dinahsmum
16-07-2007, 04:10 PM
My son stayed overnight on Saturday.
This is my adult son, who had occasional mild bouts of asthma as a child (usually associated with a cold), and who grew up with at least two and more often 3 cats in the house. So 18 years of full-on cat, 3 years of Uni holidays in the family home with the cats, then 1 more year in the family home before he got his own place. So, he's prob not lived in a proper home (i.e. one with a cat! :) ) for about 7 or 8 years.
He had the most terrible sneezy, wheezy evening and night! :( I made him take an anti-histamine, which dampened the sneezy bit, but he still had a tight chest, right up to the afternoon of Sunday, 6 hours after we left my house.
So, looks like, as well as taking the Dyson round the place and damp dusting, I will have to get some anti-allergen 'cat-wipes' before he comes next time.
Anyone had any experience of using them and if so, what type would you recommend?
PS - do you think he would build up immunity again if he ever had to live with a cat? I suggested he should get a tiny tiny kitten and get progressively more immune as it grew, but he didn't think that was the greatest suggestion :roll:
This is my adult son, who had occasional mild bouts of asthma as a child (usually associated with a cold), and who grew up with at least two and more often 3 cats in the house. So 18 years of full-on cat, 3 years of Uni holidays in the family home with the cats, then 1 more year in the family home before he got his own place. So, he's prob not lived in a proper home (i.e. one with a cat! :) ) for about 7 or 8 years.
He had the most terrible sneezy, wheezy evening and night! :( I made him take an anti-histamine, which dampened the sneezy bit, but he still had a tight chest, right up to the afternoon of Sunday, 6 hours after we left my house.
So, looks like, as well as taking the Dyson round the place and damp dusting, I will have to get some anti-allergen 'cat-wipes' before he comes next time.
Anyone had any experience of using them and if so, what type would you recommend?
PS - do you think he would build up immunity again if he ever had to live with a cat? I suggested he should get a tiny tiny kitten and get progressively more immune as it grew, but he didn't think that was the greatest suggestion :roll: