I felt like a bad cat parent taking it away from her, but nearly every allergist agrees: the bedroom should be as allergen-free as possible.To make it up to her, I got my princess cat a new Cat Scratcher Lounge that is all her own. She insists on lounging on the foot of my bed, MUST be fed at AM sharp, and needs constant affection, but only on her terms. I cannot imagine my life without her silly antics or dramatic meows for treats. So, you can imagine the pickle I am in dating someone who is very, very allergic to cats.At first he tried to play it off and simply pop an antihistamine, but it wasn’t cutting it.Do not turn him in to a shelter—there’s no guarantee an 8-year-old cat will be placed, and you are obligated to be the one to get him in a good situation.But you could contact some rescue groups and see if they will let you use their resources on his behalf, as long as they agree you can keep him until a new owner turns up.We hit it off on our first date at a sushi restaurant.Zunaid mentioned that he loved animals but was allergic to them. Most people I knew with cat allergies got itchy eyes and sneezed a bit after a few hours of cat exposure.

Unless he's trying to extort money from you, or use you to make business contacts, or one of the other plot lines from Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.Many years ago, when I was single and dating, my priorities were on finding a compatible person, and, of course, my cat had to like the person too. After all, in my online dating profile, I mentioned that I had a cat.Wouldn’t that automatically exclude people who were allergic to cats? I met a really awesome guy named Zunaid who is handsome, smart, and funny.So start implementing it by asking which one of them will be the person to give your cat a good home.If none of them volunteers, then stop listening to them and start immediately finding your cat a loving owner.Five minutes later, he was wheezing and said that his throat was closing up. Close up view of cat by Shutterstock." / It turned out I didn’t have to choose.We exited the apartment in a hurry and spent the next hour hanging out in the hallway. When I adopted Furball, I made a lifetime commitment. Zunaid told me to keep the cat and he would live with the allergies. With the air filters running and the bedrooms designated as cat free zones, Zunaid managed to survive by taking allergy medication. One fateful day, Zunaid decided enough was enough and sought out alternative healing methods.