lazeldes@wlcrjs.UUCP (Leah A Zeldes) (04/04/85)
An interesting thing to note is that while what most people are allergic to in dogs is dander, in cats the allergen is their saliva. (And, it follows, that since cats lick their fur, the saliva gets all over the fur and causes problems when the cats shed.) I've heard of some stuff you can feed your cat to make it more hypoallergenic. Haven't tried it, though in my experience long-haired cats are more likely to cause trouble than short hairs. Also, for some reason, black cats seem to cause my allergic friends the least trouble. I do know it's possible to build up a tolerance to one specific animal, have no trouble with that one, but still have attacks around others. -- Leah A Zeldes ...ihnp4!wlcrjs!lazeldes [Note: Chi-net is about to go off-line for an unknown amount of time. Please send responses by regular mail to 2007 W. Howard, Evanston, IL 60202]