{"id":4422,"date":"2020-09-10T02:44:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2020-09-10T02:44:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T10:44:57","slug":"thoughts-for-thursday-how-to-entertain-people-with-cat-allergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4422","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday \u2013 How to Entertain People With Cat Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I don\u2019t know about you, but I know way too many people with cat allergies. I\u2019m related to some of them. Several of them adore cats, but can\u2019t be around them for long. Since I have some of the family gatherings in my home (well, in normal times), and I have cats, I always consider my grandchildren and their spouses who have cat allergies. I do a deep clean, attempting to vacuum and\"\" wipe up as much dander as I can. I even wipe down all of the over-stuffed furniture, wash curtains\u2026you know, that stuff I should be doing regularly, anyway. I remove cat beds and blankets from the area where we\u2019ll be entertaining and there are usually no cats around because, as I wrote in Monday’s blog, most of my cats are not social beings.<\/p>\n

I also text those I know to have cat allergies ahead of time and remind them to take their allergy medicine. If they forget, I always \"\"keep Claritin on hand.<\/p>\n

But is there more that you can do for your guests who can\u2019t tolerate cat dander? Here\u2019s a good article to help you entertain even guests with cat allergies whether they\u2019re coming over for dinner or spending the weekend. It\u2019s a good article for understanding the allergens that typically bother people. While cat hair is certainly part of the equation, it\u2019s not the fur itself that causes the problem, it\u2019s what\u2019s on the hair\u2014a protein from the cat\u2019s saliva, urine and dander. So cleaning away the cat hair is useful, of course, but you might also consider bathing your cat before guests arrive and really cleaning the litter boxes, which we should do often, anyway\u2014I mean dump the litter, clean the box, start fresh. You should do that every two to three weeks, then soak the box with vinegar or bleach. (Yeah, I don\u2019t do it that often either.) Here\u2019s a site that might help your guests with cat allergies be much more comfortable when they visit your home next time. https:\/\/www.litter-robot.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/16\/guests-allergic-to-cats-6-tips-for-a-more-comfortable-visit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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