just stopping in to hopefully help out the folks with cat allergies. depending on how severe your allergies are, it's possible to eliminate them by changing your cat's diet.
an all-raw cat diet makes a huge difference in the amount of hair and dander they let off. they're carnivores, and all that extra crap dry/most canned foods add like wheat gluten, corn, by-product, etc. is unhealthy for them and for your allergies.
check out
Taste of the Wild (available at tractor supply stores) and
Instinct by Nature's Variety (available at petco or petsmart usually).
depending on the cat's current diet, it could take up to a month to flush out all that garbage in its system.
I'd also highly recommend picking up a
FURminator. it's the most effective dead hair removal tool out there. the less cat hairs floating about the better.
source:
me -allergic but happily living with 3 cats.
my wife -a dog/cat nutritionist. don't laugh, it's a real thing.
if anyone wants more information on diet or tips n stuff, let me know and I'll pass them on to the expert