Thank you to everyone who gave purrs and suggestions about how to deal
with my asthma and my kitties.  I figured it would be better to reply
to everyone in a topic than to each reply as that gets a little
confusing at times.

I take a shower before bed anyway, and always have.  I hate the sticky
feeling of a dirty body on sheets.  Ick!  Only if I have spent the day
lazing about and doing nothing will I not take one.

Pet wipes the allergist said were a waste of money, but the cloth with
distilled water might work.  The next problem will catching the cats.
Mischief you can kinda trick, but Imp is always hiding and he's
skittish so he's difficult to catch.  And it's because of that he
doesn't get brushed or petted very often and therefore sheds a LOT.

Mayhem will eventually have to go to a home, but until then, I'm taking
her to work tomorrow and giving her a body shave.  I nice lion cut
ought to do it and it's one way to cut back on the dander.  Maybe I
ought to do that to Mischief and Imp, even though they are shorthairs.
Hmmmmmmmmm.......

I have the rest of the day off today so I plan to spend it cleaning.
First with my room.  I'm going to wash the bedding and when the bed is
not in use put a sheet over it.  I plan to keep my room as clean as I
can, even if it means vacuuming the cat hair up several times a week.

I asked my doctor what the chances are of me even devloping COPD, and
he said unless I smoke or my asthma gets really really bad that the
chances were slim.

I had a long and slightly stressful conversation with my father just
now.  Once he read my email he did a lot of research on COPD and the
causes and how to prevent it and wanted to explain to me everything he
found and what I need to do.

Uh, didn't I just say that I don't have COPD and am unlikely to get
COPD?  Didn't I already talk to the doctor and find out what I need to
do? *sigh*

He explained how I need an absolute dust free environment and if it
comes to it to get rid of the cats.  If it came down to it, I would
have to make the decision that would affect my quality of life.

Read my lips......NOT....GOING....TO....HAPPEN.....

Besides I'm not going to stress out by worrying about something that
hasn't even happened yet.  I've learned that I am less stressed if I
just focus on what I can control and fix now and whatever happens then
deal with it.  First lets clean the apartment and then try the allergy
shots and then see what happens...

BTW, I had to repeat the last paragraph to my father several times and
in several ways.  "You need to do this...." "I know."  "So why don't
you do it?"  "That's what I AM or trying to do." repeat and repeat
again.  *sigh* If it's not my mom, it's my dad.  Parents, what can you
do?

The last ten minutes were, "So go on and clean your room."  "I'm going
to do that." "Cause you need to clean it."  "Yes, I know."  "So why
aren't you doing it?"  "Uh, cause i'm talking to you?"  *sigh* "Stress
can aggravate asthma too."  "Dad, I get the idea already."  "Calm down
now, you're not supposed to be stressed"  *sigh*

Okay, thanks to everyone again

Off to go clean....

Kristi