| Can It Be Cured? In A Word, NO! But It Can Be | | | | Skin Symptoms |
| Endured Learn More Below Instantly! | | | | Itchy rash, |
| You walk into a room and there it confronts you. | | | | Hives |
| The feline nightmare: Instantly panic strikes, your | | | | Ear Symptoms |
| breathing is hampered and anxiety hits you as your | | | | Itching, |
| eyes start to water. You've been hit by a cat allergy! | | | | Plugging, |
| These symptoms are by no means alone they have | | | | Popping |
| companions that cover a multitude of sins including | | | | There are more serious symptoms that involve the |
| sinus pain, hives, runny nose maybe even itching. All | | | | lungs |
| these come in groups and take you unaware and | | | | Coughing, |
| suddenly. | | | | Wheezing, |
| Don't worry there are no cats present in this article | | | | Frequent coughing, |
| just some solid advice on what to do if you suffer | | | | Tightness of the chest, |
| from cat allergy, what causes the majority of cases | | | | Bronchitis, |
| and a possible(?) cure. | | | | Shortness of breath |
| What causes these awful reactions anyway? | | | | These are by no means all the symptoms but the |
| For a long time it was thought that the fur of animals | | | | most frequent and common. Remember if you |
| was the irritant, it is not! It is a substance called a | | | | suspect an allergy no matter how mild always seek |
| protein. Now without getting all technical this is | | | | proper medical assistance. |
| present in Dander and Saliva. They can be airborne | | | | Is there anything that can be done? |
| and microscopic. This is why they attack the lungs | | | | In the extreme circumstances the rehousing of the |
| and nasal passages, they are breathed in. | | | | cat is the only real option. In nearly all other cases |
| What is an allergy? | | | | there is the possibility that something called |
| This is where the body over reacts to a foreign | | | | Immunotherapy. Put simply this is where you slowly |
| body on this occasion the Dander. Part of the bodies | | | | increase the exposure to the problem until such time |
| defence is to produce Histamines these help it fight | | | | as the symptoms stop. That is each time your body |
| what it thinks are diseases. When the body goes into | | | | reacts the reaction gets less as you are more use to |
| overdrive and produces too much Histamine an | | | | the irritant than previous times of exposure. Thus |
| allergic reaction occurs. | | | | increasing your tolerance to the allergens. Due to the |
| Can I catch An Allergy? | | | | fact that this method treats the cause but does not |
| No, not strictly catch. What does happen is that, | | | | hide the symptoms it is one of the most effective |
| even if you have not suffered before, your body | | | | treatments there is. |
| has to produce enough of these Histamine antibodies | | | | If the cat needs to be rehoused then please rehouse |
| to cause the reaction. This can take years to do or if | | | | it. Do not simply put an indoor cat outdoors. This is |
| the hit is big enough a few hours. | | | | just not right. An indoor cat will be terrified outdoors |
| Are There Any Other Symptoms Than Those | | | | as it has no experience of the big outdoor world and |
| Mentioned Before? | | | | at the end of the day it was not the cats fault you |
| I have included a list of the most common reactions | | | | had an allergic reaction was it? |
| for you: | | | | Conclusion. |
| Throat Symptoms | | | | Hopefully this has explained a few things in relation to |
| Itching, | | | | cat allergies to you and painted a clearer picture |
| Hoarseness, | | | | about the causes, the symptoms, and a possible |
| Need to clear the throat often. | | | | cure? As with all things medical if you are in doubt |
| Eye Symptoms | | | | please go and seek proper, professional help |
| Redness, | | | | regarding the condition. This article is only intended to |
| Itching, | | | | inform of the problem of cat allergies and give a |
| Swelling, | | | | possible help to those that suffer from it. |
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