Non-Allergenic Kitties

[seemunkee]

http://www.allerca.com/

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This was postted on The Register, a tech news site and is authentic as far as I know.

[nickinSTL]

1. yeah...at $4000 a kitten...

my fiancee and I love cats, but she's allergic...this'd be great for us...assuming that the cats are otherwise healthy, of course. But, $4000 for a KITTEN?

[seemunkee]

2. Forgo the ring and get a kitty

[nickinSTL]

3. Already got the ring(s)...

bought them cheap from a friend (fortunately, she's not much on expensive bling)

[bettyellen]

4. thyere are other non allergic cats, cornish rex and

is it abyssian or some other exotic name? they are out there.
my cornish are great. no shedding.
:)

[nickinSTL]

5. yeah...I doubt we'll spend $4000 on a kitten.

My fiancee doesn't like the curly rex fur...I don't know about Abyssinian...if they're non-allergy inducing, they're certainly good looking cats.

[bettyellen]

8. look at Petfinder.com ...

to search for rescues by breed and location.
they also have a breed selector link that'll tell you what breeds are low allergy potential.
also, every breed pretty much has it's own rescue organization, and you can get on their wait list. (Cornish have the Crexphiles.)
i know all this because i was really concerned about getting two cats, and finding out later they made me too sick. so i couldn't leave it to chance.
how can your boyfriend not totally love the crex coat? that's insane. actually bred queens often have less coat, and mine only have waves on their chest and flanks. so far. they're a bit ugly but have great personalities.

[nickinSTL]

10. uh, that would be my girlfriend...

fiancee with 3 "e"s.

(a guy is fiance with one "e" - not that most people seem to know that)

But, when we're ready for cats, I'll look up petfinder, thanks.

[bettyellen]

11. ooops. sorry. but yes. petfinder rocks.

good luck to you and your gal.
:)

[Deja Q]

6. Genetic modification. It's not just for food anymore!

:wow:

[Deja Q]

7. Note that they make it mandatory to spay or neuter the thing.

x(

No ROI, obviously.

[bettyellen]

9. that's standard. people have to be checked out and pay a lot more

for a cat they can breed.