Every single transgenic animal of any species born so far has had genetic defects that scientists admit they cannot predict and that seem to adhere to no pattern. Transgenic animals are being born with lungs that don't inflate, for example. Others can't stand up. Most—98 percent—abort their fetuses. Researchers are driven by money, not ethics. They have no idea what will happen to cats if they remove the genes that cause sneezing in people. Those genes are there for a reason, and tinkering causes physiological and immune system problems that researchers admit they can neither anticipate nor control.
Allergic to cats? How about adopting a nonshedding dog? These dogs are less likely to cause allergic reactions in people. If you care about animals (and if you don't, you shouldn't have a cat), there are lots of wonderful poodles and poodle mixes, for example, sitting on death row in your local shelter or pound who need a home.
Well, here are some tips on how to live with a cat and an allergy:
1. Make sure your home is well ventilated. That can simply mean keeping screens on the windows and keeping them open a foot or so.
2. Use a "wet vacuum cleaner," which uses water and picks up more flaked skin and hair than a regular vacuum cleaner.
3. Keep no more than two cats (two means that they can keep each other company when you are out).
4. Feed a nutrient-rich diet with a little flaxseed oil to produce a healthy, nondry skin and coat that won't flake and to prevent excessive hair loss.
5. Get someone else to brush the cats regularly, or brush them yourself while wearing rubber gloves and a bicycling/hospital face mask
6. Take stinging nettle (an herb available at health food stores) three times a day to calm your allergic reactions.
7. Adjust! Wash your hands after petting the cats. Most people with allergic reactions get used to having a cat around, and their immune system eventually settles down.
