CATS, ds has mild asthma. Is a cat a complete NO NO??

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Just that really??

My friends cat has had kittens and I'd really like one.

Would it be really silly?

canlt really helo but will bump this for you

have you any friends with cats that you can "try her out with"

Well he could go to the house where the kittens are I suppose. He'd love a pet.
He was ok with mil's dog.
We have fish but they're not quite a snuggly

My DD has asthma and has been hospitalised a few times with it. We have had cats since before she was born and she has always been fine. Asthma is triggered by different things and pet hair may not be one of them for your DD. HTH

Sorry, DS.

I think you can get him tested at the doctors to find out what the allergy is. E.g. my sister has really bad asthma and is allergic to house dust mites, but has always had a cat because she's not allergic to them.

Oh thats interesting suwoo.

thanks

dh isn't that keen though I'll have to chat with him more.

Depends on a) if it is allergic asthma and b) if cat dander is an Allergern...

EachPeach is that who I think it is? Havn't seen yu forages if it is...

Hi eachpeach.... We have been to an allergy clinic and they said it wasn't worth having him tested. He seemed to think he was affected by air bourne triggers like tree pollen and dust mites.

Its not very easy to just get him tested. Well not here anyway.

I had to have him reffered and then wait ages for an appointment, then they said they wouldn't test him.

When DD used to see the asthma urse at the childrens hospital, I asked her once about triggers and DD was offered a test at her next appointment although I didn't pursue it. She told me that children can have very specific allergies for example one child was allergic to hamsters but no other animals , so if you really want a kitten, I would do what Kerrymum said and do a mini test of your own at your friends house.

DS never used to react to a cat at granny's hse but blood tests show he is quite allergic to them. His asthma is mainly triggered by viruses but havng been on Singulair (which works with allergy related asthma) his attack are fewer. Fingers crossed as he has a cold at the moment and am watching like a hawk.

Even if he is cat allergic asthmatic - he might be OK with a siamese

My dad is quite severely allergic to cats - his eyes swell up and go puffy, then if he gets scratched he gets great lines if he has a scrtach. But he is fine with siamese

My dh and ds2 are both mildly asthmatic and we have 2 cats. Ds2 is devoted to them. I haven't noticed it has made any difference to the asthma.

I realised I had asthma after a friends cat set me off at the age of 14, i have been affected by exposure to cats since but what i have noticed is the more i am exposed to certain cats the less they affect me, for instance i used to e really wheesy around my mil's cat but then had to live with them in between moving house and eventually the cat didn't affect me at all, still doesn't whenever i visit, so i've kind of become immune to that one, it the same with my brothers and brother inlaws cats, they don't affect me when visit them cause i see them quite often, my brother and brother in law are both ashmatic too but both are fine with their own cats. So i don't know for certain but i think you definately build up a tolerance if you are with cats a lot, thats assuming that cats are a trigger for his asthma. I would test it out though by exposing to different cats and getting doctor to test

I have asthma and have a cat with no problems.
However, my cat is not allowed on any of the sitting room furniture, beds or dining chairs. I have a friend who is allergic to cats and she had no problems when she visits, even when she stays for a few days. As my friend has no problems at my house I'm assuming that keeping the cat off teh furniture reduces the amount of allergens around.