[brieanniepannie]

How do I get my bf to get rid of his cats??? I am severely allergic to them, and since I am pregnant, it has gotten a million times worse. I have severe asthma and I am always having to confine myself in our bedroom (the no cat zone). Its not fair that I am a prisoner in my own home. The asthma meds dont work well against the cat allergy, and no allergy medicine works. he refuses to give up the cats. if I have to, I will move out. I cant live like this anymore. It sounds trivial and stupid to get worked up over but I am sick of not being able to breathe!

[QueenAngie]

(((Hugs))) and hands you a Puff tissue.

Seems to me that people are more important in our lives,
than pets are.
Particularly since you are pg, there are limits to the amounts
of meds you can take to keep both you and baby healthy.

I'd be setting a deadline that either you move out, or the cats
will in two weeks.

[Kats Playland]

I agree with Angie. Sit down with him and explain how they cats are really effecting you, then tell him either get rid of them or put them outside til after the baby or move out. It seems mean and hateful, but you're pg & have to do the best thing for that little bean.

[jkl123]

See if you can sit down and come up with a replacement home for them TOGETHER. If he loves them this much, I am sure he wouldn't want to see them go to a shelter. Maybe their is a close friend or a family member that will take them - then he knows they're safe and can visit them when he wants. To some people, pets are like their family.

[Samual]

How come you moved in with the cats if you are so allergic to them? Finding a home in a short time can be very hard, if you send them to a shelter the likelihood is they will be put down if not re homed in 7 days, which is extremely unfair on the cats.

[wanttobemommy]

Here they do not tend to put cats or dogs down within 7 days. Here in the USA we have shelters that are meant to home animals until they can find a home or they can be trained to be therapy animals. Honestly I am allergic to alot of things that when I am not pg they dont bug me as bad. But when I am pg I cant even look at watermelon but can eat it without any issues when not pg. Honestly why she moved in with the cats being there already ISNT the issue. The issue is now she is finding it hard to live with them and the health of her unborn child and her self should take precident over the fact that the cats were there before

[browneyes01]

let him know that if he doesn't get rid of the cats then you have to go because you don't want to put your health or your unborn babies health in jeopardy.

[Magic_Mikki]

Did you have similar problems with his cats when you were pregnant with Mikal? Or is this a more recent development?

So sorry to hear you're feeling crummy!!! Feeling like junk when you're pregnant is way worse than feeling like junk when you're not!

[brieanniepannie]

Yeah, I understand people's pets are like family. I am asking him to give them to family or friends. Not to take them to a shelter.
I dont know what the rules are in WA state for putting animals down and I dont care, thats not what I was going for.
I didnt know when I moved in with my bf that I was allergic to his cats. I had a cat and was fine. She was siamese and I never had issues with her. But bf has two long haired cats, you can be allergic to one and not the other.
I had similar problems with Mikael but I didnt know it was related to the cats. I didnt know at the time what it was. But after I kept having asthma attacks over and over again, even after Mikael, I realized it could ONLY be the cats. I didnt move in with bf until I was 6 months pregnant, and didnt have a single issue with asthma until then.
And I am not trying to be unfair, but how fair is it to me or baby that I have to use more asthma meds just to get by? It's not. I was willing to suck it up till the cats... well, you know, because they are old. But I hold another life in my hands and the potential to harm it increases when my dosages increase.

[angelic_ky]

is there any possibility of someone taking care of the cats til after the baby is born