Allergy to pets

 If a child who is allergic to animals breathes in animal remains or comes in contact with animal saliva, hair, skin, or feces, his immune system signals danger and releases histamine and dozens of other chemicals to fight the substance. It releases allergens.

Birds are generally very damaging, and in the next stage, dogs and cats can cause the most damage to the respiratory system.

There are proteins that originate from the body of pets.

These proteins are found in the animal’s saliva, skin gland secretions, and urine (ie, not exactly the animal’s hair).

Fungi found indoors or outdoors.

Pollen of plants (trees, grasses and land plants)

Excrement of bathroom cockroaches

Bee stings, honey bees, fire ants and other insects

 A bird, rabbit, dog or cat produces a certain amount of allergens during the week, and this amount varies from animal to animal.

But all species of these animals have the ability to cause symptoms and there is no species of them that is less allergenic.

The most effective way to prevent and control this type of allergy is not to keep pets at home and avoid any contact with them.

Moving the animal out of the residence (rooms) is only a partial solution, because the yard where the animal is kept is contaminated with a large amount of allergens of that animal.

Before you bring an animal home, spend some time with someone else’s animal to assess your allergies.

If you are allergic to an animal that you keep at home, you should get rid of it, although it may be difficult, but it is necessary for your health.

If contact with pets is unavoidable for you, try to minimize this contact and prevent them from entering your bedroom.

Weekly washing of pets reduces the release of allergens in the environment.

Be sure to consult a veterinarian to wash your animals to prevent excessive drying of the animal’s skin.

Also, ask a non-allergic member of the family to comb the animal’s hair to remove loose hair from the animal’s skin.

The origin of allergens in dogs and cats is saliva and hair, in rabbits and mice, urine and in birds, feathers separated from their bodies.

Sweeping the living environment with a vacuum cleaner does not play a big role in removing animal allergens, instead, using stone and flooring instead of carpets plays a significant role in reducing these allergens.

Cockroaches have a lifespan of about 300 million years in nature. They mostly live in warm tropical areas, but different types of them can be found in homes and places where people live. Cockroach excrement proteins can cause asthma symptoms, especially in children. To reduce asthma symptoms, cockroaches should be removed from your residence.

The most important areas from which cockroaches can enter the house are: toilets, cracks in the walls, windows, cracks in the floor or entrance doors. Cockroaches in the bathroom need water to survive and live in humid places. Therefore, try to fix the leaking pipes and faucets.

Cockroaches are less common in clean homes.

Therefore, try to store the rest of your food in complete packages. Wash dishes immediately after eating and always keep kitchen surfaces and floors clean and dry.

Be sure to wash your pet’s food bowl thoroughly after eating, clean the floor with a vacuum cleaner and disinfectants, and always use a trash can and a special bag for it in the kitchen.

1- Environmental prevention and measurement
a) Avoid direct contact with animals. Unfortunately, it is necessary to separate animals from their habitats.
b) If you cannot avoid direct or indirect contact with animals or allergens. (You must leave effective medicine available)
c) Change your sleeping accessories from feathers and do not use horse hair.
d) Remove animal hair and allergens from your home. by: 

Cleaning the house with a vacuum cleaner and ventilation, etc. Furry toys – fur     

Animals – Do not forget the carpets woven with animal hair – Coat Lining.
 e) It is often not possible to choose another animal as a substitute for this allergenic animal. Of course, it is usually possible to use a substitute animal as long as you are not allergic to the new animal.
 f) For vacation, you should go to places that have the least allergens, such as by the sea, in the mountains.
 g) You should also avoid stimulants such as smoking, fogging.
2- Rapid treatment of allergy symptoms (symptom therapy): Medicines in the form of drops, tablets and injections are prescribed. Rapid measurement depends on the location – shape and severity of symptoms. This case can reduce or even eliminate the symptoms of the disease, but only for as long as the medicine is taken.

3- Vaccine therapy to reduce sensitivity:

The vaccine should be administered regularly so that it can reduce or eliminate allergy symptoms over time.
This is the only treatment that changes your immune system’s response to allergens.
The fastest way to reduce sensitivity should be used when you are involved in this disease and should start from the beginning to have a better chance of eliminating this disease. This treatment is usually either an injection or a sublingual drop that contains the allergens that made you sick. The duration of treatment is at least 3 years.