| People who are allergic to cats cannot be around | | | | Many people with cat allergies are susceptible to |
| felines without symptoms like itchy, watery eyes, | | | | other common allergens for which they need |
| congestion, sneezing and other allergy symptoms. | | | | treatment anyway. Another strategy in reducing |
| Some people are only mildly allergic, while others have | | | | symptoms of cat allergies is to remove carpets and |
| severe allergies and cannot be in any part of a house | | | | rugs, which allergens tend to accumulate. You can |
| where a cat lives. Though many people mistakenly | | | | also use an air filter to remove allergens from the air. |
| believe that allergies to cats are caused by the | | | | Sometimes, bathing the cat once or twice a month |
| animals' fur, this is not the case. It is actually a protein | | | | (if the cat will tolerate a bath) helps as well. |
| in the skin and saliva of cats to which people with | | | | Another way to live with a cat even if you are |
| cat allergies are allergic. | | | | allergic is to choose a breed that is known to be |
| Cat allergies can be a daunting problem in families | | | | hypoallergenic. For example, Siberians, Russian Blue. |
| where a cat is kept as a pet or where a cat is | | | | Sphynxes, Cornish Rexess and Devon Rexes do not |
| wanted. The good news is that being allergic to cats | | | | cause allergic reactions in people who are allergic to |
| does not necessarily mean owning one is out of the | | | | other breeds. It may even be the case that having a |
| question. In some cases, allergies subside after a | | | | light colored cat or a female reduces allergy |
| person lives with a cat for a while and develops and | | | | symptoms. Research has suggested that both may |
| immunity. In other cases, allergy medications or shots | | | | be the case, though it isn't clear why this would be |
| can help. | | | | the case. |