It's the dander. Same as cats, for him. He's fine with my
commercial angora blend sweaters. I don't aggressively wash my own
angora, hence his sensitivity to my home-grown items. I'm bothered
by the floating fibers that always find their way into my nose and
eyes. But, not allergic. He, on the other hand, has about ten
minutes before his chest constricts. It's much worse than itchy,
water eyes and sneezing.
Funny... I say the same thing about people who claim to be allergic
to wool. "It makes me itch." I can't help but explain micron and
"prickle factor" and the CF in histograms, of course always careful
to preface it with the "although there are true allergies, many
people who think that they are allergic to wool just haven't had the
opportunity to try a higher quality..." type of statement.
I also had a calculated response for moms who would tell me "wanted
to breastfeed, but my baby was allergic to my milk." Which, is a
physiologic impossibility. However, Baby could be allergic to
something that mom ate... But, I won't tempt anyone into an off-
topic discussion. The point here, is that "allergies" are all too
often used as excuses.
My angora sweater dream... Well, it's just not worth sending my
husband into anaphylactic shock.
dander from the original animal--fairly common
chemicals used in processing the fiber
Gabrielle
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