no i havent got the dates mixed up, once i had gotten over the extreme allergies which took maybe 6 months to a year (couldnt enter a room where pets had been and was ok to be near my dog again) i thought i would try with a cat. i was ok, had very little effect on me, i visited my dad who had 2 cats and would sit fussing them with near enough no issues. christmas day 2006 my uncle rang me, saying he had just rescued 2 male kittens, they were in a house with another 2 older cats who were out for blood by the sounds of it, and he decided to take the kittens on for the owner so they were safe. after a couple of days, the 2 kittens were wrecking his house, so he didnt want to keep both and asked me if i knew anyone who may want a cat. my previous cat was knocked down and killed on a main road, and i vowed until i moved to a quiet safer area i wouldnt have another (we moved to where we are now 2 weeks before christmas 2006) so we decided to give it a go.
mr dudley fitted right in, he stayed an inside cat until he was 6 months old as i wanted him neutered and fully vaccinated before he went out. he was a perfect little boy, loved fuss, loved attention, cuddled up, the most perfect cat we could have asked for. i had few issues unless he was right under my nose, and even then i just got a little stuffy.
over the past year or so, for some unknown reason my allergies have started to play up a bit. im ok with my dogs apart from when we clip my westie, my face swells, i cant breathe properly, my skin itches. im even allergic to my fish
i know, odd, its the nitrates in the water, badly effects my skin so when i do tank maintainence i have to wash my arms straight away afterwards. docs keep saying to just take the same anti-histamines that i use for my hayfever.
my allergic reactions to mr dudley have been getting worse and worse, sometimes i can be near him with little effect, other times if he sits on one end of the sofa and im on the other, i will start wheezing and itching. so when he comes up to me doing the cute face nudging nose butting thing
, i have to push him away. its becoming more and more frequent, and i dont feel its fair on him as he has always been a very close and cuddly boy. he always looks at me like 'what have i done'
i feel so guilty.
there is no way i can afford what has been mentioned on here. infact even the petalcleanse is out of our budget right now
hes been a big part of our family for over 3 years now, and its not an easy decision, but it does seem rehoming is the way to go for our situation. we have an elderly dog who is needing frequent vet trips at the moment and she is taking up a lot of money, money which we didnt have to spare in the first place.
