Most of us love to snuggle up to our cat or dog, and many of us sleep with our pets. There are many pet owners in the United States. Approximately 66% (86 million) of households own a pet. Dogs and cats are the most popular.
A pet provides so many benefits to the family and for that reason it is important to figure out a way to keep the pet. If someone in the family suffers from allergies, trying the over-the-counter antihistamines, washing the sheets of the bed in hot water weekly, keep the pet out of the bedroom where the allergic individual sleeps may also help.
It is difficult to keep the pet dander and hair controlled in the entire house, but wood floors, central vacuuming, vacuuming when the individual is not around for at least 2 hours, room filters, changing out furnace filters regularly and leather furniture may also help. There is now a cat food that has been shown to reduce the amount of allergen shed by the cat.
Overtime in spite of trying many different maneuvers you may get tired or nothing works it is best to have the person undergo skin testing to determine the allergy and to what extent. The most effective way to control the suffering from pet allergies is to undergo immunotherapy (allergy shots). This is a simple program and is used to control pollen allergies, indoor allergies as well as animal allergies. Immunotherapy works so well to control allergies it’s the closest you can come to feel like you never suffered with allergies.
