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wnylib

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12. I tested positive for a cat allergy, but

Tue Jun 27, 2023, 09:33 PM

Jun 2023

did not believe it because I have always had a cat as an adult and had a couple cats as a child.

I discovered that it's not the fur or dander that I am allergic to. It's the saliva, and only if it's on an open break in my skin. So cat scratches sometimes swell up on me if they draw blood, because there is saliva on the cat's claws from when she licks her paws. I wash the scratch, put peroxide on it, and take an antihistamine. That clears it up.

The reactions have become milder as I've aged, not really a problem.

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Do I detect a bit of stink-eye from Sian? thatcrowwoman Jun 2023 #1

I thought the same thing Siwsan Jun 2023 #4

Mommmmmm, he's licking me!!! niyad Jun 2023 #2

I'm so jealous, I am allergic to cats and I will never get to experience what you are experiencing. 1WorldHope Jun 2023 #3

I'm allergic, too. thatcrowwoman Jun 2023 #5

Yes we are lucky! I am so grateful to watch Siwsan's family of fur babies. 1WorldHope Jun 2023 #7

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gorgeous babies. niyad Jun 2023 #10

Thank you. Best friends. 1WorldHope Jun 2023 #13

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If Fred, our ferrel cat ever decides she wants in, the door is always open. 1WorldHope Jun 2023 #8

I tested positive for a cat allergy, but wnylib Jun 2023 #12

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