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Originally Posted by YorkieMom55  There's more than one type of allergy to animals. I'm allergic to dog dander, the fur. I sneeze and get itchy eyes around shepherds & spaniels...you know, those shedding furry dogs. I'm not allergic to single coated breeds. My Jack was Maltese and I have 3 Yorkies. My daughter and her son are allergic to dog saliva, dog breath. She has asthma and has to take her Singulair before she comes to our house. Her son has sneezing, itchy eyes symptoms. For someone with that type of allergy a Yorkie is just a dog. |
Thank you! Now I am much less annoyed with my sister. I didn't know someone could be allergic to their saliva or breath!
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I will tell you....I have VERY bad allergies and I have a yorkie. It is not the dog itself but the dander that causes the allergies and yorkies have very little and because they do not shed it makes it much less. HOWEVER, when Zoey is outside at the ball park, or playing in the grass or even around other dogs or especially cats... I instantly start to have runny eyes and sneeze and so she gets a bath. Otherwise I am completely allergy free with her. So while your sister is probably not having any type of reaction to your Bear, it may be what is on his coat???
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Actually, I was wondering this too, especially when I had Paddingon in my lap the other day at puppy class, and found that I had dog hair all over my pants where he was sitting! I started to freak out thinking he was losing his hair, but then realized that he had been rough-housing with the other dogs in class.
This makes sense, because I wasn't able to bathe him this past week b/c he was neutered, and my sister said it was especially bad this week. I will try giving him a bath before she comes over next time.
Thank you all for your help!
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