I think I've agreed with you once or twice before...I guess it is bound to happen occasionally:p

I've always thought it might be possible to become desensitized to things you are allergic to if you are constantly exposed to them. I have several friends that are allergic to cats and still own them..they take medicine occasionally.

Absolutely. If you happen to seek out an Allergist....and go through the endless series of Allergy tests.....what they do is begin administering/injecting shots of what you are allergic, which eventually builds up the immunities against those allergins.

:p back at ya

I'm allergic to cats, dust, a million types of food, plants, etc. but I have 6 dogs and 3 cats in the house with me...:rolleyes: That's why I said it can be done...I know because I do it. I had asthma as a child and the same thing happened to me as a previous poster. My mom tried to give away my pets and I got worse. Eventually I grew out of the asthma. If I take my allergy medicine I'm fine. Now if I sit and brush the cats for an hour and rub them all over my face, I'm goign to start sneezing and breaking out, but I wouldn't do that. Lily, my cat, sleeps in my bed under the covers with me. I have never had an issue with the yorkies. I keep them washed and brushed regularly so they don't shed.

And the dust...I can't vacumn, I have to sleep on a special pillow, etc. Do I do all that? No. Come on now, I HAVE to vacumn. I just end up sneezing for about 20 minutes when I finish lol. No harm done.

I think allergies and allergic asthma are different. I know it's a long long process for allergy shots and treatment.

I am going in for my first round of extensive testing after my blood allergy test I had done.. on Monday. They said it can take up to a month to find out the exact levels of reaction. So basically I have to go in two times a week to be injected w/many allergens and then see if I wheeze/cough/break out in hives/ect ect.

I'm actually kind of scared about all the testing, but I'm an adult and I made the choice to add my furbabies to my family knowing that it would be a challenge. So I am praying for a wonderful outcome and that the allergy shots basically stop me from having such severe allergic asthma to my furbabies.

I can completely understand though why someone with a young allergic child would not want to put them through this. It's years of testing and bi weekly shots and relief takes time to build (my dr told me not to expect relief for at least 6 months if not more).

Iam not allergic to aniamls, BUT give me pennicillain and iam as good as dead., this may a little off topic, but Iam being very serious, I almost died from it, I have to carry a special card in my wallet with all my meds that iam allergic to, mostly antibiotics, I was in intensive care for 2weeks, I cant even smell it, I have been wearing gloves to give charlie his meds. Sorry if i went off on on my owm there for a min;)

Lori,

I am sorry your friend is going through this, and feel bad that people are emailing her nasty comments.

The best thing about email???? The DELETE button:D .

So true and alot of our vaccines operate on the same principal....;)

I never said a dog couldnt be happy being rehomed, I see a lot of dogs being rehomed and they are very happy, But then there are dogs that it just dont work for them they get set in their ways and its so hard for them they get where they have never been around other dogs to play only to breed, They have never been around children, The different changes brought on by rehoming can be very hard and sad on some dogs. as for show dogs, Theres a lot of them that have never been allowed to romp in the grass or get their coats dirty, They dont even know what playing or a toy is, That to makes me sad. and I have also seen dogs that have been used for nothing but breeding never having a play or never being loved on and then being rehomed and getting to know what a real human dog bond is. Those dogs I am very happy for. what I was trying to say is If You are using a dog for breeding and then when its to old to breed, rehome it, well I think thats sad, why cant those dogs be loved on and played with just like a pet. Thats is what I was trying to get at, They give their owners their babies and then what do they get in return. Im not saying im against all rehoming Because some times those dogs end up in a better home then what they had, but then there are some that just cant take it. their to old its to much stress on them and then they end up getting rehomed again and again. Thats what I hate to see. Heck Im Thinking about taking in another female that a breeder I know is rehoming because she cant be breed there for she wont keep her. Yes it up sets me, but I feel that baby is not getting the love and attention she deserves, so If I dont take her I will help to rehome her. I want her to have a wonderful Loving forever home, I dont think shes ever been loved on. Thats what makes me sad.

For everyone saying that they, or someone they know has an animal and they are allergic, but built up a tolerance, keep in mind that everyone's allergies are different. Some people might have a more sever allergic reaction to one thing, and someone else might be allergic and just sneeze a couple of times from it. Just because one person is able to find a way to help their allergies doesn't mean that's possible for everyone.