Carrie: Good point about blunting the teeth, (no pun intended!!) they could be rough on sensitive skin. Wonder if that's why Shiloh doesn't like the slicker?

Ownerof3dogs: Has the boyfriend been to see an allergist? There are shots he could take to lessen the reaction. My kids are all allergic to cats, but I still have them and have found that tiger cats seemed to cause less reaction (I can't explain why), but, when they live with them it becames a case of occasional attacks. Guess I'll have to keep a log of when it happens and see if there's some hormonal (human) cycle that causes them to react.

[This message has been edited by ktreva52 (edited December 03, 2000).]