Anyone who battles asthma knows there is a relationship between asthma and allergies. A new, big government study exploring the link between asthma and allergies confirms how close the links are--especially regarding cat allergies. Bottom line first According to a report published in the Jo...
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Cats are super deadly!
mum
Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 10:39 PMI had to learn about this the hard way. My allergist told me not to even VISIT anyone who had a cat. My husband wasn't thinking and took me to a co-workers house where I had a serious attack due to their cat. My advice is if you have asthma avoid cats like the plague as you can sensitize and get worse and worse like I did.
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Thanks, and a confession
Craig Stoltz
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:44 AMThanks for the comment, mum. I'm a cat allergy sufferer too--which is terribly annoying, because I love cats (we used to have a couple) and now find that I have to resist petting or even getting close. Even some dogs set me off. Consequently, we have a wonderful African Gray parrot. No allergies, great companion. Not quite as warm and fuzzy, but smart. Smarter than I am, some days.
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