Aug

9

Not A Cat Or A Dog Allergy. But An Exotic Pet Allergy!

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Developing a cat or dog allergy is a very common experience but that does not mean that you cannot also go exotic. In fact, your can come from any animal with fur, including mice, hamsters, rabbits and horses.

Then again, it’s not just the mammals. Feathers from birds, dust from snake tanks and algae from fish tanks can cause you a pet allergy. Pet allergy symptoms are virtually the same - runny noses, itchy eyes, wheezing and labored breathing - whether with a cat or dog or any exotic pet.

It’s best to keep your pets away from your room as much as you can. Handle them with gloves if necessary. Also, clean the insides of the cages of your animals frequently. Replace their beddings often to reduce the amount of allergies released into the air.

Prevent algae from growing by keeping your fish tank away from direct sunlight. Change the filters often and buy other fish that eats algae.

It’s possible that you suffer from low grade allergy symptoms for a long time and not know that they actually result from your reactions to your exotic pets. You may easily mistake your symptoms as normal day to day life. However, there may come a time when your [tec-ice]pet allergy [/tag-ice] symptoms become full blown and you get chronic sinus congestion, athma and a chronic stuffy nose.

Jul

19

Pet Allergy Symptoms

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Do you find that your pets are making you want to sneeze or your eyes to water?  Most people with pet allergy symptoms still refuse to give their dogs or cats away but prefer to control their irritations with medication.

What you are really allergic to is not your dog or cat per se but the animal skin dander.  The dander is what will trigger the itchy, water eyes, sneezing, and affect the nasal passage. Some people will be affected by the pet allergies just a little bit, or they may end up having hay fever because of their pet.

Pet allergies are very common.  Some people say that if your child is exposed to such animals, you will find that he has a decreased risk of developing a pet allergy later on in life.

Most of the time, symptoms are very mild.  In severe cases, however, doctors may recommend that you take prescriptions to keep your pet allergy symptoms under control.  This is when you really need to decide how important your pet is to you versus the fact that you are going to have to be on medication as long as you are around the pet. Of course, there are ways to alleviate your pet allergy symptoms but if you remove the source of your allergies, then you need not have to deal with the possibility of flare ups.

To reduce your symptoms, you can choose to disallow your pet from going into your bedroom or onto your furniture.  You would also need to wash your pet once a week at least. Also, be sure to wash your hands after cuddling your pet.

Don’t be too hard on yourself if you decide to give up your pet either.  It is not something that you expect to have to deal with prior to having a pet.  The best thing that you can do for your pet is to make sure that you help find another owner who would adore him or her just as much as you do.