The reason you were probably okay with your mom's cat is probably because your body got used to him/her. I have been allergic to cats all my life but have owned three. The first one my boyfriend snuck in without me knowing about it until my allergies started acting up and i was literally dying from not being able to breath. But that cat was a stray and i couldn't possibly simply tell him to throw it back outside,plus he was a good playmate for my puppy so i started taking claratin and had to take it every day for like a month. eventually i guess my body adjusted and i was able to tolerate him. (but only him when i was around any other cat my allergies would still act up) I have to do that routine twice more when we got DJ and Niko. But luckily it all worked out.
I hope everything works out for you. |