Allergic to Pets?: The Breakthrough Guide to Living with the Animals You Love

by Shirlee Kalstone

Avoid Allergic Outbreaks-Not Animals Allergic to Pets? addresses the problem that plagues allergic animal lovers everywhere: how to live with a pet you love when you (or a family member) are allergic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553383671
• ISBN13: 9780553383676
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Useful for anybody with pets, not just those with allergies

While the main thrust of this book is to help people who don't own pets because of their allergies become able to cope with having pets in the house, it serves other purposes as well. Many of the tips in here are "common sense" that isn't so common, that will help keep your house cleaner and reduce the amount of dust, mold, and other allergens, not just animal dander, so that everyone breathes easier. And many of the tips will also reduce the perfectly normal odor of most pets, so that some people who don't like pets because "they smell" or "they're too dirty" may be able to be convinced to allow a pet in the house, if the cleaning ideas in this book are followed. One of the things I like best about this book is that it's divided into sections: first, how to deal with the everyday pets, cats and dogs. But then, a whole separate section on rabbits (which includes lots of information about general rabbit care and habits, as well). One tip worth the entire price of the book, for example: using the bumpy grooming gloves, instead of brushes, which both protects your skin and cleans hair and dander off your pet rabbit. And then one about birds. There's a list of which species of pet birds are "dustier" than others, so that one can choose a less-dusty species, or, if one chooses, say, a cockatiel, which is a very dusty bird although one of the most common pet birds, one can then be prepared ahead of time with the right kind of cage and supplies for the cockatiel, not just whatever the pet store automatically pushes. Another chapter deals with the pocket rodents, from hamsters through guinea pigs to chinchillas. Again, there's reasonably accurate (although brief) general care information about these pets, and specific tips for each species. There are also sections for ferrets and horses, and a big section on allergy-proofing your house in general. There's information about when to see a doctor and what medical treatments are available for allergies and asthma. There's also an extensive list of websites related to pets and allergies. Overall, this is a book that even pet owners without allergies could use, and even people whose allergies are to things other than pets, as well.

Offers much new hope for animal lovers who sneeze

How can you live with a pet when you or a family member are allergic to it? In the past the two didn't co-exist: one or the other member 'went': now there are options, which ALLERGIC TO PETS? THE BREAKTHROUGH GUIDE TO LIVING WITH THE ANIMALS YOU LOVE covers. It's the first to provide advice for cohabitation with cats, dogs and other common sources of allergies: chapters not only survey the sources of allergic reactions, but how to minimize allergens and allergen-proof a home. Offers much new hope for animal lovers who sneeze. Diane C. Donovan, Editor California Bookwatch

Excellent reference

This book is fantasitc. The level of detail is deep covering not only a clinical description of what makes us allergic to our pets, but specifically how to live with dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and even horses. I've been asthmatic all my life and I found the "how to allergy proof your home" section, one of the best references on the subject I've read. I can finally get my daughter her kitty she's been pestering me for years. With the help of this book, I now know exactly what to do so I don't kill myself in the process.

I Can Breathe Easier!

I am so glad that I picked up a copy of Allergic to Pets? The book contains lots of great information about pet allergies that I haven't read anywhere else. My husband and son can now live with our adorable "Jake" and the visiting "grandkitty" Gus! Jake's mom.

Red eyes and sneezy like me?

For years I have suffered with red eyes and lots of sneezing. My only professional advice had been 'get rid of your cat'. I saw this book, bought it and must say that in a matter of just a few weeks I have far fewer symptoms. This book explains in simple terms just what should be done to live much more comfortably with your pet. If you're serious about wanting to reduce your pet allergy problems . . . this is the book to get. Sneezy