I agree that there are many demonstrable benefits to having pets (to some people some of the time at the very least). BUT something controlled by having to take antihistamines a lot (ie. regular drugs) isn't ideal and some people would rather not do that - and might therefore prefer to simply not have furry pets (and doctors might thus recommend it for the same why take drugs when there's another way).
I have not yet established whether it is cats or some pollens etc that they have brought in which have given me allergy attacks, but I can't see how I could test this without having to house a cat who I might then have to get rehoused, I think it might be more responsible to not get one in the first place for the sake of the cat and possibly the humans as well. It would be even unkinder to am asthmatic/allergic child who might be very upset if the animal had to go (and have less understanding than an adult of why). And I like cats so I'm not against them at all...(although this is hypothetical at the mo as our housing doesn't allow pets).
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Date: 2009-01-21 07:54 pm (UTC)I have not yet established whether it is cats or some pollens etc that they have brought in which have given me allergy attacks, but I can't see how I could test this without having to house a cat who I might then have to get rehoused, I think it might be more responsible to not get one in the first place for the sake of the cat and possibly the humans as well. It would be even unkinder to am asthmatic/allergic child who might be very upset if the animal had to go (and have less understanding than an adult of why). And I like cats so I'm not against them at all...(although this is hypothetical at the mo as our housing doesn't allow pets).