Daughters Allergic To Her 3 Year Old Siamese Kitten But…?
Posted by: Alan in Atopic Eczema, tags: Allergic, But..., Daughters, Kitten, Siamese, YearOKplease read the whole thing. so my daughter (she’s 11)has this 3 year old Siamese tortie cat that she loves more then ever and she is the sweetest and cutest thing to ever walk the planet but she found out she’s allergic to cats. She gets
Atopic Eczema
Itchy Eyes
Watery Eyes (it looks like she’s crying)
Sneezing
Coughing
It’s nothing serious but she also has hayfever in spring summer and badly in the fall and may be lactose intollerant and dust makes he sneeze and get watery and itchy eyes. What are some good medicines for her to take and she is only 11 so she can’t tae adult medicine for 1 more year. I was thinking about eye drops… would they have an effect? I am currently giving her Zyrtec kids and it holds her over for about 2-3 hours but can only take one every 24 hours. Clariten Kids did not work for her. She would be so heart broken and probably would never talk to me again if we got rid of this cat. What are some options?
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December 16th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
thats how i was when i got m 3rd cat when i was 5.
Eventually my body adapted to the cat and the allergies stopped but thats me. It might help if you encourage her to wash her hands often after touching or playing with the cat before she touches her face. If that doesn’t help then you should look into a better/stronger medication from your docter
December 16th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I get the same thing going on. I just take benadryl (Maybe they have a kids version?) and use eye drops for allergies. Shell probably grow out of it, I grew into it lol
December 17th, 2009 at 1:21 am
try to keep that cat away for her for a little while… keep it outside? thats what my mom did when i was allergic.
December 17th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I have a few ideas.
Consult with an allergist if you haven’t already. They can help more than your regular doctor. One question to ask – is she old enough for desensitization shots?
Keep the cat off her bed and not in her bedroom. She may not like it but it will help the allergies a lot. Have her wash her hands after handling the cat.
Vacuum all carpets and upholstery that the cat gets on daily.
Bathe and groom the cat regularly (every couple weeks minimum) or get a groomer to do it. It will help reduce dander.
December 17th, 2009 at 4:26 am
Sorry to hear about the allergies. When I got my kitten a few weeks ago my eyes were so red and itchy, I never experienced allergies that bad before that I started going to an allergist (who hasn’t helped me yet!).
I bought “Allerpet C”, which I used on my previous cat when my brother had allergies to her. This worked on both cats for both my brother and I. Its a liquid that you apply to your cat’s fur with a sponge once a week. It started working for me the day after I put it on her, and I haven’t had any allergy symptoms since. Its about $8.00. I bought it online for about $8.00 plus $8.00 shipping (I just searched it and Amazon has it cheaper). On the previous cat, we used about 1 bottle before my brother stopped having symptoms, so you may not need it for the life of the cat.
Here is the description “This product was developed especially for people who are allergic to their pets. Allerpet is an easy-to-use grooming emollient that reduces the amount of allergens on an animal to tolerable levels for up to a week. Applied weekly, Allerpet cleanses the animal of allergens for up to seven days. Remoisturizes and reconditions dull,dry coats; dander; and flaky, scaling skin. “