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Introduction
Cats are known for being cute, fluffy and oh-so-cuddly. But did you know that they can also help reduce your risk of getting allergies? That’s right! By adopting a stray cat into your home and exposing yourself to them early on, you’ll be able to build up a tolerance for those pesky allergens that cause so many problems.
Adopt a stray cat and reduce your risk of getting allergies: a blog around cat allergies and how you can help protect yourself by adopting a cat in to your home.
If you’re allergic to cats, you may find that adopting one into your home can help reduce your risk of developing allergies.
But what about other pets?
Yes, there are other animals that may also be able to help reduce the risk of getting cat allergies. These include:
- Dogs
- Guinea pigs
Guinea pigs are interesting because they are rodents and yet they don’t usually cause people with rodent allergies (such as mice) any problems. It’s not clear why this might be, but it could be because guinea pigs wheeze and snuffle less than mice do when they breathe in air through their noses and mouths; mice often make loud noises when inhaling air through their nostrils which can trigger symptoms in those who have asthma or hay fever related illnesses.”
Cat allergies affect one in five people, but being exposed to them early on can help build tolerance.
You’ve probably heard that cats can be a risk factor for allergies. But did you know that being exposed to cats early on in life can actually help build tolerance?
Cat allergies affect one in five people, and the introduction of a cat into your home may make symptoms worse. However, studies show that if someone has not been exposed to cats before their first contact with one, their response is often less severe than it would otherwise be. This means that by adopting a stray cat into your home—or bringing one into your family as an adult—you are exposing yourself to these allergens, which can ultimately reduce the severity of your reaction when you’re finally able to bring home a kitty of your own!
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found that women carrying cats while pregnant are more likely to have babies who don’t develop allergies.
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have found that women carrying cats while pregnant are more likely to have babies who don’t develop allergies.
Researchers studied over 2,000 infants, and their mothers’ exposure to cats during pregnancy. They found that if a mother was exposed to a cat while pregnant, her child had lower levels of IgE antibodies, which are related to allergies. This can help protect children from developing asthma or respiratory infections later in life.
The study also looked at whether children were breastfed, and they found no link between breastfeeding and cat exposure. However, it’s still recommended that you get your child vaccinated as soon as possible against diseases that can be spread through cats like rabies!
The results show that children whose mothers carried cats in pregnancy had low levels of IgE antibodies present, which suggest that the immune system has not been sensitized.
The results show that children whose mothers carried cats in pregnancy had low levels of IgE antibodies present, which suggest that the immune system has not been sensitized.
The researchers found that the seroprevalence of cat and dog allergens was similar among the children with pets at home and those without pets at home.
This suggests that exposure to animal allergens through contact with household pets such as dogs can be prevented by strict hygiene measures around allergen-carrying animals and/or avoidance of pet ownership completely.
Experiments showed that mice raised with bacteria from the felines had stronger immune systems.
One study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, showed that mice exposed to cat saliva and urine had stronger immune systems. This is because they had higher levels of antibodies—which protect against viruses and bacteria—in their blood system than mice who hadn’t been exposed to cats.
The researchers then exposed both groups of mice to allergens such as ragweed pollen or dust mites. The group who had been raised with cats developed much lower levels of antibodies than the control group.
Past studies have shown that early exposure to dogs can also rewire the immune system for the better, but allergy experts say there is no good evidence yet that this practice works well for cats.
“We’re not sure how well this would actually work because there is no good evidence that it does,” said Dr. Furlong. “In fact, we don’t really know if the theory holds up in cats at all. If a person has a cat allergy their allergist will recommend immunotherapy (allergy shots), antihistamines or both to help control the symptoms of allergies, but there isn’t much else we can do for someone who is allergic to cats unless they adopt one into their home which could possibly make things worse depending on your reaction levels and history with them.”
For decades studies have linked having pets to reduced allergy symptoms and lower levels of asthma, possibly because animals generate dust and dander containing traces of pet saliva or urine that encourage skin irritation.
For decades, studies have linked having pets to reduced allergy symptoms and lower levels of asthma, possibly because animals generate dust and dander containing traces of pet saliva or urine that encourage skin irritation.
Dust mites are a common trigger for allergies in children, but pets can help clean up their environments by providing a messy ecosystem that thrives on shedding dead skin cells (or “dander”), which is the result of your pet licking themselves. For example, if you have a cat who sleeps on your bed every night, it will inevitably shed some dander there — but this is actually beneficial for your health! Since cats are predators by nature, they hunt for live prey such as mice in order to survive—and when they do so they leave behind DNA samples from their saliva in the form of tiny droplets which contain proteins called allergens. These allergens transfer over into their fur during grooming sessions as well as while they sleep on your bedding/clothes/etcetera; so when you’re lying down at night next to Fido’s warm furry body – chances are good that those allergens will come into contact with certain parts of your body like eyes or noses etcetera where they can cause irritation (runny nose/congested nose etcetera).
Dr Michael Blaiss, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center believes more research is necessary before people stop using preventative measures such as keeping pets outdoors or using medication.
Dr Michael Blaiss, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center believes more research is necessary before people stop using preventative measures such as keeping pets outdoors or using medication.
“As a pediatric allergist, I think there needs to be more studies done on cats because they do have different proteins in their saliva and skin secretions than dogs,” he told INSIDER. “I don’t think there’s enough data to say that if you’re allergic to one animal then that means you’re going to be allergic to another.”
If you are born into an environment where you have been used to being around cats then it’s unlikely that you will become allergic.
If you are born into an environment where you have been used to being around cats then it’s unlikely that you will become allergic. There is no evidence that proves that early exposure to cats reduces cat allergies. It may be too late for me but if your children are still young and you want to protect them from developing cat allergies, keep your kitten in a separate room with a door closed until they reach their teens.
The key thing is to make sure there is no cat dander anywhere in the house or on clothing or surfaces, especially stuff like carpets and rugs where it can accumulate over time and cause irritation when people touch them
It is important to keep cat dander out of the house
Conclusion
If you are born into an environment where you have been used to being around cats then it’s unlikely that you will become allergic.