Help with my allergies

[SourTrio]

Hi all,

I have a pretty prominent pollen allergy. Every time I feed my hogs hay, I get hives, sneezing, coughing, etc. It's not enough to be super serious or anything, but it's certainly annoying. I've tried western timothy hay which apparently has more allergens, so I switched to orchard grass, which was fine for a while, but now it's still affecting me. Allergy medications help, but it would be nice if I did not have to buy them. Is there anything else I can do to mitigate allergy attacks without sacrificing quality of life for my pigs? Thanks in advance!

 

[weepweeps]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I’m sorry you are allergic to the hay. Could you wear gloves and a mask when feeding them? Not ideal I know.

 

[Truffolo]

Hi all,

I have a pretty prominent pollen allergy. Every time I feed my hogs hay, I get hives, sneezing, coughing, etc. It's not enough to be super serious or anything, but it's certainly annoying. I've tried western timothy hay which apparently has more allergens, so I switched to orchard grass, which was fine for a while, but now it's still affecting me. Allergy medications help, but it would be nice if I did not have to buy them. Is there anything else I can do to mitigate allergy attacks without sacrificing quality of life for my pigs? Thanks in advance!

Air purifiers bring quite a lot of relief if you haven't already used them

 

[Merab]

Welcome to the forum.
Sorry you suffer from these allergies.
Hope you can find a solution

 

[thewheakybeans]

I use an air purifier in their room (and frequently air the room), wear a mask and gloves for cleaning/hay top-up and take an antihistamine for their weekly clean!

 

[SourTrio]

Hi again,

Thanks for the replies. For anyone curious or for anyone who shares this problem, I found that using two masks + an antihistamine removes most of the effects. I will invest in an air purifier at some point as well.

 

[CTWC]

Thank you for the update