Before you take your pet to the house ...

Communication with our smaller brethren brings great joy and even has a healing effect. A child brings more responsibility and ability to take care of someone who is weaker and more helpless you. That is why most parents do not deny your child when he asks to buy him a kitten, puppy, or even a hamster. But in this ointment is a fly in the ointment - pets can be a source of allergy.

Provocateurs

The emergence of allergies often associated with animal hair, but actually cause the disease are dandruff, saliva, urine, feathers, down and miscellaneous products of their life. Allergies can occur: rhinitis - there are a runny nose and nasal congestion; Conjunctivitis - swelling, redness, watery eyes; bronchial asthma, which is characterized by a dry cough, wheezing in the chest, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath or choking; atopic dermatitis - a rash on the skin, itching.

The most secure those animals that produce little waste products into the environment. This fish and reptiles. But allergic reactions in children often occur in the fish feed.

Rodents living in cages and aquariums, wool throw in a limited area, but dangerous for people with allergies may be their urine and feces, contact with which is inevitable when cleaning the cage.

The birds did not leave the cell, becoming a source of dust mites, because their down and feathers still spread throughout the room.

Which animal is suitable Allergy

Allergy, dreams of a cat or dog is to search among the unusual pet rocks. First of all - this hairless cat (Sphynx) and dogs (Mexican Hairless Chinese Crested).

Lack wool reduces the spread of waste products in the house and prevents dust concentration at the animal. But as compensation for the absence of fur skin cancer in these animals have a higher secretory activity, so they require more frequent cleaning than their hairy relatives. In wire-haired dogs (many terriers and schnauzers) is virtually absent molt. With regular cleaning and visiting the "dog barber shop" for trimming, the amount of allergens in the home of the dogs of these breeds can be minimized. Species with a modified scalp, structurally similar to human hair, do not fade, but require regular haircuts. Among cats - is Rex, and among dogs - Yorkshire terriers, poodles and Bedlington Terrier.

Statistics against hypothesis

Allergies are very individual and unpredictable, a person may be covered by an eruption in the presence of bald sphinx and quietly gets on with the Persian cat. Often allergy occurs only in puberty pet cat on the label or release the animal in heat.

Then can help sterilization / neutering pets. When poor care, poor feeding and some diseases of the skin of the animal may suffer, and reinforced molting skin lesions significantly increase the amount of allergens in the environment. So risky for an animal with a hereditary tendency to skin diseases, try to learn about the breed diseases and health ancestors of their future pet.

Recently, calls allergists isolate children from potential allergens are increasingly criticized. Scientific studies indicate that close contact with the little animals at an early age allows temper child's immune system, making it indifferent to animal allergens. In addition, communication with animals has a positive effect on the nervous system, relieves stress, which triggers the development of asthma, neurodermatitis and other diseases. According to statistics, children growing up alone with pets, allergy occurs in 15, 5% of the cases, if the house is living animal, the likelihood of allergies is reduced to 12%, but at the owners of two or more animal pet allergy is observed only in 8% of cases.

Check for compatibility

But still need to adhere to certain guidelines to best protect themselves and their loved ones. Determine the type and breed of the animal, which you wish to purchase, carry out an allergy test with a specialist, preferably with a reagent prepared individually, taking a sample from a vending animal. An allergy is a specific allergen. Therefore, for example, a human, responsive to the dog saliva may not be allergic to cat hair.

Another reliable way to identify the child's possible allergies - before buying a kitten or puppy to spend a few hours with him. This kid needs to stroke the animal, pressed him to her. If, after the close contact allergic reactions is not found, you can purchase this pet, but it is better to discuss the possibility of his return in the event of a remote allergic reaction. And just in case during the test carry an antihistamine.

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