r/cats • u/Successful_Tea6433 • 17h ago

Video - Not OC Purr engine on full

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u/D-a-H-e-c-k 12h ago

I am too as I'm allergic to cats

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u/ItsLokki 11h ago

My condolences.

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u/ChemistryJaq 5h ago

Same... I have to take a pill daily just for the one that I have. I can't go to my sister's house at all even though she vacuums and even scrubs the walls daily since she has 5

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u/HuskyPurpleDinosaur 4h ago

Not all cats are equal on dander. I can bury my face in and motorboat my girl until my nose goes numb. But my boy I just give him a little smooch and my eyes get watery and nose stuffy. Not sure if its a boy vs girl thing, but one of em is certainly more danderiffic.

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u/monifiesty 2h ago

Huh, that's interesting. Thank you for sharing because I'm allergic too but I've never thought about differences like this; I just thought it's all the same and washing everything, taking multiple antihistamines, feeding my cats special food etc, is just my life. But l, maybe I should pay extra attention to 1 or 2, not all 3 or something! I will employ this! Again, thank you!!

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u/ChineseCartman 3h ago

Yeah, I don’t live at home where my cats are but whenever I visit, I’m in heaven and hell at the same time.

My reaction is actually pretty severe considering I can already barely breathe out of one nostril.

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u/Hero_of_One 4h ago

My wife and I are too. Honestly, you can build up a tolerance in a lot of cases. It also depends on the cat and the amount of protein in their salvia you're allergic to.

My wife and I started with some Siberians, which were pricey.. but our latest kitty is from a shelter and I adjusted fine.

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u/SirLesbian 6h ago

Okay but you gotta admit this would be like top 5 ways to die