If you have allergy problems that still insist on having a cat, or multiple cats for that matter, then below are a few tips to help you manage:
1. Reduce or limit your exposure to other allergens. Your best bet is to avoid outside substances that may cause an allergic reaction in addition to how your cats make you feel. For example, you will want to avoid aerosol products, cigarettes, perfumes, and cleaning solutions.
Also, if you are doing yard work then be sure to wear a breathing mask. It is very common for an allergic reaction to break out while mowing the yard or trimming your plants. It is bad enough that your cats may be causing your reactions to start with, so please avoid, or at least control, the elements just mentioned. As far as your yard work is concerned, it is best to have someone else take care of the job.
Many cats get the same disorder of their ears which is called “Otitis Externa”. This disorder causes the external ear canal to be inflamed. It is typically caused by mites, which are very tiny annoying parasites that measure from 0.3 to 0.5 mm, and belong to the genus Otodectes family.
Not all cats will attract these types of disorders, even if they are being inhabited by mites and other parasites. The truth is that it depends on the health of your cat and how resistant he is to attacks. For example, when I brought my cat to his first check-up my veterinarian told me that he had been a carrier of mites for at least six months, but because he had high resistant levels he remained healthy.
One of the great benefits of owning a cat is that they generally do not need any special grooming procedures done by the owner. Unlike dogs, cats will use their tongue to wash themselves. Cats do this self-cleaning several times every day to keep their fur shiny and dust-free. However, do not ignore giving your cat a good brushing now and again because they absolutely love the tingling feeling of being massaged.
Brushing Your Cats During Shedding Season
As a cat owner, you may want to consider extra grooming important, especially during the times your cat is shedding heavily. A technique that I personally use involves working the cat’s fur with a brush and a moist latex glove. I brush with my left hand and then I use my right hand with a moistened glove to stroke the cat’s fur and collect the loose hairs. Just doing this procedure once will surprise you at just how much loose fur will be removed. These loosened hairs are ones that your cat was unable to remove with her tongue.
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