Invisible pet dander, terrible pet allergy... You should know about your furry frenemies.
Don’t turn your furry friends into furry enemies. Obtain the knowledge to treat and prevent pet allergies, and enjoy the love and companionship of your pets.
Cats and
dogs are important members of the family, giving owners a lot of love and
companionship. They like to pace at home and use every piece of furniture like
beds and couches just like you do. Despite you adore them and cannot imagine
life without them, you're still battling the ubiquitous presence of pet fur and
the invisible dander and allergens it carries. So cute but so annoying! This
article will let you learn about what pet dander and pet allergies are, more
importantly, how to treat and prevent them.
What is
pet dander?
Often
hidden in fallen pet hair, pet dander1 is invisible and derives from
skin cells shed by furry pets, common in cats and dogs, due to a normal growth
cycle. In other words, skin flakes.
Where can
find pet dander?
The main
foothold of pet dander is pet hair lingers as mentioned before, but it is also
easy to stick to fabrics like couches and cushions because pet dander is
microscopic level in size and jagged in shape. If your pets love sleeping with
you, then bed sheets and pillowcases will also be a perfect destination for
their hair and dander. In addition, your clothing can easily stick to pet hair
and dander after playing with your pet, and carry them everywhere and randomly
fall off your furniture.
How it
can affect human health?
Who knows
your furry friends would be your enemies one day? According to academics and
scholars who research allergy and health, pet hair and its dander can be a
trigger for pet allergy, making it easier to cause allergic reactions than
other allergens. Sufferers may have symptoms2 as follows,
ü Sneezing
ü Itchy or watery eyes
ü Runny or stuffy nose
ü Skin rash
ü Signs of asthma like shortness of breath, or
wheezing
ü ...
You
already know that pet owners can be allergic to pet dander, but can this also
affect their pet's health? Surprisingly, the answer is YES. Taking a family who
owns a cat and a dog as an example, the dog can actually be allergic to the
cat, and it will have similar allergic reactions as human’s3.
How to
treat and prevent pet allergy
It seems
that people and pets, and pets and pets cannot happily coexist. Don't be so
pessimistic! Keep reading to learn more about treatments and prevention.
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Brush your pet hair
The
benefits of brushing your pet’s hair are self-evident to most pet owners, not
only maintain the health of pet fur but also improve the bond between you and
your pets. In more detail, regularly brushing your pets can help to remove
their dead hair and skin flakes to minimize the shedding, and stimulate the
blood circulation of pets. By the way, you’d better do this in a closed-off
area and collect hair lingers in a pack to avoid flying fur.
Moreover,
your consistent grooming can be a kind of positive interaction from your pets’
perspective, making them comfortable and come to deeply trust you.
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Stay vacuuming and cleaning
The
principle of allergy reduction is to lower your exposure to pet allergens. So
regular vacuuming including bed, clothing, furniture and floors is necessary.
To be
honest, the ordinary vacuum cleaner performs poorly in cleaning fabrics that
are deeply covered with pet hair and its dander. Fortunately, JIMMY BX7, a
double brushroll anti-mite vacuum cleaner gives us a surprise with its
capability to deeply clean pet hair, pet dander, and its allergens on the
surface or embedded in fabrics at the same time. This is mainly because the
machine features a combination of two functional brush rolls - one is an
anti-tangling brushroll, and another is a soft rubber strip and hair strip
composite brushroll. Driven by a 600w high-efficiency motor, JIMMY BX7
effectively removes pet hair and gets rid of pet dander and its allergens
hidden in fabrics like couches, cushions, bedsheets, mattresses and clothing
through strong & fast tapping and powerful suction, protecting you away
from allergies.
Apart
from this, it is equipped with UV light & Ultrasound function, which can
kill bacteria and allergens in a very safe way, with rate 99.99% (certified by
UK Allergy Foundation), promising you further protection. This is a godsend to
stay home clean that families with pets cannot refuse.
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Bathe your furry pet
Bathing
can keep your pet free of dirt and plays an important role in the health of
your pet’s skin and coat. Remember to use pet shampoo and lukewarm water,
making pet bathing in a very gentle way.
However,
you need to pay attention to pets who don’t like being bathed at all for some
reasons, especially cats. Their tongues feature hundreds of tiny white spines,
giving them a brush-like ability. So they prefer to do cleaning by grooming
themselves instead of being bathed.
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Medication therapy
If your
allergic reactions still are not controlled, then talk to your doctor for
medication therapy, but side effects should be taken into consideration. Doing
an allergy test in advance is the best way to check what exactly happened and
decide what course of measures you should take.
Conclusion
Owning a
pet is a privilege that brings us happiness, love and companionship, and also
teaches us how to take on responsibility. Sometimes, their furry appearance
looks cuteness overloaded, but it may trigger allergic reactions through pet
hair and its invisible dander. If you or your loved ones have pet allergies,
taking certain actions above may make a big difference in how you live.
Learning about how to treat and prevent this issue is also a step towards
responsibility, right? Among all, strongly recommend that you take JIMMY BX7 as
the regular part of your cleaning routine as this is an easier and more
effective way to remove pet hair and dander, and avoid pet allergy.
Don’t let
allergies control the lovely life of you and your pets - the happier (and less
allergic) you are, the happier your pet will be too.
About
JIMMY
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Ltd, is dedicated to creating a high-quality healthy life for global users.
KingClean Electric Co., Ltd has been focusing on the environmental cleaning
industry for 28 years since its establishment in 1994, and has been one of the
world’s biggest vacuum cleaner developing and manufacturing companies for 18
years since 2004. The company has over 800 R&D engineers, applies for
around 200 new patents every year and owns over 1600 patents, and develops
around 100 new products each year. Relying on KingClean's strong quality
control and production R&D system, JIMMY products are sold in more than 30
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Reference:
1. https://www.lung.org/clean-air/indoor-air/indoor-air-pollutants/pet-dander
2. https://aafa.org/allergies/types-of-allergies/pet-dog-cat-allergies/
https://www.petmd.com/dog/general-health/can-dog-be-allergic-cats
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