▲ 787 ▼ Cat can change anybody (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/cat@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (4 children) ...Is he still allergic? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Allergies are not as linear as allergy = death/miserable. Some dander is not the same as others and some people only react to certain types. He could have just been bullshitting too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* Allergy meds can also help a ton. I'm mildly allergic. Congestion, itchy eyes and face. I had one cat, married into 5 more. I'm fine as long as I stay on top of my allergy meds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sadly I could never live with a cat or dog as their dander makes my airways slowly close up :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago My sister was very allergic to cats when she was a kid. Then one day she just sort of turned up with this cat. My sister's friends cat had kittens and this was one of the kittens. Anyway she was afraid my parents would say no so she hid the cat in her room for 2 or 3 days before my parents noticed. By which point it was somewhat of a done deal. Anyway 16 years later when the cat died my sister was no longer allergic, so if you spend enough time around them you do eventually become desensitized. Or at least some people seem to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, animals can be breathtaking. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _number8_@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) my allergies got better as i lived with cats longer. either way it's more put-up-with-able than not having a cat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago immunotherapied yourself permalink fedilink source parent [–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm allergic to cats but grew up with one (she lived to 21!) and my fiance has a cat and we moved in together. It's fine I just have to keep the cat away from my face and I wash my hands after petting her. Even if I don't I just get really itchy, it's not the worst. Worth it for the pets and cuddles. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomad@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago Well... is he still breathing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Allergies are not as linear as allergy = death/miserable. Some dander is not the same as others and some people only react to certain types. He could have just been bullshitting too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* Allergy meds can also help a ton. I'm mildly allergic. Congestion, itchy eyes and face. I had one cat, married into 5 more. I'm fine as long as I stay on top of my allergy meds. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sadly I could never live with a cat or dog as their dander makes my airways slowly close up :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago My sister was very allergic to cats when she was a kid. Then one day she just sort of turned up with this cat. My sister's friends cat had kittens and this was one of the kittens. Anyway she was afraid my parents would say no so she hid the cat in her room for 2 or 3 days before my parents noticed. By which point it was somewhat of a done deal. Anyway 16 years later when the cat died my sister was no longer allergic, so if you spend enough time around them you do eventually become desensitized. Or at least some people seem to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, animals can be breathtaking. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* Allergy meds can also help a ton. I'm mildly allergic. Congestion, itchy eyes and face. I had one cat, married into 5 more. I'm fine as long as I stay on top of my allergy meds. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sadly I could never live with a cat or dog as their dander makes my airways slowly close up :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago My sister was very allergic to cats when she was a kid. Then one day she just sort of turned up with this cat. My sister's friends cat had kittens and this was one of the kittens. Anyway she was afraid my parents would say no so she hid the cat in her room for 2 or 3 days before my parents noticed. By which point it was somewhat of a done deal. Anyway 16 years later when the cat died my sister was no longer allergic, so if you spend enough time around them you do eventually become desensitized. Or at least some people seem to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, animals can be breathtaking. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago My sister was very allergic to cats when she was a kid. Then one day she just sort of turned up with this cat. My sister's friends cat had kittens and this was one of the kittens. Anyway she was afraid my parents would say no so she hid the cat in her room for 2 or 3 days before my parents noticed. By which point it was somewhat of a done deal. Anyway 16 years later when the cat died my sister was no longer allergic, so if you spend enough time around them you do eventually become desensitized. Or at least some people seem to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, animals can be breathtaking. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) my allergies got better as i lived with cats longer. either way it's more put-up-with-able than not having a cat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago immunotherapied yourself permalink fedilink source parent
[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago immunotherapied yourself permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm allergic to cats but grew up with one (she lived to 21!) and my fiance has a cat and we moved in together. It's fine I just have to keep the cat away from my face and I wash my hands after petting her. Even if I don't I just get really itchy, it's not the worst. Worth it for the pets and cuddles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago Well... is he still breathing? permalink fedilink source parent
