dd possibly asthmatic and we have a cat!

Tuppence52

I too am an asthmatic, diagnosed at 5 years old. My mum was told that the triggers for my Asthma included my long hair, amongst other things including cats.
So she had all my hair cut off! :eek:
When I later had the allergen tests, I was not allergic to any of the things the doctor had said, but was allergic to many other things he hadn't mentioned, like grass pollen, cows milk and feathers (in duvets and pillows but not on birds - have had budgies in the past with no problems)

I have had long hair and a cat all my adult life :cool:

Please ask for the allergen tests before you get your cat rehomed.

Best of Luck to you

donnac2558

So if someone dies every 7 hours from asthma why is this not world headlines? How come there is not this worldwide non stop for a cure? Why do so many other charites seem to hog the funds when every 7 hours people are dying?

I have asthma and cats. Was told cats have to go, told doctor no way I will never get rid of my cats. So just take my inhalers and all it well unless chest infection.

Actually asthma does not kill anyone. You can take a heart attack when having an athmas attack. But need to have a weak heart first. Or complications from a chest infection.

I would love to see your proof of these thousands dying everyday from asthma.

mum26

Hi My son and I are both asthmatic and we have two cats. Our triggers are mostly illness and weather though. Hoovering and damp dusting helps and is quick. xx

Murtle

I think getting properly tested to see what is causing your daughter symptoms is really important. It's easy to "blame" the cat, but if it isn't your daughter still runs the risk of having an attack.

donnac2558 wrote: »

So if someone dies every 7 hours from asthma why is this not world headlines? How come there is not this worldwide non stop for a cure? Why do so many other charites seem to hog the funds when every 7 hours people are dying?

I have asthma and cats. Was told cats have to go, told doctor no way I will never get rid of my cats. So just take my inhalers and all it well unless chest infection.

Actually asthma does not kill anyone. You can take a heart attack when having an athmas attack. But need to have a weak heart first. Or complications from a chest infection.

I would love to see your proof of these thousands dying everyday from asthma.

Google Asthma deaths and it's on the Asthma website. But maybe it just doesn't make a good story?
http://www.asthma.org.uk/news_media/media_resources/for_journalists_key.html

They are doing research into why people die to identify the causes which seems to be an issue behind it. http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/national-review-asthma-deaths

Lil_Me_2

tomjonesrules wrote: »

I was also told to get rid of my cat when I developed asthma. I was definitely reacting to his allergens. However, with the aid of an inhaler (and antihistamines - he also gave me a rash!) I have increased my tolerance to the stage that I no longer need medication. I do still have them in the house, but only need them after I have been away from the house for several days.

I have allergic rhinitis and have the same experiences. I've grown up with cats my whole life, went away to uni without them but when I went home I was 10x worse than I'd ever been before! So in my case becoming acclimatised to them helped me cope with my allergy.

Person_one

donnac2558 wrote: »

So if someone dies every 7 hours from asthma why is this not world headlines? How come there is not this worldwide non stop for a cure? Why do so many other charites seem to hog the funds when every 7 hours people are dying?

I have asthma and cats. Was told cats have to go, told doctor no way I will never get rid of my cats. So just take my inhalers and all it well unless chest infection.

Actually asthma does not kill anyone. You can take a heart attack when having an athmas attack. But need to have a weak heart first. Or complications from a chest infection.

I would love to see your proof of these thousands dying everyday from asthma.

http://www.asthma.org.uk/

Looks like its closer to a death every 8 hours, my apologies.

Your doctor has done you a disservice if you have been diagnosed and then told that it never kills anyone. That borders on malpractice to be honest, you are woefully misinformed about your condition, please read the info on that site.

Bumpmakesfour

I too hate the immediate assumption that asthma means the family pets have to go My daughter has chronic lung disease,has three inhalers,a home nebuliser,montelukast and prophalactic antibiotics daily.We see chest physio,have an accapella and do exercises at home.BUT we also have 4 cats,one dog,a guinea pig,a rabbit,a gerbil and a hamster!
We insisted that DD was thoroughly tested for reactions/allergies to pet hair etc and she showed no reaction,we have never noticed her breathing being any worse around our pets.
We ensure the animals stay out of DDs room,we wash bedding toys very regularly and the rest of the house is swept and hoovered several times a day.I dust all the time and make sure the house is well aired.We find cold weather and dust set DD off more than anything else.

dizziblonde

Person_one wrote: »

I say someone dies every 7 hours and you say 'so what'?

You say 'SO WHAT?!'

What's wrong with you?

Its not a chip on my shoulder at all, its true, look it up. I just find it a little depressing that attitudes towards allergies don't seem to be moving on much, when you've spent your life having people roll their eyes at you and try to tell you you must just hate cats/dogs/birds/XYZ food and the allergy is a cover story it gets a bit annoying! Asthma isn't even an allergy! It just happens that it can, sometimes but not every time, be triggered by an allergic response.

If you read my first response you'll see that I genuinely hope that the cat can stay, but that if it is a trigger then that should be taken seriously, that's all. Seems sensible to me, and the cat can be a trigger even without a true allergy, that's why its still important to keep up the anti-cat hair regime even if skin tests come back negative.
(I never realised there were so many doctors, immunologists and microbiologists on the Pets board either!)

Yes, did you not know I was a raging sociopath? Since you've deliberately mis-read everything everyone else has to say I wasn't expecting you to jump to any other conclusion.

Basically you have a collossal case of butthurt over the fact that the other day someone mentioned that people play a lot of excuses ranging in varying degrees of dubiousness to dump pets they're bored with... and you're going to ride this one for all its worth.

The so what was actually in response to your badly feigned horror that a charity might turn people away if they didn't have room, or ask them to look into and double-check the actual cause of the allergy in question... and your utter badly feigned disgust that they didn't have some kind of utter utter binding obligation to take every single animal wanting to be dumped without question.

But nope - carry on deliberately misinterpreting everything and digging further into a hole.

By the way - I have a family member who nearly died of asthma who refused to rehome their pet and who went for allergy testing and confirmed it wasn't the moggy causing problems - but no, feel free to continue making assumptions and throwing allegations around at me cos where the rubbish you're blethering on about is concerned, my "giving a stuff" counter's hovering somewhere around zero.

jamespir

chocdonuty wrote: »

At the moment we are going through some tests to see if dd is asthmatic, all through the doctor ect so that side of it is ok, but she did say that cats are the top trigger for asthma.
We only homed him in july after finding him as a stray and despite efforts could not find his original owner so am guessing he was dumped
What I'd like to know is, is there any way of telling if morris (the cat!)is the trigger for dd's asthma? and if so what is the best thing to do? Her room is a morris free zone but we live in a flat so morris is everywhere lol, he's also a long haired male, which I am lead to believe is the worst type!
I really don't want to get rid of him as he is an amazing cat so soft and loving but dd's health is more important so if it comes down to it I will be looking for a new lovely home for him
any tips would be great before we get down that sad road, chocdonuty

pity i didnt still live in oakenshaw or id have given the cat a home if
you had to rehouse him

im asthmatic and ive not had a problem with cats

Person_one

dizziblonde wrote: »

my "giving a stuff" counter's hovering somewhere around zero.

Surprisingly long post for someone who doesn't give a 'stuff'.