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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2005Any new meds to combat Cat Allergies?
I wanna get a cat really bad..but cant handle to cat allergies.. My reactions are like +4 to +5...really bad.. I tried allergy shots for like a year and then gave up..i dont wanna go through that again.. We have 3 large hepa air cleaners setup throughout my house already..And that helps my general allergies alot.. But when i had this same setup in my parents house with their cat, it didnt do much... if i played with the cat a bit or just layed on the floor abit...the allergy would be all over my sweater and clothes...and my eyes would itch like crazy, nose would get stuffy, sore throat, and even difficulity breathing sometimes.. I would like to know if there are any new meds out there to help with cat allergies...and which is the best medication to use specifically against cat allergies...if there is one? I think i recall Zyrtec was one of them.. Thanks, mike Hi Mike, My youngest sister was severly allergic to cats, dogs, trees, etc. she finally just went ahead and got a cat it took about 4 miserable months for her to adjust, she has had Patches for 3 years now, but to this day she still cannot get around other cats. He allergist said she has built up an immunity to her. > Hi Mike, > My youngest sister was severly allergic to cats, dogs, trees, etc. > she finally just went ahead and got a cat it took about 4 miserable months > for her to adjust, she has had Patches for 3 years now, but to this day > she still cannot get around other cats. >He allergist said she has built > up an immunity to her. Holly, thats interesting...do doctors usually say this to most people? the whole immunity issue..and is it true? Because i lived with my parents for 3 years with our cat...and its possible that it did get a little better overtime..but i definately still was allergic to him... and now its much worse since i dont live there anywhere...and when i visit occasionally, the allergies are bad.. I couldnt quite tell if my allergies improved any just by giving it time...and letting my immunity build up like u mentioned. I would like more opinons on this if possible.. thanks alot, mike By the way..Holly.. Thats awesome the way you can import the usenet posts to your website.. Thats the first time i've seen that besides checking out groups.google.com... Would u be able to point me to any tutorials on how to do this type of thing? Its actually a different newsgroup im interested in doing it with.. thanks alot, Mike Mike I stubled across the website by pure chance, I have no idea how i did it but I am glad that i did. My sisters allergist told her that it is very possible that she built a resistance against patches dander, she does clean very frequently her linens curtians, slip covers etc. and she uses the frebrees allergin formula (I know this is not spelled right) I asked her last night did she take any allergy medication and she said occasionally she will take over the counter claritin. > I would like to know if there are any new meds out there to help with cat > allergies...and which is the best medication to use specifically against > cat allergies...if there is one? I think i recall Zyrtec was one of them.. > > Thanks, > mike My husband is horribly allergic to cats and we have five.. He takes Zyrtec and it's great. He also has the option of getting a steroid shot every 3-6 months to help if he needs it.  SignatureMar --------- Vet Tech student >>I would like to know if there are any new meds out there to help with cat >>allergies...and which is the best medication to use specifically against [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and it's great. He also has the option of getting a steroid shot every 3-6 > months to help if he needs it. My husband is also allergic to cats (we have two), and he takes something called Novophenaram every day. Not only does it help with the cat allergies, but also the pollen, grass, and other usual spring/summer allergies. I don't know if you can get it in any other countries or not, but here in Ontario Canada, we can buy it over the counter. you just ask the Pharmacist for it. | >>I would like to know if there are any new meds out there to help with cat | >>allergies...and which is the best medication to use specifically against [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | but here in Ontario Canada, we can buy it over the counter. you just ask | the Pharmacist for it. My daughter is allergic to some cats and not to some others. She seems to feel better with shorthaired cats which have a clean and healthy coat. Another question: when I get scratched then it's really itchy. Is this normal or am I allergic? Carola > My daughter is allergic to some cats and not to some others. > She seems to feel better with shorthaired cats which have a clean and > healthy coat. My husband gets worse around long haired cats. It's almost like he's not taking medicine. > Another question: when I get scratched then it's really itchy. Is this > normal or am I allergic? > > Carola It really depends. It terms of germs, cats are much 'dirtier' than dogs. Get a cat scratch or bite and it's much more likely to get infected. However... it's also possible that yes, you are allergic. Do you have any swelling around the scratch? My husband gets that. Mar --------- Vet Tech student >>>I would like to know if there are any new meds out there to help with >>>cat allergies...and which is the best medication to use specifically [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > but here in Ontario Canada, we can buy it over the counter. you just ask > the Pharmacist for it. Novophenaram is available over the counter in the US as Chlor-Tremeton. Wayne > Novophenaram is available over the counter in the US as Chlor-Tremeton. > > Wayne Im guessing this is a good drug for overall allergies..But there still isnt a specific drug targeted for the cat allergen right? Because for me..that was the worst one..I even had difficulty breathing when i was around him... But i STILL WANT a cat...as crazy as that sounds... maybe i'll just wear a allergen mask when im home...or be the next Bubble Boy.. Wish they would hurry up making those Allergy Free cats...arghhh...they want like $20,000 for each cat though..are they nutz? must be. > Im guessing this is a good drug for overall allergies..But there still > isnt a specific drug targeted for the cat allergen right? Because for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Wish they would hurry up making those Allergy Free cats...arghhh...they > want like $20,000 for each cat though..are they nutz? must be. Check this out.. http://www.siberiancats.com/allergy.htm Try doing a search (if you haven't already) for hypoallergenic cats. I know there are a handful of breeds out there. I wouldn't normally advocate a purebred vs. a rescue, but there's no point rescuing a cat if it's going to kill you. It's too bad Zyrtec didn't work for you. Like I said, it worked wonders for my husband, thankfully. It would have been a shame to get rid of him.. LOL SignatureMar --------- Vet Tech student Thanks alot for the info, Mar.. i NEVER KNEW about this with Siberian Cats...I wonder why it took me so long to hear about this.. Are these cats adoptable in the U.S.? seems like that site is Russia related. Mike LOL I agree it would be a shame to have to get rid of the husband but hey the Kitties come first. > LOL I agree it would be a shame to have to get rid of the husband but hey > the Kitties come first. Hats off to women like you... Cuz im so sick of hearing stories of women sending their cats back to the shelter because they'd rather be with their man.. Indeed.. Kitties come first. There are Siberian cat breeders claiming that these cats are hypoallergenic cats. I remember reading that that claim does panned-out in objective testing. The Siberians are likely the ancestor of the Norwegian Forest cats, which are in turn cousins of the Maine Coons. Norwegian Forest cats and Maine Coon breeders rarely, if ever, make hypoallergenic claims about their breeds. In my experience, compared to short hair cats, long hair cats tend to exacerbate allergy. I know that that is true in my case. A friend had a Siberian cats back in the early 90's when the breed was introduced to the States. I sneezed when I am around this cat, albeit not excessively. I don't sneeze around my present cat, which is a single coat, short hair cat. There is a new breed of cats which silences the the gene that commonly causes human allergy. But the commercial availability of these cats is still a few years away. My recommendation is that if someone is really - and I mean really - allergic to cats, don't adopt one. Especially, don't adopt a pedigree cat. That's because if the adoption doesn't work, the cats will need to be return to the cattery. The cat will go through much trauma, and it will be harder to place this older cat in a new home. And this is really unfair to the cat. > I remember reading that that claim does panned-out in objective testing.< Ooops, that was meant to read "I remember reading that that claim does NOT panned-out in objective testing." by the way...the zyrtec didnt ever help much for me for my cat allergen now that i think about it.. i still had the difficulty breathing and what felt like Pink Eye whenever i was around my parents cat. Sounds like you have much worse alergies than I do. We have 4 cats in our apartment. I run the hepa air filter constantly. I also take Claratin D12. For itchy eyes I like the Opcon A drops from Bausch and Lomb. The drops always work for me, but they don't always last that long. -Larry www.CatChatter.com Discussions of All Things Cat. >by the way...the zyrtec didnt ever help much for me for my cat allergen now >that i think about it.. i still had the difficulty breathing and what felt >like Pink Eye whenever i was around my parents cat. |
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