My DD2 (7 months) has mild eczema - blotches on her legs, a large patch on her temple which she scratches constantly when distressed, and very occasionally a breakout patch in her elbow crease. We haven't found a cause or a trigger for anything as yet but there is a history of allergies in the wider family.
We'd like to get a kitten/cat but DD1 is only 3 and will not understand if we need to rehome it, not to mention how unfair it would be to the cat.
Has anyone introduced a cat into this sort of situation and how did you go about it? I'm inclined to wait until DD2 is older and past the crawling stage but not sure if that would make a blind bit of difference.
Would it actually be better to introduce a cat when she is younger so that she might grow out of an allergy/have a less severe reaction when she is older?
Are there any breeds [apart from the scary bald cat in the episode of Friends] that are allergy friendly?
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Allergies and intolerances
Baby Eczema and Cats - to get one or not?
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oscarwilde · 30/05/2013 10:30
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