Advise me So here's the thing. Ds want sooooo badly to have a kitty. And I'd love to get him one.…

Nope nope nope. He THINKS he can deal with. Until he's sneezing nonstop and can't breathe. Then the rehoming talk would probably happen.

I think it depends on the severity of his allergy. Dh is mildly allergic but he's fine as long as the cat stays off of his clothes, pillow etc. Other people can't even walk inside a house if there's a cat.

Honestly though? Cats are a giant PITA. Not worth the hassle.

He sneezes just being around them? He'll be MISERABLE living with one and be the bad guy when kitty gets a new home

His mom always had one and he didn't have a problem but she was an outside barn cat. The only time he's had a problem was at a friends house and they have like 6 cats but still.

Maybe I'll convince them both that a rats a better option ?

We have a cat but SO was allergic. It was pretty bad when we first got here but he's fine to be around short hair cats now.

Maybe a ferret or something

It depends on how badly he reacts. I think anyone is going to react when entering a home with 6 cats. My first cat was fantastic and for some reason none of my friends with cat allergies reacted to her.

Fast forward to now. We have two cats and my friends only react to the giant fluffy white one. The other has a unique coat. She's a tabby but brown and grey and nobody has reacted to her.

You could try a hairless cat, but if he is allergic to the saliva he's screwed.

Maybe settle for an outdoor kitty.

Best of both worlds?!

Unfortunately there's too many critters (i.e. Coyotes and raccoons) for me to be comfortable with leaving a cat outside.

There are certain cat breeds that are considered "hypoallergenic or low allergy" that you guys can check out.

Balinese, Russian Blue and Siberian breeds are pretty cute!

Get him a toy kitty lol. My son wants a puppy but is perfectly happy with his toy puppy. He holds him all day, sleeps, showers with it and will say hia puppy is cold and put a blanket over it. He's 3 though

As wishing says it depends on the severity. my otherhalf is allergic to cats but he is fine if he doesnt let the cats near his face or all over him etc. He can't resist and still holds and pets them so also has his hayfever/allergy tablets handy.

Or you could maybe go with the hairless ones? People seem to like them although personally I think they look like gremlins after they've turned

Depends on just how allergic he is. My husband is super allergic. Like his eyes start puffing up if he pets a cat. I don't mind though. I hate cats so it gives me a perfect excuse to never have one ?