My daughter is allergic to cats

[Sharon Moore]

Does anyone know of any vaccines that they can give her so she can be immune to cats?

[bridgetjones]

ha no but from experience (my mum breeds them) you need to work up immunity, which means the more your daughter associates with the cat the better, have you a cat already??? or do you want one???

I find that people are usually ok with their own animals if they are allergic as they get used to it but when they go to other peoples houses their cats smell differently and have different hair types and then they are allergic again.

If you do not have a cat but want to get one I recommend the rex ones as she probably wont be as allergic to there coats

[Phyllis Sidheuaine]

Um, it's not the coat, it's the "dander" (to be precise, it's a protein in the dander that the girl is allergic to.) It doesn't matter if the cat is a longhair, shorthair, hairless or whatnot.

One breed I've heard about that is (almost) hypoallergenic is the Siberian. Legitimate breeders of this particular cat will have a return policy for any kitten adopted from them, especially if the new "family" has someone who reacts to the kitten.

Another thing: get a young kitten and bathe it at least once a day (plus teach it not to snuggle up to your daughter's neck/face.) You'll also need to wash everything in her room if you can't restrict the furred purrson singular.

You can find out more information from Cat Fancy magazine.

Phyllis Sidheuaine