Rehoming our cats because of son's asthma

[astrid83]

We might have to find a new home for our two long-haired Norwegian forest cats as my son has developed asthma which seems to be triggered by cat fur...

Don't really want to put them in to an adoption centre but unsure on how to go about finding them a new home.

Has anyone here had to do something similar?

[sjw]

Hi, are they indoor cats or happy to go outside too.Sue

[astrid83]

They are mainly indoors but one of them does like to go outside to the garden and does so several times a day. The other one only really goes out in the summer.

[sjw]

Thanks for replying I absolutely adore these cats but I have 2 rescue moggies so realistically no can do . I do hope you resolve the problem . Sometimes children can develop a tolerance to the allergen which may be a cause of the asthma.Sue

[Pickle]

Have you tried using Petal Cleanse? More info here:

http://www.cats.org.uk/canterbury/news/petal-cleanse-tm-and-allergies

I have a cat allergy, and we have a cat. Initially I was pretty bad, but it didn't take long for me to get used to having him around and my allergy doesn't flare up at all around him. I grew up in a house with a cat as a child, and tended to be fine with our cat, but very allergic to "strange" cats.

Petal Cleanse is worth a try if you haven't already used it.

Good luck.