I too am allergic to cats, dust, mold, etc. I also have asthma. For many years I could not spend more than 10 min. in a house with cats. Then a Vet told me I could have cats if I bathed them regularly. 5 years ago I got my 1st cat and bathed her once a month. At first it was pretty rough, because I was doing the bathing, I was stuffed up alot!But I now have 8 cats and I have no problems with them. I only get small reactions at someone elses house with cats. I feel so lucky and too, dont know how I ever lived without them.