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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I'm allergic to cat's and dog's saliva, and to everyone like me he may stay a good boy, but he can't be a good employee.

P.S. One solution is to give him a little cart

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want to downvote you because like, I love dogs (and cats, too). But like, not being able to love on or get loved on by dogs and cats is way, way worse than any downvote. That’s just a tragic allergy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is, and it doesn't mean i don't love them, i do.

Cats are more manageable to love because they don't lick you, their fur still triggers it but not as much.

I think i got the allergy alongside my love of pets from growing up with the nicest cat ever.

So i'm honestly thinking about trying something to lessen the allergy, that or a hairless cat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In the U.S. (if you’re in the U.S.), one option is to get allergy shots. And likely other places, but I can’t speak to that.

They do an allergy panel to determine what you’re allergic to and approximately how badly you’re allergic to each thing , then give you injections (usually weekly) of very low, but increasing amounts of the allergens until they feel your reactivity has ceased or decreased to an acceptable level.

I’ve had them. They’re sort of miserable, but they are effective.
They’re miserable because you have to go to the allergist every week, and sit there after the shot until they feel comfortable that you’re not going to have an anaphylactic reaction. But you do have a reaction, and it varies. My average reaction was to spend the next day and a half feeling a bit like I had a cold - sniffles, headache, body aches, and lethargy.
It did, however, ease my allergies significantly.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

P.S. One solution is to give him a little cart

P.S. one solution is to not go there, and as a bonus you won't feel a need to ruin our joy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Come on he would definitely be cute with a mini shopping cart!