbers of them in shelters because people think they won't be allergic and they are! (plus they're kinda creepy lookin imo :))
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