It is difficult to be the allergic person and the fan of pets at the same time. It is possible to remember a set of stories when owners had to give to foreign people of the pets because of allergy attacks at one of house.
If to getcatthe allergic person very much wants , at least it is worth choosing very carefully breed and to conform to certain rules as at acquisition of a kitten, and further at his contents to avoid unnecessary dramas and partings.
Because of what there is an allergy to cats?
First of all, it is necessary to understand that it "an allergy to cats". Most often advise allergic persons to get bald cats. However, first, this decision not for all, many love these animals for their fluffiness and in general not everyone can estimate specific beauty of sphinxes. And even those who in general externally like sphinxes often emotionally perceive them absolutely differently, than their shaggy relatives. And secondly, actually, strangely enough, lack of wool – at all not a guarantee of hypoallergenicity of a cat.
The set of various factors can cause allergies. However, as for cats, in most cases for the person not so wool is allergichny! Responsible for an allergy is the special protein of Fel d1 which contains in saliva of animals. As cats are constantly licked, this substance also gets on their wool (or on skin – in a case with a bald cat). It is known that cats produce less hormone, than cats so it is better for allergic persons to stop the choice on a kitten girl. The animal, regardless of a floor, should be sterilized (it will reduce amount of allergen too).
Not enough protein is allocated by kittens in comparison with adult cats. So be not under a delusion if your fluffy kid does not cause in you any reactions – everything can change with age.
What breeds are preferable?Unfortunately, any cat who cannot cause allergies at all, does not exist in the nature. But having correctly chosen breed, it is possible to reduce risk several. First of all, the Siberian, Balinese, oriental short-haired and Javanese cats treat breeds with reduced risk. Animals of these breeds mark out a little smaller amount of allergen and are considered not as defiant allergic reactions.
Experts and fans call especially hypoallergenic the Persian and Nevsky masquerade cats.
However it is worth meaning that the quantity of the allocated protein even within one breed can strongly differ. It is obligatory before taking a kitten in the house, spend a couple of hours near his parents at the manufacturer in the house and track reaction of the organism. Besides these breeds, recommend to allergic persons kornish-rex, Devon-reksov which have not enough wool and which fade a little and also sphinxes which have no wool at all. However you remember that the bald cat allocates a protein also with then. Therefore she will need to be bathed often.