Donno if I've told you before, but I'm mildly allergic to cats. When I was in a completely cat-free environment (college), I lost my immunity. When I came home for vacation, my eyes would swell up, I'd get congested, and be basically unhappy for about a week, then it died back. Now, no problem.
Are you allergic to catnip at all? If no, I have an assortment of toys, some involving catnip, that Willow refuses to acknowledge. She has apparently decided that she is a grande dame, and is more concerned with having bitchy-fits at Rex than with playing in a generally silly way. (Probably because Rex gets jealous and tries to jump on anybody I play with.)
If your adopter is able to stay with you, you'll probably need acceptable scratching outlets for her, as well. Our Siamese vastly prefered the back deck for this purpose, and had a simply lovely time scratching on the railings. In other words, raw, untreated pine, a 2x4 or 2x6 of, oh, 2' may be in order ... and I probably have something in my garage.
And one alternative to allergic reactions is... shave the cat. o.o If she's not going outside, it shouldn't be a problem, and if 90% of her body is covered with only buzzed fuzz, it might reduce the allergic reaction. I don't know much about minimizing allergens from cats, though, I can never remember. :) One of the barn cats is shaved every summer, and while he's pissy and standoffish for the first week, once you've convinced him that he's the most stunningly handsome cat you've ever met, he's very sweet.
Actually, nine times out of ten, you're not allergic to cat fur, you're allergic to cat dandruff. Seriously. It's the combination of their saliva with skin flakes that people are actually allergic to.
By the way... I'm sure we have some carpet, if you'd like to create a scratchign surface for her... I saved the bedroom carpet when we pulled it up for expressly that purpose... ;) We've only used about six feet of it so far, still got a chunk of leftovers. ;)
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Are you allergic to catnip at all? If no, I have an assortment of toys, some involving catnip, that Willow refuses to acknowledge. She has apparently decided that she is a grande dame, and is more concerned with having bitchy-fits at Rex than with playing in a generally silly way. (Probably because Rex gets jealous and tries to jump on anybody I play with.)
If your adopter is able to stay with you, you'll probably need acceptable scratching outlets for her, as well. Our Siamese vastly prefered the back deck for this purpose, and had a simply lovely time scratching on the railings. In other words, raw, untreated pine, a 2x4 or 2x6 of, oh, 2' may be in order ... and I probably have something in my garage.
And one alternative to allergic reactions is... shave the cat. o.o If she's not going outside, it shouldn't be a problem, and if 90% of her body is covered with only buzzed fuzz, it might reduce the allergic reaction. I don't know much about minimizing allergens from cats, though, I can never remember. :) One of the barn cats is shaved every summer, and while he's pissy and standoffish for the first week, once you've convinced him that he's the most stunningly handsome cat you've ever met, he's very sweet.
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By the way... I'm sure we have some carpet, if you'd like to create a scratchign surface for her... I saved the bedroom carpet when we pulled it up for expressly that purpose... ;) We've only used about six feet of it so far, still got a chunk of leftovers. ;)