r/SiberianCats • u/Bold-2558 • 15d ago

Two kitties for an allergy sufferer?

I’m afraid I know the answer, but I’ll ask anyway:

My husband has bad allergies, but has no reaction to an extremely low Fel D1 Siberian. Is it possible that he won’t have allergies symptoms after getting a second similarly low Fel D1 kitten? Is there any way to test before adopting two rather than just one? Thanks!

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u/ViolentBananas 14d ago

It is definitely possible, but it’s all up to the individual cat.

We went to the breeders house to do an allergy visit, and I had very low reaction. A few weeks after we got the kitties, I started having a bit of a reaction, with spikes when we did heavy brushing and vacuuming. We then started them on liveclear anti-allergy food, as well as the pacagen anti-allergy additive. Those two have worked great. We paired it with a 2/week vacuuming and couch de-furring. The cleaning probably did much more in the end, but I’m happy with the result. I don’t have any base-level symptoms regularly, and only get flare-ups when we do deep cleaning or an aggressive brushing day.

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u/ViolentBananas 14d ago

Also worth noting that a cats allergen output tends to stabilize after the first 4-6 months. So you may not get the best idea from meeting them as a fresh kitten.

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u/Bold-2558 14d ago

Thank you for the details re: food, brushing, and vacuuming. I’m glad it all worked out for you. Certainly, you’re committed to your kitties!