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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2005My appt with my allergist
I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. He took a swab from my nose and came back later saying that I had a slight sinus infection. I'm not too surprised. He put me on ABs (antibiotics) and advised me to stop diving for a while. Problem is, I just start training for the season. So I've been continuing my training (which yes includes diving no matter what the weather) and making sure I stay warm and get all my fluids, etc. He also advised me about how often I've been using my inhaler. He looked at my chart and said, "You're allergic to grass and trees, but guess what is the second thing you are most allergic too? Cats? And don't you have a cat?" Ummmmm yes, I have two cats. He shook his head and said "Well, it probably would be a good idea to keep the cats out of the bedroom." Say what? Uh, I don't think that's going to happen. One of their litterboxes is in my bathroom and the bedroom is where they get fed. "Okay, then at least try to keep the cats from sleeping on the bed." HA!! I told him that was not likely going to happen. I can't just keep Imp and Mischief off the bed, much less out of the bedroom. So we talked about how to reduce allergens and stuff. I changed my sheets today and I sprayed my mattress with Febreeze Allergen Reducer. hell, I even vacuumed the bed too. But guess who decided to flop on the bed after I've done all that. Mischief was curled up between piles of folded laundry. *sigh* Wonder if I could vacuum the cat........ Ah well, Kristi > Wonder if I could vacuum the cat........ When I was about 8, I decided that it would be efficient to deal with the massive shedding problem presented by my dog, Terry. He was a cross between an Irish Setter and a German Shepherd, and had long red fur that went everywhere. Terry was an extremely intelligent dog, who believed he ran the household, and could make a fairly good argument that he did. One fine day, as he snoozed in a pool of sunshine, I flipped on the vacuum cleaner and ran the brush over him. Probably before he was fully awake, I'd swear he levitated while still curled up. Arising to his feet, he looked me in the eye, and gave a firm, but not excessively loud, WOOF. The intonation of this WOOF clearly meant, "If you ever try that again, I will tear out your throat and stuff it into the vacuum cleaner. Do I make myself completely clear?" While normally protective and affectionate, he had a couple of other special sounds, one that was uttered when he suspected that he was due for a bath. The sound, the meaning of which would be understood by many cats, translated loosely as "It is a good day to die." Howard Berkowitz <hcb@gettcomm.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: My appt with my allergist: >When I was about 8, I decided that it would be efficient to deal with >the massive shedding problem presented by my dog, Terry. He was a cross >between an Irish Setter and a German Shepherd, and had long red fur that >went everywhere. I used to vacuum my Sheltie, who had no objection at all. OTOH, another dog we had [don't recall anything about breed] would attack the vacuum as soon as it was turned on. We thought she was playing, but maybe she meant it. >Terry was an extremely intelligent dog, who believed he ran the >household, and could make a fairly good argument that he did. One fine [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >for a bath. The sound, the meaning of which would be understood by many >cats, translated loosely as "It is a good day to die." Sounds like quite a character. :-)  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >> Wonder if I could vacuum the cat........ > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > for a bath. The sound, the meaning of which would be understood by many > cats, translated loosely as "It is a good day to die." I had a red cocker spaniel mix who loved to be vacuumed. I had a Filter Queen at that time (canister type) and every week when I got the vacuum out he would come and sit on my feet until he got his turn. MLB > I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've > been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Kristi Have you tried those Allerpet wipes? I'd also suggest a HEPA air filter in your bedroom if you don't already have one -- also in other rooms if and when it's affordable. Christine > I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've > been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Kristi >I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've > been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Kristi My number *one* allergy is cats! My allergist asked where my cats slept and I had to admit that it was usually on my face. He told me to get rid of the cats - I got rid of the allergist and just stocked up on antihistamines. Hugs, CatNipped > I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've > been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Kristi Sort of - you can get allergan wipes at pets stores and wipe the cats down once a day. Also high end cat food (I've been told by breeders) keeps dander down, they recommended Science Diet. (My son has asthma.) I also have a big Bissell Green Machine carpet shampooer I got on sale (normally about $250, but mine was $188, which I justified in the way I normally do - looking at the long term costs of treating a child with asthma vs. being about to use Allergan car carpet shampoo with a big machine often) and I use the allergy formula shampoo. He's been relatively symptom free. (He had been coughing to the point of throwing up.) TBird <----- hoping that's at all helpful.... I have allerpet C and the allerpet wipes, the problem is that I have to catch the cats in order to wipe them down. Mischief I can get occasionally, but Imp I can only do about once a month when I catch him to trim his nails and put on his advantage. I'm just going to hve to try to vacuum more and change my sheets more often Kristi Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA air filter at the discount chain store. Hint: I'm a very new appliance guy. but the folks at the parts house call GE "Generally Expensive". I choose not to buy GE, just like I choose not to buy Sears products. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com I just had my annual appt with my allergist. I have asthma and I've been suffering from the sniffles and slight cough. He took a swab from my nose and came back later saying that I had a slight sinus infection. I'm not too surprised. He put me on ABs (antibiotics) and advised me to stop diving for a while. Problem is, I just start training for the season. So I've been continuing my training (which yes includes diving no matter what the weather) and making sure I stay warm and get all my fluids, etc. He also advised me about how often I've been using my inhaler. He looked at my chart and said, "You're allergic to grass and trees, but guess what is the second thing you are most allergic too? Cats? And don't you have a cat?" Ummmmm yes, I have two cats. He shook his head and said "Well, it probably would be a good idea to keep the cats out of the bedroom." Say what? Uh, I don't think that's going to happen. One of their litterboxes is in my bathroom and the bedroom is where they get fed. "Okay, then at least try to keep the cats from sleeping on the bed." HA!! I told him that was not likely going to happen. I can't just keep Imp and Mischief off the bed, much less out of the bedroom. So we talked about how to reduce allergens and stuff. I changed my sheets today and I sprayed my mattress with Febreeze Allergen Reducer. hell, I even vacuumed the bed too. But guess who decided to flop on the bed after I've done all that. Mischief was curled up between piles of folded laundry. *sigh* Wonder if I could vacuum the cat........ Ah well, Kristi > Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA air > filter at the discount chain store. > > Hint: I'm a very new appliance guy. but the folks at the parts house > call GE "Generally Expensive". I choose not to buy GE, just like I > choose not to buy Sears products. Then keep this in mind, Chris... Sears products are most likely Whirlpool appliances. Jill >> Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA air >> filter at the discount chain store. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jill Don't know why Chris doesn't want Sears products, but my objection to them is that once you buy one, you'll be hounded incessantly by phone and snail mail to buy the "service contract". And their phone reps won't take NO for an answer. I actually like Kenmore/Whirlpool appliances but will spend a bit more to buy them elsewhere to avoid the hassle. Sam Oh, I've been eyeing a HEPA filter for a long long time. Now if only I can afford it..... Kristi > >> Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA air > >> filter at the discount chain store. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > an answer. I actually like Kenmore/Whirlpool appliances but will spend a > bit more to buy them elsewhere to avoid the hassle. In general, I avoid their contracts. I cancelled my charge card of 30-plus years when they sold their credit card business to Citibank, which immediately imposed lower credit and higher rates. I've kept the contract on the dishwasher, as they've replaced the dishwasher twice. I have bad luck with dishwashers. >>>> Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA >>>> air filter at the discount chain store. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I've kept the contract on the dishwasher, as they've replaced the > dishwasher twice. I have bad luck with dishwashers. Howard, you gotta learn to treat your wife better. Jill (ducking and running) > >>>> Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA > >>>> air filter at the discount chain store. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jill (ducking and running) No, I can tell the difference. Dishwashers have never had lawyers. >>> Some cats love being vacuumed. You can also get a table top HEPA air >>> filter at the discount chain store. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Sam Sears can get carried away with the phone calls. But I just told them to stop calling me and they did. (Of course phone REPs won't take No for an answer. That is their job. But you are not required to keep talking to them till they do either.) Jo > Don't know why Chris doesn't want Sears products, but my objection to them > is that once you buy one, you'll be hounded incessantly by phone and snail > mail to buy the "service contract". And their phone reps won't take NO for > an answer. I actually like Kenmore/Whirlpool appliances but will spend a > bit more to buy them elsewhere to avoid the hassle. We got their high-end front-load wash/dry machines last year; no hounding thus far that I know of. Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* |
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