Allergies
Tips on Coping With Allergies to Pets
Filed in archive Living with Allergies , Pet Allergies by ruth on July 17, 2006
Tips on Coping With Allergies to Pets
Are you allergic to cats, dogs or other pets? Unless your symptoms are severe, there are some ways you can keep a pet, despite allergies. Dr. Shawn Messonnier, a veterinarian writing about pet care for The dallas morning news and author of the book The Allergy Solution for Dogs: Natural and Conventional Therapies to Ease Discomfort and Enhance Your Dog's Quality of Life (The Natural Vet), offers these tips:

  • Create an allergy-free area in the home, preferably bedrooms, where pets have no access.

  • Wash hands after touching any animal and before touching your eyes or face.

  • Vacuum daily to remove shedding hair. Wear a simple dust mask when you vacuum, and use a vacuum with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter.

  • Use furnace filters that trap pet dander. Change filters regularly to maximize efficiency.

  • Use impermeable covers for mattress and pillows because allergen particles brought into the room on clothes and other objects can penetrate and accumulate in them.

  • Replace heavy curtains and drapes with fabrics you can easily wash regularly.

  • Replace carpeting, furniture and drapes and clean walls to help reduce the dander level more quickly.

  • Discuss with your veterinarian treatments for your pet that may reduce your allergic reaction. The best thing that has worked in my practice is using a homeopathic version of the tranquilizer acepromazine on the pet's food.


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