I find this REALLY annoying - Pet Lovers will "get" it

Gayle said:
Do they ever recommend getting rid of carpet??!! I'd bet that holds way more allergy inducing crap! :mad:
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I agree!
I am carpetless (eew, that sounds a bit strange!) for that very reason.

Reducing ones allergy load (the cumulative effect) can make ones symptoms lessen: get rid of carpeting, replace heavy drapes with other types of window covering (wood slats, or easily washable lighter material drapes), vaccuum regularly with a HEPA filter vaccuum (umm...guess I should do that !).
 
Though I do prefer "find pets a new home" (which means finding them a loving place to live) vs. just "get rid of your pets."

And if one is so allergic that they risk an anaphilactic (sp?!) reaction, something has to be done.
 
Just a thought for anyone suffering from allergies.... My daughter's pediatrician said in addition to carpeting, stuffed animals are big allergen carriers. But even those are hard to part with in our home! :confused:
 
It has been stated in some medical magazines that taking care of animals, children, or plants or all three is a very healthy thing. Not just lowering the blood pressure, which is great. My sister read an article and told me that taking care of domestic animals will improve your health and your mental well-being.
 
When I adopted my fur princess from the shelter, they asked me if there were any circumstances under which I'd give her up. I told them I would bring her back if she tried to kill me. That's really the only circumstance I can think of. Barring that highly unlikely event, I wouldn't give Hermia up for anything, and keep her outdoors??? I would never be able to sleep for fear of what might happen to her. And Hermia would not tolerate being kept out of the bedroom. I wouldn't want anyone to shut me out of my bedroom, either!
 
I agree with you so much! My particular pet peeve is when pregnant women "get rid" of their pets. The most common reason that I hear is that cats are dangerous to babies. Um....WHAT?
Since when do your animals become disposable once you start having children???

Everyone asked us that question when we had out little guy (we have 2 cats). We looked at those people like the are crazy. Is there a problem with just closing the door to Mason's room to keep them out of his crib? Or getting a crib tent?
And in hindsight - the cats don't want anything to do with the baby - they steer totally clear of him!

That absolutely drives me crazy.
 
CAT LOVER TOO!

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR ALLERGIES. I GET THE OCCASIONAL SEASONAL ALLERGIES AND THE CAT HAIR DOESN'T HELP MUCH EITHER! BUT TO GET RID OF MY BABY WOULD BE TOTALLY RIDICULOUS! CRAZY! I'D RATHER SUFFER WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN ALLERGY THEN TO GIVE UP MY FREDDY. HE WAS ADOPTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND I WOULD NEVER GIVE HIM UP FOR ANY REASON. SO I HEAR YA. IT'S GOOD TO VENT. FROM ONE PET LOVER TO ANOTHER.
 
Hermia said:
When I adopted my fur princess from the shelter, they asked me if there were any circumstances under which I'd give her up. I told them I would bring her back if she tried to kill me.
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Good answer! (though if my one of my cats went suddenly berzerk and homicidal, I'd probably have him/her euthanized).

I wish all shelters would ask that question (though people might not answer truthfully).
 
I've only been to this one shelter, but they seemed pretty thorough, but you're right; people probably wouldn't answer truthfully a lot of the time. They also asked me what I thought about de-clawing, and I said I absolutely wouldn't. They asked about the possibility of keeping the cat outside, too. The first time I was there with XH and he said yes, we would, so he and I had a disagreement and ended up leaving sans cat (we'd actually discussed this before, but he was being difficult). The lady working at the shelter was totally on my side and I have a feeling they wouldn't have given us a kitty if we'd both said she'd be outside. I had a conversation with XH clearing up that the cat needed to be indoors, and then I went back later without him.
 
Here's something interesting to refute that story - when I first started dating DH, he was terribly allergic to my cat. After living with her for a few months, he no longer had any reactions to cats or other animals. He still doesn't right up to this day.
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My dh is quite allergic to horse hair and hay. When my son was a baby my mom took him out to the barn and rubbed him on our ponies. She said she was building up his immunity. ;) So far at 3.5 he's fine around the animals so hopefully it worked lol.
 
When non-pet-loving people voice such opinions they look like freaky little nazi's who have a black hole in their heart where love and affection should be. I'd be sending them a reply. Jerks.

For the record, I was diagnosed with allergies last year and it turns out one of my biggest is cat dander. I have 5 cats, take care of 3 others (in a separate place inside my house) and put out chow for struggling strays. Yea, just get rid of my fur babies.

Last night as I was drifting off to sleep I could hear my Bootsy purring away beside me, for no apparent reason, sandwiched between two blankets. I smiled to myself. Either you get it or you don't, you know?
 
SirenSongWoman said:
When non-pet-loving people voice such opinions they look like freaky little nazi's who have a black hole in their heart where love and affection should be. I'd be sending them a reply. Jerks.

For the record, I was diagnosed with allergies last year and it turns out one of my biggest is cat dander. I have 5 cats, take care of 3 others (in a separate place inside my house) and put out chow for struggling strays. Yea, just get rid of my fur babies.

Last night as I was drifting off to sleep I could hear my Bootsy purring away beside me, for no apparent reason, sandwiched between two blankets. I smiled to myself. Either you get it or you don't, you know?
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I just LOVE it when I wake up to find my Princess curled up in the crook of my arm, right next to my face! I'm feeling better on the antibiotic and inhaler - go back to the doctor tomorrow. I am still pretty congested, especially in the morning - but my breathing is back to normal at least. We'll see what my bloodwork says tomorrow. Regardless, she will NOT be leaving this house, and I will NOT EVER lock her out of the bedroom... No way, now how!
 
princessbear said:
I just LOVE it when I wake up to find my Princess curled up in the crook of my arm, right next to my face!
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Pete does that. And Bobsie sleeps on a pillow right next to mine (we use matching pillowcases!) Sometimes in the morning, Pete will take over her pillow, and she'll use part of mine!

Unfortunately, when Rascal comes to snuggle next to my head, he often goes "butter-side-up," if you know what I mean!

Simon is the only one who has no interest in snuggling at night.
 
fit44 said:
BINGO! I think this is in one of the top 5 excuses people use to abandon pets.
It really gets my goat:mad::mad:

Vent away!
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Welcome to my life.

For us, allergies is not in the top five. I think "got too big" wins most of time. So many people out there, not knowing how big a freakin' GREAT DANE gets. Just another excuse - and yes, owners lie all the time.
 
DaneDogHouse said:
Welcome to my life.

For us, allergies is not in the top five. I think "got too big" wins most of time. So many people out there, not knowing how big a freakin' GREAT DANE gets. Just another excuse - and yes, owners lie all the time.
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It's SIZEism. Great Danes are so gentle, sweet, and loving. They aren't alarmingly rambunctious for the most part and often have no trouble living in small apartments. What is WRONG with people???
 
DaneDogHouse said:
Welcome to my life.

For us, allergies is not in the top five. I think "got too big" wins most of time. So many people out there, not knowing how big a freakin' GREAT DANE gets. Just another excuse - and yes, owners lie all the time.
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Ummm, it's a Great Dane? Didn't they know he/she would get big?:rolleyes: Now, that is a really lame excuse!
 
Oh yeah. It's especially funny when the dog's name is Scooby. Like you never noticed how Scooby's back comes up to Shaggy's hips? Never saw a dog show either, I guess.....

I used to be disgusted, now I'm just amused. Too hard (and no fun) to maintain disgust.
 
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