What should you do when you are allergic to animals?
What are the animals that can bring an allergy?
Virtually any animal with fur can cause an allergic reaction.
Pets that are no longer in contact with the man are also the ones most often responsible of allergy. Cats are much more allergenic than dogs. Being allergic to an animal entails being allergic to any animals? No, in principle. But who already has an allergy have an increased risk of developing another. Who are allergic to cats is usually allergic to all of the races (European, Siamese, angora etc..) And other big cats (tigers, lions etc.).
On what occasions you experience the symptoms of allergy to animals?
Usually when there is a direct contact with the animal, but may also occur in an indirect way if you are staying in a place where the animal lives. May have symptoms of allergy also the child who does not have the cat in the house. Important in these cases are often classmates who own cats and carrying the dander on your clothes and sweaters. Symptoms usually appear after weeks or months of exposure to contact with the animal (more frequent and intense contacts are, the faster the onset of allergy). After the removal of the animal responsible for the symptoms of allergy may persist for months.
In the presence of significant clinical symptoms :
- The cat should be washed every week in plenty of water (at least thirty liters) with particular attention to regions of the ears.
- If this is not possible and the animal lives in the house, it is absolutely out of the way and goes made a thorough cleaning of the house from the environment by eliminating anything that can keep the cat dander (carpets, rugs etc..).
- Frequently use the vacuum cleaner. Use an air filter proven. Useful to use an air purifier is in the dining room and in the bedroom.
- If the animal does not live in the house, be careful not to attend to the baby houses that are home to the kind of animal. Remember that pet owners are very numerous (in Italy for 30-40% of households own a dog and / or cat!).
- Beware of classmates who own cats. Healthy children owners of a cat, if you go to school with a child allergic to the cat must wear sweaters to school than those who bring home. The sweaters classmates should be thoroughly washed. In the dry-cleaning clothes can contaminate by contact with the clothes of cat owners.
- maneuvers prophylaxis environmental mites should also be implemented in case of allergy to cat dander, the mattress, in fact, the allergen the cat may persist for 10 years. These measures are only valid, however, if there is no cat in the house.
- Cleaning with Allerpet, that denaturerebbe proteins epithelium of a cat, would not be of quite sure, at least according to studies.
Similar measures fi against dogs should be taken if you are allergic to this animal.
- Keep in mind that even short-haired animals and those who do not lose hair cause allergy because the allergens are not only on the surface but also in dandruff or saliva.
- If this is not possible and the animal lives in the house, it is absolutely out of the way and goes made a thorough cleaning of the house from the environment by eliminating anything that can keep the cat dander (carpets, rugs etc..).
- Frequently use the vacuum cleaner. Use an air filter proven. Useful to use an air purifier is in the dining room and in the bedroom.
- If the animal does not live in the house, be careful not to attend to the baby houses that are home to the kind of animal. Remember that pet owners are very numerous (in Italy for 30-40% of households own a dog and / or cat!).
- Beware of classmates who own cats. Healthy children owners of a cat, if you go to school with a child allergic to the cat must wear sweaters to school than those who bring home. The sweaters classmates should be thoroughly washed. In the dry-cleaning clothes can contaminate by contact with the clothes of cat owners.
- maneuvers prophylaxis environmental mites should also be implemented in case of allergy to cat dander, the mattress, in fact, the allergen the cat may persist for 10 years. These measures are only valid, however, if there is no cat in the house.
- Cleaning with Allerpet, that denaturerebbe proteins epithelium of a cat, would not be of quite sure, at least according to studies.
Similar measures fi against dogs should be taken if you are allergic to this animal.
- Keep in mind that even short-haired animals and those who do not lose hair cause allergy because the allergens are not only on the surface but also in dandruff or saliva.
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