Guest guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? Thanks! ~Wendi mom to Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 If your child has allergies on top of her CF it could be a problem but it should be ok if she doesn't. We have 2 cats and it doesn't bother 's lungs at all. Lots of adults with Cf choose to have " fur babies " instead of human ones so they don't risk their health with pregnancies... But if it bothers you or her, maybe a different daycare wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Good Luck! Pets?? Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? Thanks! ~Wendi mom to Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 Wendi, When Eilish was dx we asked the pet question. Her dr's said it was fine and that children benefit from having pets regardless of Cf. We have 1 cat and two dogs. They are all inside/outside pets (they come and go). Eilish is always picking up the little dog and she has never had any problems. She doesn't have allergies and maybe if she did it would be different. (Australia) Pets?? Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? Thanks! ~Wendi mom to Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 I think the most important thing is that you and your daughter are comfortable with the choices you are making. I personnaly got rid of our cat because Raphaëlle got Pseudomonas just after we had the cat. It's probably just a coincidence but I was not comfortable with the sitation anymore. We still have our dog that stays outside and the the cat is at my mom's house so the girls can see it often. Now that the cat is gone since a few months, Raphaëlle just had a negative culture for Pseudomonas????? Probably another coincidence, I never talked about it with the Docs, maybe I should. Caroline mom of Raphaëlle 2.5 yowcf > Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not > have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our > house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the > conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired > cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's > cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house > during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this > situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first > diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether > the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. > Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? > Thanks! > ~Wendi > mom to Peyton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2003 Report Share Posted April 2, 2003 We have three dogs, a cat, and a husband. If she has been around animals since birth then that reduces her risk for developing allergies later on. They build up the antibodies needed to be immune to the dander. I would say that as long as the house is clean for the most part, I mean you can't have an immaculate house with animals, then I wouldn't worry too much about it. mom to 3wcf and Brenna 7 wocf > >Reply-To: cfparents >To: cfparents >Subject: Pets?? >Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:23:22 -0000 > >Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not >have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our >house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the >conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired >cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's >cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house >during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this >situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first >diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether >the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. >Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? >Thanks! >~Wendi >mom to Peyton > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2003 Report Share Posted April 21, 2003 Just geting caught up on my e-mail (or at least TRYING to!), and wanted to answer this. In our house, we have two dogs (lab crosses--about 50 pounds each), 5 cats, 3 hamsters, and 7 fish (okay--so the fish are just thrown in there to round it out--no allergies!). Cody has been tested for allergies and has come back negative both with the " prick " test on the back and also the interdermal on the arm. But, of course, one of his docs (he sees several) was always on us about the pets, while the others don't see a problem with them. I finally got angry about it and really ripped into him, and he has been fine with it ever since (or at least he keeps his mouth shut about it!) LOL Cody has no problems with it, so there is no reason to get rid of them. S., mom to Cody (7, pwcf), DJ (8, nocf), and a (14, nocf) Pets?? > Is it okay for my almost 3 yowcf to be around animals? She does not > have any allergies that we are aware of. We have 1 cat in our > house,and 2 dogs outside. I am more primarily concerned with the > conditions at our day care providers house. She has 3 long haired > cats and 1 dog, and she also does " doggie daycare " for her son's > cocker spaniel. That equals five animals in a very small house > during the day with my child. I am not comfortable with this > situation, but possibly I am over-reacting. When Peyton was first > diagnosed her doctors wanted to know if we had any pets and whether > the were inside or outside, but then noting more was said about it. > Could this pose a problem with my daughters health? > Thanks! > ~Wendi > mom to Peyton > > > > ------------------------------------------- > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR TREATMENTS. > > ------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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