Do you have allergies?

@TheHorse (232913)
Walnut Creek, California
December 10, 2025 12:53pm CST
I have had "hay fever" and asthma for all of my life. Even as a child, I remember making melodies with the phlegm in throat (or below) as I fell asleep. Right now I am dealing with an itchy back. It corresponds with being:adopted:(enslaved) by a cat. Am I actually allergic to cats? Last night, at about 3 AM, I boiled some water and gave my back a "sponge bath" It made things less itchy. It had worked with poison oak, so I decided to try it with my current affliction. I also have some pretty brutal coughing fits in the mornings, but so far, I have survived. Do you have allergies?
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (67087)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Dec
I am not joking. I am allergic to dogs.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec
And so it goes. Woof.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (67087)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Dec
@TheHorse I had a bad case of pneumonia. That's when I found out about my allergies.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
@sallypup Were the dogs apart of it?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488713)
• Italy
11 Dec
Usually cat allergies symptoms include sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, itchy or watery eyes, coughing, and skin rashes or hives. A simple itchy back cannot be because of kitty. I am allergic to pollen and to peanuts.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488713)
• Italy
11 Dec
@TheHorse IF you experience those symptoms only when you are near Kitty, she is the problem.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
@LadyDuck I experoence them the most in my house.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
You have described my symptoms perfectly!
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (39174)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Dec
Yes, I sneeze a lot.
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (39174)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Dec
@TheHorse I take the off brand non drowsy allergy pills.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
@LeaPea2417 Do they help?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
Me too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (163420)
• United States
10 Dec
Yes, it sounds like you are allergic to Kitty's fur/dander. That's the reason we can't have furbabies here, much as Pretty would love one. I take three different prescription allergy meds every morning or I'd be having too much fun, too. Even without a furbaby in the house. About once every other month I wake up having trouble breathing and give myself an epi-pen shot to open my airways up again. (Then spend 24 hours falling asleep randomly. ) I'd rather use the epi-pens than spend a night in the ER. I hope you're feeling better today, pony.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
Feeling better.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
3h
I think I may also have dust mites here. This is one dusty place, and I have a history of breaking vacuum cleaners.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (126263)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Dec
I do in the fall of the year.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (126263)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Dec
@TheHorse The worst for me is soybean dust when they are harvesting
The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
That would be right about now. Or maybe a month ago.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (208047)
• United States
11 Dec
Not really. I just have one med that I can't take. I'm sorry Kitty bothers you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
Achoo!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
3h
@LindaOHio Thanks.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (208047)
• United States
14h
@TheHorse Bless you!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107938)
• United States
10 Dec
Just allergies like mold, hay, pollen, and the like. Going from Oklahoma to California and back, you could tell where we were by how much our noses were running. California, Arizona, New Mexico? No allergies. Texas and Oklahoma, here they come! I think I might be allergic to cats. Either that, or the people I know with cats don’t clean their home very well. I walked into a neighbor’s home with one cat, and my eyes welled up. As soon as I left her apartment, I ran to take a shower.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
Heh. My place can be a bit dusty.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Dec
As far as I know, I have no allergies, but there was a time I was prone to many sinus attacks and bad sinus headaches. These seem to have gone away.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
I have fewer headaches these days as well.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (367056)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec
I'm only allergic to sulphur as far as I know. I come out in welts and itch badly but that's all.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
Same here. Made the fever higher.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13637)
• United States
10 Dec
Seasonal allergies is what i have. I feel that it's seriousness has gotten worse sinnce I had covid.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (232913)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec
That is a bummer.
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