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Having Pet Allergies

Written on August 3, 2008

It is hard to spend time with your animal if you are allergic to them. So many people are finding it painfully hard to be with their pet because they are allergic to them. Pet allergies can strike anyone at any age in their life. Usually people that suffer from pet allergies have mild or moderate allergies to pollens or molds. There is believed to be a strong genetic relation in getting an allergy. This means that if your parents have allergies, you are more likely to have them as well.

The part of the pet that most people are allergic to be the dander or the dead skin that is always being shed. Sometime a pet owner will be allergic to the saliva or the urine. Dogs and cats are the most common pets that people have so this will make them at the top of the allergic pet list. Other people are allergic to birds, hamsters, rabbits, mice and pigs to name a few. There may also be certain species of animals that people are more allergic to than others.

The symptoms of pet allergies are usual to tell. Most people will realize what is going on. They will suffer from itchy eyes, runny nose, asthma symptoms, skin that is itchy or red and many others. Some people are not even aware that they have allergies especially children will suffer from some of these symptoms and may have increased cause of colds and other asthma symptoms at the same time. If the person is separated from the pet for some time like a few weeks or so, the symptoms will go away but happen all over again when the child and the animal come back into contact.

There are some things that a person can do to help control the allergies that a person may have to their pet and they are the following:

* Keep animals out of the bedroom at all times and this will help a person get the rest that they are needing.
* Have a good HEPA air cleaner in your home.
* Close all the ducts to the bedroom and use electric heaters.
* Clean your vacuum all the time.
* Make sure that you bathe your pet weekly and with a good antibacterial soap.
* Keep the pet out of the car and off the furniture.
* Be sure to wash your hands after you handle your pet.

These are all good tips to keep yourself and others safe from pet allergies. It is going to happen no matter what but with the help of a few of these tips, you can help to keep the allergies under control a little better.

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