Allergic to Cats?

This is something that until now I have not had any information on my site about as I have felt that some of the information may not be able to be confirmed. But after having had such a great success rate with new owners that are successfully living with a Siberian, I think now that this information should be shared and hopefully many that have thought that cat ownership was unavailable to them, that they may be able to try living with a Siberian. I have put together some information that is available on many of the sites on the web and with permission have added it here for you to read.

I do notice that I get a huge number of requests for female kittens as opposed to male kittens. I am sure that they are reading that the female is better than the male for dander and reactions but to date I have not been able to ascertain that this is correct I have placed as many boys as girls into homes of people that have allergies and they do not seem to be any different to each other. I do say that the boys are often overlooked as people are worried that they may not work out but I have yet to see this be the case.

As I am based in Queensland and my inquiries are coming from all over the country I have several people that are also happy to help out with a visit so that you may also test how you react with their pets in their homes. Please contact me and I will see if I can put you in touch with your nearest Siberian owner you may email me.

Proteins that are produced by the animal cause allergies. Cats produce a protein called Fel-Dh1. This is the protein that causes 85% of the allergies that people allergic to cats suffer from. The Siberian cat produces FAR less Fel-Dh1 then the average cat.

Seventy to Ninety percent of the population that has cat allergies will most likely be able to live in a house with a Siberian cat.

The average cat produces 63,000 micrograms of Fel-Dh1, it is estimated that the female Siberian produces approximately 200 micrograms of Fel-Dh1 per gram.

The protein is given off when the cat licks or cleans itself and then the dried saliva flakes off, contrary to popular believe it is not the dander of the cat that is the allergy causer. With that said the Siberian also produces much less dander because they have an “oil” based skin. They are much less dry and their skin flakes much less.

There is also some great research done on families that have cats and asthma in the family. Studies show that families with pets, cats & dogs have children that have much less allergies to all things not only animal’s then families without pets. There are also studies that show a child with a pet is less likely to be sick and miss school then a child without one.