> From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The whole point of "allergy shots" is to increase > exposure to allergens and get the body to produce > different antibodies (IgG and/or IgA) which > effectively remove/destroy the allergen before it can > interact with IgE, which kicks off the whole histamine > reaction (OK, that's the general idea, anyway - other > factors and pathways may be involved also).
When we first got our cats (15 years ago), I had to be extremely careful when touching them. If I touched a cat and then touched my eyes, I'd have a serious allergic reaction. But of the years that sort of went away. Now I can about bury my face in my cats fur and not have a problem. I also used to be deathly allergic to a friends Himalayan. Don't know if that got getter or not, he doesn't have that cat anymore! - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
