03-22-2006, 07:52 PM
I didn't realize I was allergic to cats untill we had ours for about 6 months. I was tested for allergies when I was about 10, and wasn't allergic then.
When we moved into our house and got the cats, I assumed that all the moving and kicking up dust was the cause of the problems. Then I started to show signs of asthma, and finally went ot an allergy specialist and was diagnosed with asthma and "yes, you are allergic to cats. I have NEVER in my 20 years as an allergy specialist, seen a prick test result that bad" Thanks goodness they have some decent drugs these days. I said decent, not great.
When we moved into our house and got the cats, I assumed that all the moving and kicking up dust was the cause of the problems. Then I started to show signs of asthma, and finally went ot an allergy specialist and was diagnosed with asthma and "yes, you are allergic to cats. I have NEVER in my 20 years as an allergy specialist, seen a prick test result that bad" Thanks goodness they have some decent drugs these days. I said decent, not great.