Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Traci, Nice to hear from you again. About this cat thing....are you saying that you will only have a reaction if you let the cat lick you? I'm a little vague on the allergic reaction part. Hope you've been well. Ca. Carmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 In a message dated 02/08/2004 3:05:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, mellymelt@... writes: No allergies to cats here I am super severely allergic to cats .... I can't even go to my brother's house.... Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi all. I was wondering if any of you watched the program on tv a couple of nights ago about cats? I think it was on TLC or Discovery channel. The reason I am asking is because I learned something from the show that could be of interest to us all. While explaining people having allergies to cats, they explained that it is not the fur that people with cat allergies suffer from, but it is an enzyme in the saliva that causes people to have allergic reactions to them. It said that it is this enzyme that causes the immune system to overload and triggers an auto-immune response, which is the allergic reaction. The reason I am pondering this is that I became ill with Stills shortly after having moved to NM from Ga, and I remember that my allergies were horrible from the time we moved here. I also remember a stray cat that kept coming around our house; I let this cat in and fed him and was petting him until my allergies got so bad that my eyeball had begun to get a bump on it- yes - my eyeball. Anyway, I was wondering how many of us have sinus allergies, and how many of us cannot tolerate cats? I love cats and was raised with them, but with age has come more and more allergies and I can no longer tolerate being around them. I wonder if this could have something to do with the " triggering " of my Still's. Any input from anyone is much appreciated. Love and hugs....... Traci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi long lost sister ;0) No allergies to cats here but we did have a goat when I got my sickest. But I think my onset was triggered by a very stressful life situation. Either way, it is so good to see you. We have missed you and hope you come back more often. Love and hugs, sister Melt ----- Original Message ----- From: " Traci " <ima_sthrngirl@...> <Stillsdisease > > > Hi all. I was wondering if any of you watched the program on tv a > couple of nights ago about cats? I think it was on TLC or Discovery > channel. The reason I am asking is because I learned something from > the show that could be of interest to us all. While explaining people > having allergies to cats, they explained that it is not the fur that > people with cat allergies suffer from, but it is an enzyme in the > saliva that causes people to have allergic reactions to them. It said > that it is this enzyme that causes the immune system to overload and > triggers an auto-immune response, which is the allergic reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Traci, It's good to hear from you and very interesting about the cat, I wish I had seen that show. We have had a cat and two dogs between 1970 and 1995 but I never noticed any particular allergies to the cat. There was so much going on in our house during child rearing years I would have been lucky to notice a troll moving in, lol. Hope all is well with you Traci, Louise. Traci wrote: > > Hi all. I was wondering if any of you watched the program on tv a > couple of nights ago about cats? I think it was on TLC or Discovery > channel. The reason I am asking is because I learned something from > the show that could be of interest to us all. While explaining people > having allergies to cats, they explained that it is not the fur that > people with cat allergies suffer from, but it is an enzyme in the > saliva that causes people to have allergic reactions to them. It said > that it is this enzyme that causes the immune system to overload and > triggers an auto-immune response, which is the allergic reaction. The > reason I am pondering this is that I became ill with Stills shortly > after having moved to NM from Ga, and I remember that my allergies > were horrible from the time we moved here. I also remember a stray > cat that kept coming around our house; I let this cat in and fed him > and was petting him until my allergies got so bad that my eyeball had > begun to get a bump on it- yes - my eyeball. Anyway, I was wondering > how many of us have sinus allergies, and how many of us cannot > tolerate cats? I love cats and was raised with them, but with age has > come more and more allergies and I can no longer tolerate being > around them. I wonder if this could have something to do with > the " triggering " of my Still's. Any input from anyone is much > appreciated. > > Love and hugs....... Traci > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Tracie. I have always been allergic to cats since I was a little kid. I have always had sinus problems also. Dont know if that helps you any. Hope you are doing well. Take care and think about you often. love Kelley in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi Tracie. I have always been allergic to cats since I was a little kid. I have always had sinus problems also. Dont know if that helps you any. Hope you are doing well. Take care and think about you often. love Kelley in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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