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    It's with a huge heavy heart for me to come to this decision that I will have to give up my cats. I've had them close to 10 years now.

    and The last few months my allergies have been on serious attack so I am now at the point where I need to consider giving up my cats.

    they are my first cats it's been a hell of a ride started out with 3 , one died in 2010, then the other two have been with me til now. I am also booked for surgery in April. which I really need to focus and get done with surgery and recovery. so that has been on my mind a lot too.

    but with giving up my cats I honestly feel like a huge failure. I am not really into thinking that I could later on get new cats because it's honestly not the same as the first one, and my allergies I fear getting cats in my future will make them worst.

    I am just venting a little still not sure when I am giving up my cats, I've put out notice from my friends and family that I need to do this but these fuckers aren't even taking that cry for help serious. so yet another thing I am on my own for.
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    Omg so sorry to hear this!!

    And you cannot take any allergy meds or shots to help? My best friends grandmother gave her a cat and turned out she had severe allergies to it..she came to school every day all red faced and sniffling cause of it, she took allergy meds but then later was able to get shots for it. Because life has a sense of humour, she now is married to a guy who has 2 cats and so she has to take shots because shes severely allergic to them. She still has some issues, but way better now and at least more comfortable for her to have to live with them.
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    my allergies medications interact with my other medications. Can't really put my body through more side effects.
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    I know wiping down the walls with sope water to your home helps with allergies and asthma. Sorry to hear about your issue.

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    Sorry to hear that! I have a cat that I may need to re-home within the next few months, and I feel awful about it, as well. I have terrible allergies with the cat around, because she has medium length hair and sheds a LOT. Every time I'm around her, I get bad allergy symptoms, and even daily allergy meds can't fully control it. I've been out of the country for the past few months, and my mom has been taking care of the cat, so I've been able to get off the allergy meds... but now my mom is giving the cat back, and I'm leaving the country again, so I might have to say goodbye soon...

    Have you tried preventative measures to keep the allergies at bay, like not letting the cats into your room, and getting them groomed so they don't shed as much in the house? Hepa filter air purifiers and vacuums can also really help.

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    close to 10 years of having these cats.

    I've done everything possible, recommended by vets, and my doctors to keep my allergies under control with them.

    I already know once I surrender them I have to hire a cleaning service to get rid of the left behind fur and wash and fold laundry service to handle the sheets and clothes. Probably a repaint of my apartment, and junk removal to take their cat trees one of them is floor to ceiling it's going to be interesting to see them take that out of my apartment.
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    Quote Originally Posted by minniesoporno View Post
    It's with a huge heavy heart for me to come to this decision that I will have to give up my cats. I've had them close to 10 years now........and The last few months my allergies have been on serious attack so I am now at the point where I need to consider giving up my cats.
    If you've had the cats for ten years and your allergies only just started acting up really bad, I don't think it's the cats.

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    I am not really into thinking that I could later on get new cats because it's honestly not the same as the first one, and my allergies I fear getting cats in my future will make them worst.
    If your allergies are SO awful that you're having to get rid of cats that you've owned for a decade why would getting more in the future even be an option?

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    If you are considering giving up your cats after 10 years, let me tell you, and I hate to say this but... if you dont find homes for them yourself, they will likely end up being euthanized. Most shelters wont house senior cats for very long and most people wont adopt a senior cat. Think about what your cats will be feeling.. being abandoned by you after a decade? Do you have rugs in the rooms of your apartment? If so, thats probably why, after 10 years, its just getting bad now. How long have you lived in that apartment? Anyway, please do all you can to find them homes. Maybe find a rescue that specializes in taking senior cats? That would probably be your best bet.





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    Quote Originally Posted by Genoveve View Post
    If you've had the cats for ten years and your allergies only just started acting up really bad, I don't think it's the cats.



    If your allergies are SO awful that you're having to get rid of cats that you've owned for a decade why would getting more in the future even be an option?

    NEVER said I would get more cats in the future. and if I did was probably in some old post. with what I am going through right now - I will no longer be a pet owner.

    As for my allergies I always had them, when I got my cats in 2008 they were mild and manageable and and I wasn't on the type of medications I am on now.

    This long time exposure is creating havoc on my body.
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    No I feel you... I mean, most of the emotions in this thread really are just out of heartbreak... they are your pets so I can imagine that the heartbreak you are feeling is a million times worse.

    My ex has 2 cats and when he got them his allergies weren't too noticable, but theyve gotten worse. He told me after hed had them for a year he woke up out of deep sleep because he couldnt breathe...and then it didnt happen again, but he always had issues but cause hed had the cats a while he didnt think it was them. Now....its over 10 years later...the cats are 10 and 12 years old...and when we got together, his problems started to get out of control. He scared the shit ouf ot me one night when he woke up gasping for breath, I was this close to calling 911 because he was on the floor unable to breath for a good 10 seconds.

    He went to see a doctor who said it was allergies..when he had tests done, they said he was severely allergic to cats and that prolonged exposure is what made his condition as bad as it is. All of the medical problems he complained of, they said it was clear cut allergies due to the cats. At this point he refuses to believe it, after having his cats so long he said theres no way that can be it...he is taking the meds his dr prescribed, but as of our breakup, he was still waking up out of sleep unable to breath...like not even gasping for breath, just flat out unable to breathe... and I hate to say it and not to be dark, but I wouldnt be surprised if it ends up killing him.
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    Allergies are terrible when they become uncontrollable. The medication that really knocks them out that you can get in CVS tends to make you so looped/drowsy that it ruins your day and ability to do much other than wait for them symptoms to go under control.

    My mom had to give up her Cat when her kidney disease got bad - it was really tough on her.

    I've heard of a lot of people with birds having to give them up because of allergies due to the fine dust on their wings ...

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    So sorry to hear... Hope you find a solution... I grew up on the closest farm to a small town, people were always dropping off cats there, or they found their way, not sure really, but new ones were always showing up, at one point we had 17 kittens!

    Allergies are weird - My daughter is / was allergic, yet still has cats and dogs of her own and even rode horses for years... My son sometimes has episodes when he comes home, even though he lived here for years, with these cats... Not sure if it means I need to step up my level of vacuuming or if he just needs to visit more often to keep his immunity up.

    I recently had a client that had to leave because they couldn't breathe, which has never happened before, she was anxious to begin with, so not sure if that added to it? At any rate, a thorough vacuuming of air ducts and general spring cleaning, will happen soon.

    Hope you find a solution. Are there any horse barns near you? They always need cats to 'patrol the grain bins'... Maybe advertise directly and target older folks that don't want the training required for a kitten and stress no adoption fees, and that you have some of their favorite toys to go with?

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