Atchoo!
So, it turns out my kid is allergic to the cats. Specifically, the big orange hairy one, but Dr. Who says that will turn into “allergic to all cats”, even the short hair, over time.
Solution? Well, the doctor says to get rid of the cats, buy a vacuum cleaner with a hepa filter, and vacuum every half hour for seven or eight months, and that’ll probably do the trick. Ky told him where to stick his “get rid of the cats”. I pretty much told him where to stick the vacuum cleaner.
He suggested an over-the-counter allergy medication, but the look on his face told me he didn’t think it would work. He says the fact that we don’t have forced air heating or AC works in our favour (not to mention Sheikh and Patchouli’s), but it might be a few weeks before we know if it’s going to work or not. If the allergy is severe enough, I guess we’ll have to come up with something else - Ky insists that if the cats go, she’s going with them.
Well, it’s been a week, and my lovely, princess-like, feminine Girly-Girl has stopped snoring like a chainsaw. Sheikh, on the other hand, still snores, snarfs and gargles all night, and most of the day, too. I wonder if it’s possible for a cat to be allergic to himself?
On this date in a whole nother year, I wrote...
- I'll Never Be Blocked Again. - 2008
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February 12th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Maybe Sheikh is allergic to Kyla. Poor Sheikh. Tell Kyla to quit floofing her kid dander all over the place. Geez.
February 13th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Never could tolerate a cat.
February 13th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
THAT’S AWFUL. Glad to hear no kitties are leaving, but I wish somewhere I had picked some advice concerning this.
And vacuuming bites. I make the husband do it.
February 14th, 2007 at 11:26 am
I hope Ky gets over the allergies, I know what they are like !
The trick to getting through vacuuming is to imagine the dirt is trying to destroy the universe and you are a hero armed with a powrful weapon that will foil it’s evil plan. The dirt tries to get away from you but there’s nowhere to hide because your weapon will suck it up no matter where it hides. And so, after a time, the job is done and you have saved the universe.
Works for me.
February 16th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Hi Les,
Both my Mom and brother are allergic to cats and dogs, but depending on how severe the allergy is, most people are immuned to their own cats. Suggest to Kyla to not kiss the cats or rub her face in them, I am guilty of doing this with mine, but my eyes don’t itch afterwards and also that she wash her hands after petting them and before touching her face. I think there is hope for you to keep Kyla and the cats…haha!
Michelle