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Question by : how to deal with TERRIBLE PET ALLERGIES? (RABBITS SPECIFICALLY?)?
so i just now found out that i am very allergic to wood stove pellets/ pine pellets which will be used for the litter. my throat tingled for a few mins (very mild i could barely tell the tingling was there. similar feeling if i were to eat a nut except wayyy more mild) and my chin broke out in red dots. NOT BUMPS. just dots. i touched one or two pellets and then went inside and scratched my chin cause it was itchy (my face is itchy in general so its nothing weird) and then i looked in the mirror and my chin had red dots! and i washed my hands quickly and it went away. i also “breathed” in the air that was in the bag of pine pellets cause i wanted to see if i was allergic or not
i dont reckon i am allergic to the rabbit in general. because i’ve held lots of rabbits and i even place my face in one rabbits fur and breathed in. no reaction. but i am very allergic to timothy hay. so i am using bermuda which isnt toooo terrible for my allergies.
so my concerns are the pine pellets and… maybe the rabbit itself. you see, the rabbit will use the litter box. the “pine pellet” dust will stick to his feet so everytime i pet him/ let him run around i will have a TERRIBLE allergic reaction? and plus i despise having animal fur on my clothes. and the rabbit will be in my room so -___-… also my mom said no air filters! she doesnt like anything that has a filter, but then she sayd that if it doesnt have a filter then it wont do the job correctly. so really i have no option -_-. and yes the rabbit must be in my room.. for now anyway, maybe later i can place it somewhere else. help? could i take allergy medication daily? (my allergist said i had to anyway for around a month and i see her next month. and yes i did get tested for allergies and blah) but after a while wouldnt the allergy medication not work as well? since my body would have been “used” to it?
also which rabbits shed “less”? dutches or mini lops?thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by oregano13
This is a simple fix- don’t use pine pellets. Pelleted newspaper litter (Yesterday’s News or a generic brand) works as well or better anyway. Buy the version marketed for cats, it is the same product, just in a larger bag and a lot less expensive than the tiny bags sold in the small animal section..
Neither a Dutch or Mini Lop sheds more or less than the other. Both have the same coat type. All rabbits shed extremely heavily 2-3 times yearly, and shed moderately the remainder of the year. Their fur is fine and will stick to your clothes. I recommend stocking up on sticky lint rollers, daily brushing, and frequent vacuuming and sweeping.
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