Is anyone else allergic to hay?

[lindsecm]

Just wondering......my body always gets irritated around hay period, and I had forgot this fact until about 3 weeks ago. My face breaks out into a rash after I refill the piggy's supply unless I take a 24-hour allergy medicine. Thank goodness I am allergic to the hay and not the piggies themselves :...


Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem with the hay and how you deal with it?

 

[Nikki]

My little brother is too, he gets a rash and goes all itchy. He deals with it by not going near the piggies cage sorry thats not much help when he does get a reaction it does go away quite quickly though when he goes away from the hay

 

[KingBoris&HisFollowers]

my oh is but then again he is allergic to everything lol our list currently is
seeds and grasses
soy
all nuts except cashews
dogs
cats
horses
piggies
mice/ rats
the list go's on lol but i have noticed him getting very sneezy and itchy when near hay
truthfully though even with these allergies my partner loves the piggys even if it meens being itchy afterwards he also insists on changing the hay with me but its also a very rare thing for him to admit he is having a reaction he had desensatisation done to help and rid a couple of the grass/ dust allergies

 

[Wiebke]

I'm having hayfever, and sometimes hives, from January right through to November, if it's a mild winter - so taking the medication all year round because of the guinea pigs doesn't make the bacon really any fatter, does it?

Right now is the beginning of the worst season with all the grasses and trees flowering...

 

[Laura-CCC4]

What type of hay do you give? Timothy is notorious for aggravating hay allergies, it seems to be the worst of all the types! I like to give Orchard Grass (I'm allergic to Timothy), but any kind of grass hay is fine - meadow, oat, brome, bluegrass (from www.kmshayloft.com), rye...

 

[Wiebke]

Thankfully, I'm mostly OK with keeping the hay bags out of the rooms I'm living/sleeping in.

 

[lindsecm]

What type of hay do you give? Timothy is notorious for aggravating hay allergies, it seems to be the worst of all the types! I like to give Orchard Grass (I'm allergic to Timothy), but any kind of grass hay is fine - meadow, oat, brome, bluegrass (from www.kmshayloft.com), rye...

Well I have 3 young ones, so I give alfalfa, and Timothy for the others. Timothy is all that is available in my area, really. I have been hesitant to try other types because I always forget to check and see if there are no-no hays before going to a large store in another town.

Thanks! I will try and get my hands on some of those other kinds!

 

[Rustypig]

I'm getting hayfever now, never used to

I read a useful tip is to smear vasaline around your nose to catch the pollen/spores etc. I've tried it and it does seem to help although the greasy nose isn't a good look you can actually buy some other stuff (called Haymax I think?) which works the same way.

 

[lindsecm]

Yesterday I walked around with small red bumps all over my face and no one told me (forgot to take allergy meds!). I can handle a greasy nose

I've seen that stuff advertised, never understood how it works. So thanks, learned something new today!

 

[Briony_S]

I am very allegic not sure if it is hay / piggies themselves but I think it is probably both. I get a big rash up my arms when I clean them out and also I have started breaking out with excema all round my eyes. I also sneeze constantly whilst at home.

I have now solved most of these problems thankfully (or at least my symtoms are milder). Basicially I used to take really strong antihistemines for a different unrelated condition and I also had a nasal spray for rhynitis, anyway I ordered a repeat prescription (after a whole year - had some explaining to do to the receptionist ) and it worked magic.

The tablets are fexafenadine they work really well and my problems are now only mild! It might be worth going to your doctors to see if they can give you anything