Will I eventually get over a dog allergy?
Natasha Farrell
2025-08-03 05:39:19
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You may find that you're allergic to something else and not your pet at all. If an allergy test shows that you're allergic to your pet, it's important to understand what causes your allergic reaction to them. Whether someone has an allergic reaction depends on both the individual person and the individual animal. A person with animal allergies may react less to dogs with soft, constantly growing hair, or a specific cat or dog may cause more or less of an allergic reaction than another animal of that same breed. If your or a family member's allergies are simply miserable, but not life-threatening, there are many ways to reduce indoor allergens and allergy symptoms so you and your pet can live together more comfortably. A combination of approaches—medical control of symptoms, good housecleaning methods and immunotherapy—is most likely to succeed in allowing an allergic person to live with pets. You'd be surprised to know how many people with allergies that aren't life-threatening are able to live happily with their pets. In many cases, the benefits of having a pet outweigh the drawbacks of pet allergies.
America Walker
2025-08-03 03:07:11
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Having a pet allergy does not mean you need to say goodbye to the family pet or avoid pets altogether. The allergens your pet sheds should lessen with age. If you have a puppy or kitten, neutering or spaying also helps. As pets are spayed or neutered and grow older, they actually become less allergenic. No matter how your child receives immunotherapy treatment, it takes an average of three to five years for a child's immune system to develop resistance to an allergen. Consider immunotherapy allergy treatments, which offer a safe long-term treatment option for children living with allergies and pets. The treatment desensitizes kids to allergens and lessens or stops their allergic reactions.
Laverne Sanford
2025-08-03 03:02:35
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Pet allergies can affect anyone.
If you have severe pet allergies, symptoms may appear within 30 minutes of encountering allergens.
If you have mild pet allergies, symptoms may appear a few hours to a few days after encountering allergens.
You may only have IgE antibodies that are sensitive to one particular animal.
Or you may have many IgE antibodies that are sensitive to many types of allergens.
But you’re more likely to have or develop pet allergies if your biological parents have pet allergies.