Summer time is all about enjoying the great outdoors with your whole family, but with weeds and grasses all doing their part to fill the air with pollen the summertime can become stressful for the large portion of the population (and their pets) that suffer from allergies. Many seasonal allergy sufferers are unable to appreciate […]
What Do You Do If Your Significant Other is Allergic to Your Dog? Ask Wendy!
How many times have you heard, “It’s me or the dog?” Don’t worry – many people are allergic to their significant other’s pet, but that doesn’t mean you have to get rid of either love of your life. Dander is the enemy, not your relationship. If you are thinking of getting a dog, consider these […]
Cat-Choo and Dog Bless – Being Allergic To Pets Becomes Easier!
This is the season of spring allergies and according to the Humane Society, 15% of us are allergic to cats or dogs. And regardless, one-third of Americans who are allergic to cats live with at least one in their household. In 1997, Canadian psychologist, Dr Stanley Coren, investigated 341 allergy sufferers who were advised […]
Allergy Season Is Ruff – Pets And Their Humans Can Get Relief
Pets suffer from allergies too! Her are some tips to help make this allergy season {and every season} sneeze-free for the pets and their humans. Mutt Makeover Time! Tame allergens by bathing pets, removing the allergens that accumulate in fur. Be careful not to bathe too often as frequent bathing can dry out your […]
The Cat Fight Chronicles: When marriage is on the line, the fiancee’s cats have got to go
As one who suffered from childhood asthma and is still severely allergic to both fur and feathers, I have had to love animals from afar. So it took my breath away (quite literally) when I met and fell in love with a man who had cats. There were two of them — an exceedingly […]