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    The Truth About Cat Allergies - Nick Douglas nick.douglas@lifehacker.com


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    Cat allergies, like sexuality, run on a spectrum. If you’re only slightly allergic, you might be ready to bear it, if you can find a cat that will meet you halfway. While there’s no such thing as a completely hypoallergenic cat, some breeds are easier on the sinuses than others. Unfortunately most online advice is unsourced or anecdotal. We asked allergist Joseph T. Inglefield III, M.D. to fact-check some popular beliefs about cat allergies.
    Breed Matters
    Dr. Inglefield approves of the recommended breed list on PetMD.com, which lists low-allergy breeds like Siberian, Burmese, Russian Blue, and Sphynx.
    Fur Length Doesn’t Matter
    According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, pet hair is just the carrier of allergens, not the cause, and fur length and amount of shedding don’t matter. Even hairless cats carry allergens in their skin, saliva, and urine. But Dr. Inglefield disagrees: “Cats and dogs that shed less leave less allergen around the house,” he says. “Less hair and dander in the home helps decrease the amount of Fel d 1, the major cat allergen. Cats lick the fur or hair and the saliva dries and flakes off into the air. Those particles are very easy to breathe deeply into the nose and lungs.”
    Color Might Matter
    There’s conflicting scientific data on hair color as a sign of allergens. Dr. Inglefield says there’s a “consensus” that dark cats are more allergenic than light ones, but sees no obvious reason why that would be true.
    Treatment and Good Habits Matter
    “Allergy shots for cats are very effective,” says Dr. Inglefield, “and have been shown in studies to reduce symptoms quite nicely. As an allergy sufferer myself I was allergic to cats and dogs but once on allergy shots can now have a dog (Shi-Poo, a ‘hypoallergenic breed’) sleep with me and at one point had 8 cats in the house.”
    He recommends keeping cats out of the bedroom at all times. The AAAAI has several dander management tips: have a non-allergic person regularly brush the pets, and regularly clean carpets with a double or micro-filter vacuum, or get rid of carpets entirely.
    Big Cats Trigger Allergies Too
    “All cats produce this allergen,” says Dr. Inglefield, “even lions and tigers. I had a circus worker who was allergic to cats and had bad reactions being around the tiger cages.”


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    WEIRD NEWS
    07/12/2017 03:21 pm ET
    Fearless Rats Are Caring For Orphan Kittens At This Magical Cat Cafe
    “It seems to be both a self-comfort and a friendship connection.”
    By Hilary Hanson

    Please, no one tell Emile that most people consider cats and rats to be natural enemies.
    The young brown rat appeared in an adorable, if surprising, Instagram video last week, tenderly bathing two kittens.

    Emile and his friend, a gray and white rat named Remy, help out with kitten care at Brooklyn Cat Cafe, a feline-centric establishment in New York run by Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition. The cafe features adoptable cats and kittens from BBAWC, as well as a few from other local rescue groups.
    So why is this nonprofit putting rats and kittens together? It all started two years ago with Ebony, an orphaned 4-week-old kitten who tested positive for feline leukemia. Staff didn’t want Ebony to infect other cats, but the little feline needed companionship, Anne Levin, BBAWC executive director, told HuffPost.
    The staff found a white rat who needed a home, and a beautiful friendship was born.
    “Of course we named him Ivory,” Levin said. “He and Ebony became great friends and would cuddle and romp in their crate.”
    Sadly, Ebony died at only 4 months old, but “her life was so much richer for having a friend in Ivory,” said Levin.
    The cat cafe’s website notes that the two would “romp and play together until they passed out cuddled up together.” Ivory went on to befriend other kittens before he died of old age a few months ago.

    The cat cafe has since adopted Remy and Emile from the small animal rescue group Helping All Little Things. The rats spend time with kittens younger than 8 weeks old who are separated from other cats until they’re old enough to be vaccinated. Unless the kittens are orphaned, they are also kept with their mothers.
    The kittens in the Instagram video are orphans, so the rats help play a crucial role in keeping them clean.
    “I know the rats we have often groom themselves and each other and it seems to be both a self-comfort and a friendship connection,” Levinsaid.
    The Brooklyn Cat Cafe’s website explains that the young kittens are small enough to play with the rats safely:
    Because the rats are not scared of the kittens, they don’t run away and the cats don’t hunt them. However, the kittens are convinced that the rat tails are there primarily for them to play with. Remy and Emile are ok with that so long as the kittens play gently with their tails.
    Levin noted that if a mother cat is present, the shelter only allows the rats to play with the kittens under close supervision.

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    Etta and Ivory, BFFs.

    The setup not only benefits the kittens, but helps bring rats some much-needed good PR.
    “People don’t realize how smart and sweet [rats] are,” said Levin. “Emile rolls on his back and I can tickle his tummy. They make a purring/clicking sound when I rub their face and nose and they love to cuddle and know when it’s evening time and they get their snacks and cuddles.”
    Learn more about the cats up for adoption at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe and BBAWC.

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    We are heartbroken to announce that Ivory was euthanized by our vet this morning. His elderly body had been declining over the last few months, and we had been monitoring him closely. We were first introduced to Ivory 18 months ago when he became Ebony's companion. Since then, he had always shown such kindness to all creatures - kittens (however obnoxious) and humans. He's been a role model for all of us - practicing tolerance and love of all creatures. He will be greatly missed.


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