AngieB asked:
Thismaysound silly,butI really don’t know ifthismakesanysense…I wouldliketogeta kitten,butI amworried thatmyson mightbeallergic tocats. Hehasnosymptoms now,buthehassuch a sensitive skin andhasa slight pollen allergy. I amafraid thatafterwegetthekitten andgettolovehim/her,wehavetogive him/heraway aftermyson develops theallergy. Canweaskforanallergy test before weadopt thekitty?
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Thismaysound silly,butI really don’t know ifthismakesanysense…I wouldliketogeta kitten,butI amworried thatmyson mightbeallergic tocats. Hehasnosymptoms now,buthehassuch a sensitive skin andhasa slight pollen allergy. I amafraid thatafterwegetthekitten andgettolovehim/her,wehavetogive him/heraway aftermyson develops theallergy. Canweaskforanallergy test before weadopt thekitty?
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Yes,youcangogeta full battery ofallergy tests tofind out exactly whathe’s allergic to,butit’s nota pleasant experience. Itmightbebetter justtobring himaround someone else’s cat andsee howhereacts.
Ifyoucanafford it,take yourson toanallergist,thatway youwillknow everything heisorisn’t afraid of. A free way tofind out istotake himtosomeones house whoyouknow hascats,lethimsee andspend a littletime withthecat,watch anyreactions hemayhave,sinceyousaidhehassomeallergies already youalready know whattolook out for. Ifhedoesseem toact a littlefunnythenyouhaveyouranswerwithout himgetting tooattached totheanimal. I’m noparent butI hope thishelps.
i gotanallergy test recently.. Whathey doistheyprick yourback (itdoesnothurtandi haveVERY sensative skin) witha bunch ofallergens tosee ifyoureact.. yourson maygetitchy butthats it..hisback willbubble up a little(likea bug bite) according towhatheisallergic to. Theytest foroutside allergies(trees,grasses,etc andthepollen theyproduce),common pet allergies (cat,dog,horse,youcanrequest hamster andothersmall pets…i didthatbecausei havea hamster.. itends up im allergic tothemhaaha),andsomeothers ifyourequest. askyourdoctor oraboutyourson’s doctor abouthisorherrecommended allergist.
Yes youcanaskforanallery test before obtaining thekitty. itismostlikelyprefered.. becauseifyou’re son isallergic hewouldgothrough alot ofunplesantness whilehaving thecat.
i gotmyallergy test justtosee everything i wasallergic toandhowtotreat ordeal withitbecausei haveasthma andamreally allergic topollen,butnottocats…ithelpedalot withdealing withallergies
itjustdepends ontheperson,buti thinkgetting a test willhelpwithyourdeision andmayeven helpwithhisallergies iftheallergists suggests a medicine.
i hope thishelps! Goodluck withthekitten!!!!
visit witha friend whohascats.
youcangetallergy testing,butifyourson isyoung,hemaynothaveanallergy…yet. Myson wasnotallergic toourdog,butonce hewasfive years oldhebecame allergic tothedog,anditwaspartially becauseoftheexposure tothedog.