Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 I hope you won't mind me posting about this since I am a new member, but I wanted to share this with all of you. When Chad was a baby and first diagnosed with Hypogammaglobulinemia, we had a dog. Chad had allergy testing at 11 months old. Normally, they don't do this because of the mother's antibodies, but he was critical, so they had to try to get some input. He showed an EXTREME allergy to dogs among the many other things. We were told to give our dog away. Four years ago, someone dumped a puppy out on our doorstep. Since it was the dead of winter, we took it in, tried to find it's owner, etc. No one would claim it, so we asked the doctor about it in regards to Chad. Since Chad was BEGGING him to let him keep it, he told us to try it for a little while and we'd see how things went. As far as we could tell, it didn't make a difference either way as far as his allergies, asthma and infections went, so the doctor told us to go ahead and keep it. Chad was just recently re-tested for all his allergies, and would you believe that the ONLY thing he didn't react to was DOG?!! So this article about the cats could very well work. It could be that when a person is exposed to the pet allergens over a period of time, that it works just like the allergy shots in desensitizing the person to the allergen. I can't say for sure...just know that when we had the dog in Chad's baby years, he was highly allergic and the doctors told us it would have to go, and then after the past 4 years of being with our current dog, he is now not allergic to dogs at all!! Just with my own assumptions, I'm thinking that the " cat theory " actually worked in Chad's case with the dog. Just wanted to share this in hopes that some of you might be able to ask your doctors about the cat article. It might be that your children could have a pet like Chad does after all the years of not being able to. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! , mother of Chad, age 9- " Hypo " , GERD, Asthma/Bronchitis, " Allergy King " , Scoliosis, ???IGA Nephropathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 Hey, this is very positive feedback, . Thanks for sharing! We are still in the process of finding a new home for our 10yo chinchilla because of the huge allergic response is having to him. I think of all the cats to have with an allergy, a long haired is just asking for trouble! It saddens us to think we need to do this, but I do think it is for the best. However, we have been looking into other short haired cats such as the Cornish Rex or Abysinnian in the hope Richrd may be able to better tolerate a different breed. This article and your own experience gives me hope that cats will not have to be banned from our household forever! , mum to and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 Hey, this is very positive feedback, . Thanks for sharing! We are still in the process of finding a new home for our 10yo chinchilla because of the huge allergic response is having to him. I think of all the cats to have with an allergy, a long haired is just asking for trouble! It saddens us to think we need to do this, but I do think it is for the best. However, we have been looking into other short haired cats such as the Cornish Rex or Abysinnian in the hope Richrd may be able to better tolerate a different breed. This article and your own experience gives me hope that cats will not have to be banned from our household forever! , mum to and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2001 Report Share Posted March 16, 2001 Hey, this is very positive feedback, . Thanks for sharing! We are still in the process of finding a new home for our 10yo chinchilla because of the huge allergic response is having to him. I think of all the cats to have with an allergy, a long haired is just asking for trouble! It saddens us to think we need to do this, but I do think it is for the best. However, we have been looking into other short haired cats such as the Cornish Rex or Abysinnian in the hope Richrd may be able to better tolerate a different breed. This article and your own experience gives me hope that cats will not have to be banned from our household forever! , mum to and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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