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robertbruce
at Thu Nov 24 05:27:36 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by robertbruce ]
Mice produce the most potent allergens of anything already mentioned. If you are going to try the process of elimination, I would suggest starting with the mice. My son is deathly allergic to mice, which probably originated with him helping me with my mouse colonies when he was young. As a result, I no longer keep mice. A few times since, when I bought mouse fuzzies and brought them back in my car (in a closed paper bag), my son reacted simply by being driven in the car the next day.
Theoretically, humans can develop allergies to the protein molecules from any living organism (and also to some non-living molecules like latex). Ammonia and bleach will irritate mucous membranes of the nose, throat and lungs, but will not cause allergies. These molecules are too small to sensitize the immune system.
I raise rats now. You might think that a person sensitive to mice would be sensitive to rats, but that is not usually the case. The allergens produced by rats are very different than those produced by mice, and not nearly as potent. My son can hold rats with no problem.
Robert Bruce.
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Mice are probably the worst - robertbruce, Thu Nov 24 05:27:36 2005