Are Siberian Cats Actually Hypoallergenic

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Are siberian cats actually hypoallergenic. You should be doing it often enough whether you have a cat or not but especially if you do and if you have allergies. Let me start off by clarifying that siberians are not non allergenic but instead hypoallergenic hypo meaning less in latin. He s the president of indoor biotechnologies an allergy testing company that provides the kits for most. This means that they ll likely bother people allergic to cats less but not necessarily completely so do not assume that buying a siberian is a guarantee of no allergies.

Consider getting a specialised cleaning device such as a hepa vacuum cleaner that s. But research offers only clues not answers. Siberian cats are known as the hypoallergenic cat. I was allergic to cats and thought i co.

Scientific research has shown that even the males of this breed who produce way more of the most common allergen than females produce only a fraction of that pesky protein compared to regular cats. It is a cat breed that some claim 75 percent of allergy sufferers do not react to. No siberian cats are not hypoallergenic nor are any other cats. All cats make this molecule in their saliva which they spread around on themselves when they lick their fur or skin.

The molecule that people are allergic to in cats is called fel d1. There are no scientifically validated studies to show that any particular breed of cat whether it s siberian or anything else is hypoallergenic says martin chapman phd. Hypoallergenic cats are a myth sorry.