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Originally Posted by Angela O How strange Jrcambs having a bird and not getting a reaction with your son....my son has asthma and is really bad with my dads parrot although after about a week of being with a dog he sort of desensitizes (in the summer I always wipe down any dogs we've had with a damp cloth to get all the pollen from the dogs coat.) I suppose everyone has a different trigger to their asthma, I knew a girl who's mother died because she sat next to someone wearing a new perfume that gave her a bad asthma attack. |
Toby is not allergic to all dogs and cats, just some of them but when he does have a reaction it is
very dramatic, so it is just not worth the risk. My daughter is really disappointed and has asked if we could get rid of Toby and get a dog instead. On occasions this has seemed like a good option! He is fine with the bird though - just as well as we had the bird first and would find it hard to part with him.