Any animal with fur can be a source of pet allergy but pet allergies are most commonly associated with cats and dogs.
Cat dander allergy hives.
People with cat allergies react to specific substances that cats produce such as saliva skin flakes called dander or urine.
Licking transfers the dander along with saliva and urine to the cat s fur.
The allergy causing substance is in the dander not the fur.
If you have a pet allergy the best strategy is to avoid or reduce exposure to the animal as much as possible.
The substances that cause these reactions are called allergens.
How do these tiny proteins cause such a big allergic reaction in the body.
People with cat allergies are really allergic to proteins in the cat s saliva urine and dander dried flakes of skin.
Like most allergies cat allergies manifest in different ways for different people barrack said.
How to treat cat allergies.
The cat allergen that over 90 percent of people with cat allergies react to comes.
For some an allergy to cat dander can cause itchy watery eyes nasal congestion and coughing while it may cause shortness of breath similar to asthma a skin rash or hives in others.
Common signs of a cat allergy usually follow shortly after you come in contact with cat dander saliva or urine.