I keep seeing photos of people's kitties and hearing about their kitties...being old cats or new kittens. I miss having a cat. I used to be more of a cat person, than a dog person...you know how you seem to have an affinity for one or the other? The funny thing is, I've had allergies to cats since I was about 12 and started to develop hayfever. I could live with it for the most part and always seemed to get de-sensitized to whichever cat I had at the time.
The last cat I had was about 8 years ago. But I started having something happen that was way worse than allergies. I started to wheeze and could barely breathe around a cat. I went to an allergy/asthma doctor and found out I had asthma. He told me to get rid of my cat and I had to start on allergy shots. Now eight years later, I no longer have allergies as bad and only have an occasional asthma attack...but I really miss having a cat in my life.
Since taking the allergy shots for a few years, I don't seem to react as badly when I'm around other people's cats, as I used to, but I'm afraid to get a cat, get attached to it, only to have to give it up because it doesn't work out.
So I guess I'll just admire other peoples lovely kitties thru their photos and stories.
Maybe I'll get another Chihuahua instead?
Ditto on the allergies/asthma thing. It totally sucks! I had the shots from age 5 till I married at 19. No cats still...but I wish I could too. Had an outside cat once...but he left us :(....I'm thinking it's one of those things where I want something I can't have. Don't know.
ReplyDeleteWe have 2 chi-chi's.....got the second when we thought the first one may be lonely....wrong!! Pebbles has been mad at us ever since Panda came along..seriously.
animals are funny.
Ummmmm, I fed the turtles again....maybe gave them a wee bit too much..they're a bit sluggish this morning.
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Still wish I could feed them that damn spider...ewwwww!!!!I'm thinking they'd like that for dessert!
You could get a hairless one! Unfortunately, they're kind of ugly...
ReplyDeleteI miss my cats too. At one time we had four, but they all died from old age over the years and we never replaced them. We *did* have one cat when we got Dusty. CC HATED that dog, so she took off for greener pastures. I really think Dusty would kill a cat if he could. (There must be some terrier in him.) So I've given up my cats - for now. :(
ReplyDeleteCats seems to be an allergy people rarely get over. Stick with the kitty photos. It's safer.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, I used to be reeeeeeally allergic to cats. One passing cat within 10ft and I start to sneeze. Miraculously (and I don't say that lightly), I got over it and am no longer allergic - at all :-) What I do miss, is the sweetness and cuddliness of my dear Nikki. These two new kitties are just NOT AFFECTIONATE... yet.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. I'm only allergic to SOME cats, but when it hits it is bad. Others don't bother me. I miss having a kitty too...
ReplyDeleteMy alergies have always been strange. What I might react to one day/month/year can give me no trouble later on. Would you try a loaner kitty for a few weeks? I'll pack up Miss Lilly and send her on her way. (she's an ace mouser btw)
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think Rosie would put the kibosh on any new puppy siblings.