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Allergen-free pets.

A pet is both entertainment and relaxation, and a pleasant company. But what if someone at home is allergic to wool, and there is no way to make a wool friend?

People who believe that they are allergic to wool actually develop allergies to specific proteins that are produced by the body of some animals, most often cats and dogs, but domesticated rodents and livestock with a long coat are no exception. Allergenic protein structures can be released into the external environment in several ways: with urine, with sweat, with saliva. Most often, the skin sweat glands are involved, which secrete protein with sweat onto the surface of the animal's body, from where, with dead skin scales or down from the undercoat, they are carried around the room in which the animal lives.

There are breeds of pets that do not have an undercoat, or rather, it is poorly developed, which does not create the prerequisites for molting in the spring and summer. Under such conditions, allergic proteins do not enter the external environment or get into a minimum amount if the animal hygiene standards are observed: frequent bathing, timely combing, until the fluff from the undercoat scatters around the room. Longhaired breeds also have non-undercoat varieties and are suitable as allergen-free breeds. This also includes animals that do not have increased salivation (for example, like a bulldog).

Hairless cats are mistakenly considered non-allergenic animals, since the allergenic protein can be on the surface of their skin, and the natural lubricant that the skin of bald cats secretes as protection will become a component for the distribution of the protein to the environment and to the hands of the pet owner. Hugging an animal, and then touching various household items, a person himself turns out to be a peddler of an allergen. Cats tend to rub against various objects and the owner's legs, which provokes the transfer of the allergen to household items.

Absolutely allergen-free pets do not exist, it all depends on how much the allergen protein is released into the external environment and how strong the human body's immune response to a specific allergen is.

To weaken the possibility of developing an allergic reaction to a pet, it is necessary as a preventive measure:

Often carry out wet cleaning of rooms where pets are.
Limit the territory of visiting the living quarters for the pet in order to create a "clean zone" for yourself.
To minimize the presence of carpets and upholstery materials in the interior, which, as a rule, act as collectors of wool and dust.
Install air purifiers and regularly ventilate the living room with the pet.
Bathe and brush the animal in a timely manner.
Minimize tactile contact with the animal, and if necessary, close communication with the pet, wash your hands and clean clothes after it.

In order to prevent unnecessary tragedies of parting with a pet due to its allergy, before the establishment of a woolen companion in the house, it will not hurt to pass tests for a number of allergens most often found in animals.

But if the pet already lives in your home, do not rush to part with it if you suddenly become hostage to an allergy. Similar allergic reactions can be caused by products made from chemically untreated wool of livestock (camels, sheep), rabbit wool. For this reason, first exclude homespun rugs, woolen shawls, sweaters and socks from household use, and only then make a claim to your pet.