a reluctant PNM faces the music

[OPhiAGinger]

I have always been a cat person. I admire their sense of independence, even if they're faking it half the time, and think the slobbery look-at-me love that dogs exhibit is tiring. Unfortunately, I accidentally married someone who is allergic to cats. Lesson learned: get all that critical stuff up front before you wind up falling in love with someone who is not compatible with your pet of choice.

[aephi alum]

How do you accidentally marry someone?

I never owned a pet until recently. My parents wouldn't allow me to have a pet. Pets weren't allowed in the dorms or in my first apartment. And I, too, married someone who is allergic to cats.

Recently, we learned about Siberian cats, who are supposed to produce less dander than other cats. We visited a breeder and played with a litter of kittens to see if my husband would react. He didn't, until he accidentally touched his eye (lesson learned: wash your hands after playing with a kitty). So we got a kitty from the breeder's next litter.

Within a few weeks, I was sneezing up a storm. Guess who else in the family is allergic to cats? I visited an allergist, and now we both get weekly injections. The injections should help with my hay fever, too.

I'll shut up before I completely hijack this thread. I wanna read about pref.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

(Seriously though, I think that whenever a dog approves of a particular cat, it's a good sign about that cat.)

She has allowed the dog to lick her -- once or twice.

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I'll shut up before I completely hijack this thread. I wanna read about pref.

We're not hijacking -- we're entertaining ourselves while we wait for the next installment.