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Caleb has some pretty severe food allergies.<br>
He also has severe outdoor allergies spring/summer/fall.<br>
Last year he began reacting to both dust and cat for the first time. These are new indoor/year round allergies.<br><br>
Symptom wise he seems much better than during his peak outdoor allergy seasons. He complains still of itchy nose, throat, and ears but reports it's not too bad. Still, I see sneezing occasionally and we are having occasional mild asthma flairs as well. I've done what I can for the dust in his sleeping space.<br><br>
It's cat that has me sad. She's a pet. How would I explain getting rid of her in a non-damaging way to the boys? Plus she's old and so we'd likely have to put her to sleep as people don't adopt old cats. I don't know how I would do that emotionally.<br><br>
She doesn't go in his room. How bad is it to keep the cat? Wouldn't her dander still hang around for years or something like that?<br><br>
I'm just looking for "what I would do" opinions basically.
He also has severe outdoor allergies spring/summer/fall.<br>
Last year he began reacting to both dust and cat for the first time. These are new indoor/year round allergies.<br><br>
Symptom wise he seems much better than during his peak outdoor allergy seasons. He complains still of itchy nose, throat, and ears but reports it's not too bad. Still, I see sneezing occasionally and we are having occasional mild asthma flairs as well. I've done what I can for the dust in his sleeping space.<br><br>
It's cat that has me sad. She's a pet. How would I explain getting rid of her in a non-damaging way to the boys? Plus she's old and so we'd likely have to put her to sleep as people don't adopt old cats. I don't know how I would do that emotionally.<br><br>
She doesn't go in his room. How bad is it to keep the cat? Wouldn't her dander still hang around for years or something like that?<br><br>
I'm just looking for "what I would do" opinions basically.