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I have a 13 yr old cornish rex that my husband and I got at the SPCA, his name is Senior because he eats senior cat food, lol. We've had him for 3 months and we're both in love with him. My husband has cat allergies but they haven't bothered him at all until last Thurs when he randomly broke out in hives. We're not sure if it's the cat (god i hope not), or the pollen which is dangerously high right now.
I give Senior baths and brush him, and use a coditioning type oil on his coat to make it shiny and cause less dander.
So I think I'm doing everything to cut down on dander as best I can.
My question is, has anyone had allergy shots for cat allergies?? And did it work??

I have allergy shots just not for cats. But my bf's sister does. She has them for cats and dogs. She breaks out in hives. She has been getting them for a little over yr now. She says they are working out fairly well. She owns a cat. And doesn't break out with him any more. And I own a dog. When she comes to visit. She used to break out if she touched the dog. Now she is starting to become immune to the dog. But it does take at least a 6 months to a yr to start seeing some results.
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Jaime owned by
Mya the dog
and the cats:Crash, Moxie, Gabby and sometimes Tucker

I tried allergy shots for a while and they didn't work for me. My allergist's solution was for me to get rid of my cats. There is no way in the world I would do this and I've found that the more you are around a cat your body will build up a natural immunity. I still get the occassional hive from a head-butt or a lick on my chin but a topical allergy medicine will relieve it. It's a small price to pay for unconditional cat love.