I have allergies too. But...after living with our four (now five), I've developed a tolerance for it. I take Allegra when I need it...about once a month. I'm amazed because I'm highly allergic. We do a lot of other things to prevent allergies. We put a hepa filter in the air conditioning, our vacume has a hepa filter, the cats get baths (with kitty towelettes) and we clean our carpet every month with a steam cleaner.

I hate when I go to the shelter. About half of the cats are there because their kids were allergic. I mean...didn't they know cats may cause allergies BEFORE they got the cat? Poor things! Sorry....off on a tangent.

I'm sorry about Sootie.