Niece Allergic to Dogs
Nearly Christmas!!! I have a BIG PROBLEM...we are having a big family Christmas this year and everyone is coming to our house for the Christmas period, the big problem is that my niece is allergic to dogs 
It is our puppys first Christmas and I want her to be involved??? Any advice???????????????????????????????? x |
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| I would speak to her mother ahead of time. Perhaps her mother can check with the family Dr. and give her some kind of allergy medication for the day.
Other than that, it is generally the dander that causes allergies. You can reduce it by bathing the dog the day before, I think there is even some kind of "dander reducation" rinse you can buy. Vacuume the floor and furniture well shortlly before your neice arrives and open the windows to air out the house. Hard as it may be try to keep your niece from touching the pup. |
| thank you sooo much....I dont want our puppy to feel left out, but I dont want to spoil my nieces xmas x |
| If there's a room that the puppy is forbidden to enter, I suggest you try to keep your niece there.
Even so, my friend's wife is very allergic to dogs and she was still affected. This was a long long time ago after we had our first dog for perhaps a year. We vacuumed the whole house with an allergen reducing vacuum. When she came to our home, she stayed in our formal living room where the dogs wasn't allowed. None of it mattered, she started to get stuffy within minutes and had to leave within an hour. She is quite allergic; if my friend rubs our dog then goes home and hugs his wife she will break out. Good luck and enjoy yourself anyway!  |
| My daughter has a friend that is like that and before she comes over for a sleepover, she takes her allegry meds over the counter, watch the hours when to retake and she is fine. Also vaccum the bed and fresh sheets and blankets is what I do, and the dogs are not aloud in that room. |
| OES are considered to be one of the hypo-allergenic breeds, due to them having hair and not fur. Maybe your niece won't be affected at all?
I was "allergic" to dogs when I was a kid (according to the allergy specialist my Mom took me too) and I lived with an OES. I never had any problems around her. I'll keep my fingers crossed that all goes well. |
| A friend of ours takes Piriton before visiting and is fine
Julie . |
| OES are not hypoallergenic dogs.
Many people suffer allergic reactions to OES. A friend of mine who is a dog person has an allergic reation to mine - even if they are shaved. One person can be allergic to one type of dog and not another. Individual dogs have differing amounts of dander as well so you can have a reaction to one of a breed and not another. The only truly hypoallergenic dogs are probably the Hairless, although poodles come close as do a few others. Allergies can be a minor nuisance, but also can trigger serious health problems and people should not assume because they have allergies and did not have problems with one individual dog then all dogs of that breed ar ethe same. I have always lived with dogs (poodles growing up and OES as an adult). I can tell you there are times that my dogs (OES) have aggrevated already difficult allergy seasons. But can I be in the same room with them and not have a reaction? Absolutely. You really have to play it by ear. |
| (Taken from http://dogs.about.com/od/dogbreeds/a/hypoallergenic.htm)
What does "hypoallergenic" really mean? To be hypoallergenic is to have a decreased tendency to cause allergies. Hypo means less, not none. Hypoallergenic dog breeds will still produce allergens, but because of their coat type, will typically produce less than others. People with severe allergies and asthma will still be affected by a hypoallergenic dog. There is no such thing as a non-allergenic dog. What coat-type makes the difference? There are two coat types that produce a lesser amount of allergens: single-coated dogs, who do not have a thick undercoat, and hairless dogs. However even hairless dogs can produce enough dander to to affect a highly allergic person. |
Pepsi's Mommy wrote: (Taken from http://dogs.about.com/od/dogbreeds/a/hypoallergenic.htm)
What coat-type makes the difference? There are two coat types that produce a lesser amount of allergens: single-coated dogs, who do not have a thick undercoat, and hairless dogs. . Doesn't sound like an OES to me  |
| She lists the Schnauzers as being hypoallergenic (which they are considered to be) and having a single coat, which is not true, they have a double coat, just like the OES. So she does not have her facts straight about that.
But if we are considering the fact that this dog is a puppy, then there is no undercoat. Less problems to worry about According to this site: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/s/sheepadoodle.htm Which discusses an OES/Poodle cross says in regards to an OES: Sheepdogs are considered to be, on average, approximately 85% hypoallergenic. When crossing a Sheepdog with a Poodle, you significantly increase the dog's hypoallergenic factor to (nearly) 100% and they are non-shedding with a soft, wavy coat. |
| I don't think there is an actual difference between "hair" and "fur". The OES has a coat of hair/fur that doesn't regular shedding though (except for blowing out of the puppy coat).
I used to think that OES were lower allergenic, but my firend's wife surely put that myth to rest for me. I always thought it was mainly the saliva to which people were allergic? No? |
| The difference in regards to hair and fur is: Fur grows to a certain length and stops. Hair continues growing.
This site has some good info in regards to allergies and animals: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... icleid=145 I guess Dander and Saliva are top reason's for allergies.... As for the urine, I had no idea!! |
Ron wrote: I don't think there is an actual difference between "hair" and "fur". The OES has a coat of hair/fur that doesn't regular shedding though (except for blowing out of the puppy coat).
I know I should let this rest but it is one of my pet peeves. From Encarta: FUR: the soft dense coat of hair on a hairy animal; hairs from an animal's coat; a dressed pelt from an animal such as a mink or seal that includes the animal's soft coat of hair. Use: garments, decoration; and something with a fuzzy or hairy texture or appearance. HAIR: the mass of fine flexible protein strands that grow from follicles on the skin of a person or animal, especially those on somebody's head; a fine strand that grows out of the skin of a person or animal - The rug was covered with dog hairs.; a thin flexible growth on a plant resembling a human or animal hair; AND - To split hairs - To argue about or give undue significance to fine distinctions and details. All mammals are covered in fur; hair and fur are pretty much the same thing - although hair can be used to make distinctions - facial hair, fine hair; hair of the dog .
And of course Ron is right it is the dander and salavia we are allergic too -the fur serves to trap it. |
But there are connotations... one would never say to a a person that their fur looked terrific today.  |
| I have allergys... pets but not with their hair, it is the licking, they learn not to lick me and I do have more problems with cats, they lick themselves clean and thats why they bother me. Everyone is different. My moms dogs schnauzers bother my husband but not my oes???? |
| I know this is an old posting, but my husband is really allergic to dogs and never had a reaction to Maisey-Blue. I know that they say OES are not hypoallergenic, and I tend to agree. I think it depends on the person. I understand some people have terrible reactions. |
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