Hi. I’ve had my cat since August. He sleeps in my bed every night and has done so since I’ve got him. I’ve always had an incredibly mild allergy to cats…mostly when they scratch me I sometimes get very itchy (but not always), or if there are a metric buttload of them in the room (as in a shelter), my throat and eyes will be a bit scratchy. Otherwise I’m fine.
In the past several weeks, I have been sneezing a fuckton and when go to bed and wake up in the morning my nose is entirely stuffed up and runny. It goes away once I’m up and moving, but I’m still periodically sneezing whenever I’m at home. The litter boxes are NOT in my bedroom.
Any tips??? I don’t want to kick him out of the bed. :(((
First of all, wash your sheets if you aren’t doing it regularly. Then have a quick look around fo mould. Lastly, minimise laundry left on the floor and vacuum more if they’re carpeted. A third of our time is in our bedroom, so things can get blocked up if stuff is in the air.
If that’s all good, okay, time to start considering the cat 🥺 The most common allergy is from their saliva on themselves from cleaning, or skin falling off from cleaning. If they’re cleaning themselves in your bed or shortly before coming into bed, that’s most likely it.