Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Hi all! I'm desperately seeking advice. Just this week I got two young kittens into my home, which I have absolutely fallen in love with. But as the days pass, I have been developing an allergy! It feels like a bad cold, and my nose runs all the time. Whenever I go outside for a while, the symptoms disappear. It must be a cat allergy. I definitely don't want to get rid of my cats, so I have to find something that works and that is not bad for my health. So antihystamines are out of the question... Does anyone have a suggestion on what I can use to relieve (or get rid of) my allergy? Thanks so much! All the best, Wendy (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Wendy We just adopted two kittens yesterday ourselves. They have sure perked things up around here after losing my cat of 19 years.I have never had an allergy to cats, myself, but I know that good bowel flora from taking a good probiotic can help in all kinds of allergies. Eat lots of fresh raw fruits and veggies and take probiotics with the meals. You can also take them between meals. Get your immune system healthy and the kitty dander shouldn't cause a response from your immune system. This can take some time but well worth it for yourself and the kitties. Marge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Are brain parasites altering the personalities of three billion people? The question emerged a few years ago, and it shows no signs of going away. . . . . . . A year later, Torrey and his colleagues discovered one more fascinating link. They raised human cells in Petri dishes and infected them with Toxoplasma. Then they dosed the cells with a variety of drugs used to treat schizophrenia. Several of the drugs-- most notably haloperidol--blocked the growth of the parasite. So Fuller and the Oxford scientists joined forces to find an answer to the next logical question: can drugs used to treat schizophrenia help a parasite-crazed rat? They now report their results in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (press release). They ran the original tests on 49 more rats. Once again, parasitized rats lost their healthy fear of cats. Then the researchers treated the rats with haloperidol and several other anti-psychotic drugs. They found that the drugs made the rats more scared. They also found that the antipsychotics were as effective as pyrimethamine, a drug that is specifically used to eliminate Toxoplasma. There's plenty left to do to turn these results into a full-blown explanation of parasites and personalities. http://www.corante.com/loom/archives/2006/01/17/the_return_of_the_pupp et_masters.php I have read the majority of cat owners test positive Kirk , " Wendy * " <rock_and_roll_music wrote: > > Hi all! > > I'm desperately seeking advice. Just this week I got two young kittens into > my home, which I have absolutely fallen in love with. But as the days pass, > I have been developing an allergy! It feels like a bad cold, and my nose > runs all the time. Whenever I go outside for a while, the symptoms > disappear. > It must be a cat allergy. I definitely don't want to get rid of my cats, so > I have to find something that works and that is not bad for my health. So > antihystamines are out of the question... > Does anyone have a suggestion on what I can use to relieve (or get rid of) > my allergy? > > Thanks so much! > All the best, > Wendy (Utrecht, The Netherlands) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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