Brought home two new kitties last thursday and sure enough when they lick I breakout in welts, my eyes are itchy and my husband is sneezing big time. I find I get acclimatized over time and it's not so bad but we have been without for a year now( R.B.) and so need to build up our tolerance. An Allergist told me not to keep cats and I said obviously that is not an option. He laughed, his wife is allergic and they have cats.