Originally Posted by 'nother
There is another more correct train of thought that if these exposures are not carefully controlled and monitored, you can actually worsen the allergy. Eventually most people get used to their own cat? Hogwash. Eventually most people (who are allergic) get rid of their own cats because it becomes increasingly difficult to deal with the symptoms. This is confirmed by my own doctor, and a friend who has a cat and is now taking Benadryl + Claritin every night before bed and it's still barely enough to get through the night. When she first got the cat she had no problems; it has worsened over time.
I was the opposite with a cat. Miserable for the first month, couldn't sleep very well, breathing problems, red itchy blotches from contact. After that first month, things are fine. If I go on a long trip, I sometimes have reentry problems, but it is never as long as that first time. No meds either.\
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