Any way to reduce allergies? Rehoming kitten.

[AgnusandMagnus]

We had two Abyssinian female cats for years because DH is allergic to cats and these proved to not bother him. One of the cats died last year and we got a new kitten recently, another Aby, but male. DH has been absolutely miserable with allergies since we got him. Is there anything I can do or are we going to have to rehome him?

We managed by keeping cats downstairs only in uncarpeted rooms, and using an air filter/ioniser thing combined with lots of mopping. I took an antihistamine for a while too. I think keeping the allergens out of the bedroom helps a lot, it gives your system time to recover. We now have carpets etc and only use the ioniser when allergic people come round.

Which filter did you use @HoHoHolly please?

Can't remember I'm afraid, it was years ago, but it was just one from the Argos catalogue that was big enough to cope with size of room we had.

tbh I would rehome
living with allergies is miserable

I am allergic to cats but what most people are actually allergic to with cats is their skin, saliva and urine and not their hair.

I have a cat despite being allergic. I get around it by not touching him directly after he has just cleaned himself (so that I don't get his saliva on my hands), I hoover often to prevent coming into contact with his dead skin cells and he is an outdoor cat so we don't have a litter tray in the house. We've had him since June and once he started going outdoors, that is when my breakouts calmed right down. I took a piritin daily to prevent having allergic attacks.

Your husband needs to wash his hands after he has prolonged contact with the cat and needs to discourage the cat from ever licking him. If my cat licks my arm, that sets me off. So I try to discourage him from doing that by just pulling my arm or foot away and stroking him instead (then washing my hands).

When cats use litter trays too, they often leave tiny bits of urine residue around the home and if that happens to be on fabric and then an allergic person touches it, that can set it off. So I strongly advise making the cat an outdoor cat, more hand washing and daily hoovering. If outdoors isn't an option right now, piritin will be a saviour at the moment. He can take one each morning. More exposure reduces the symptoms too but the allergy will never truly go away but it can be managed for sure

Stupid question? Not neutered yet? Is that somehow having an effect?
Petal cleanse?
Keep out of bedrooms.
Throws etc on sofas that can be washed.
Damp dust only
I am allergic to one of two sisters but it’s got better with time. Luckily.