What can I do if my dog gives me allergies?
Amy Quitzon
2025-08-08 18:08:24
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If you're allergic to your pet and your reactions aren’t life-threatening, there are many ways to reduce indoor allergens and allergy symptoms so you and your pet can live together more comfortably. Create an "allergy free" zone in your home—preferably the allergic person's bedroom—and strictly prohibit the pet's access to it. Use a HEPA air cleaner, and consider using impermeable covers for the mattress and pillows. Use HEPA air cleaners throughout the rest of the home, and avoid dust-and-dander-catching furnishings such as cloth curtains and blinds and carpeted floors. Bathe your pet weekly to reduce the level of allergy-causing dander. Try treatments, including immunotherapy, steroidal and antihistamine nose sprays, and antihistamine pills. 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.
Jordy Hamill
2025-08-08 17:14:46
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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. Reach out to a healthcare provider if you’re not sure whether your symptoms are from pet allergies or an illness. They can help figure out the cause of your symptoms. Pet allergies can affect anyone. But you’re more likely to have or develop pet allergies if your biological parents have pet allergies.
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