I need some suggestions!

[Pinot's Mom]

My husband is allergic to cats. He's one of those people that when you do the patch tests on their skin, he's allergic to EVERYTHING. When we first got together (27 years ago) he used to get terrible attacks. He went to an allergist ages ago and started on the shots - he's fine. We've had cats for at least 20 of the 27 years; no problem. The shots are painless and he'll get to a point where he only gets them once every several weeks. He may even find out there's something else he's reacting to when they test him - allergists are the best option!

[emily_the_spoiled]

You can also try and keep the bedroom a "cat free" area, so that he doesn't have problems at night.

[Moesha]

I don't know what kind of dwelling you live in, so this may not be a viable option for you. My brother in law has severe allergies. He comes in my house and his eyes run a lot because of my kitties. He has this problem in other places as well. In his previous place, they weren't allowed to have pets inside. They adopted some kitties that came up as strays. The kitties did come inside periodically but not to stay for very long. He and my sister have recently moved into my brothers old house. They brought their 2 kitties and have them inside now. In addition they have adopted one that was hanging around there between the time my brother moved out and they moved in. The cats and also the wood stove don't bother his allergies hardly at all. The only thing that they can attribute it to is that my brother had an ultraviolet filter installed in the central heat/cooling system. The say that these filters work very well for allergens and that's the only thing he can figure since now he has 3 cats living inside his house. He comes over here and still has a reaction. I will see if I can find a link to the product online. I know my neighbor sells and installs them.