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receptor cells in the blood vessels or tissues while pets are a common aller gen not all allergy sufferers need to forgo the companionship of a furry friend without proper testing by a physician it is very difficult to distin guish between pet allergy and the symptoms caused by common household dust minimizing pet allergy problems accept that there is no non- allergenic breed even a hairless ani mal secretes saliva however cats tend to be more allergenic than dogs probably because cats are fas tidious groomers male cats may be the worst as their sex hormones intensify the release of cat allergen reduce carpets and upholstered furniture cat allergen tends to stick to clothing and furniture its easier to clean bare wood use microfiltration bags in your vacuum cleaner or consider upgrading to a highefficiency parti clearresting filter system someone not the person with the pet allergies should bathe the animal weekly healthy lifestyles allergy sufferers beware of male cats cats sex 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