Allergic To Piggies?

Are you allergic to your guinea pigs?

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Cuddles With Cavies

Cuddles With Cavies

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I always thought I was one of the weird people who owned a pet despite the fact I'm allergic to them. But recently I've noticed that a lot of people seem to be allergic to piggies to!

So I thought it would be a fun idea to do a little poll and find out how many of us suffer at the paws of our fluffy little friends. :3
 
Sometimes people are allergic to the hay or bedding not always the actual pig. Pet allergies are very common. Mrs sport_billy is allergic to cats and has to load up on antihistamines before visiting my moms
 
I have hayfever, leaf mould, house dust mite the list goes on..... I take antihistamines all year round. Strangely I don't think I'm allergic to the piggies though just the hay. They live outdoors as I have no room in the house so the hay doesn't affect me too much. Only when I get two large farm bales from the farm every 3 months
 
I'm allergic to the hay, I have to wear a mask and gloves when cleaning them out. I cant use timothy hay either or my skin breaks out in bumps... if I took my antihistamines regularly itd probably help, but I only remember when I start sneezing and itching :xd: ive actually been considering immunotherapy.
 
I'm not allergic to the pigs, but prior to paper bedding coming regularly onto the market (we're talking over ten years ago, but still!) I had to wear a surgical mask and glasses when cleaning out my hedgehogs because I'm allergic to every kind of wood shavings (even hard woods like aspirin.) If not my eyes would swell up and I would have trouble breathing. Paper bedding has been much kinder to me.
 
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