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Members rallied around the question of keeping pets like lovebirds, cats, and dogs while managing COPD, sharing both the emotional joy and... Read more
If you are not careful. I have 7 indoor only cats, so I have a large room air purifier and use low dust cat litter and I use a paper masks. All those covid masks come in handy now!🤣 I also need to be careful because we live on a dirt road and its very dry. But, if I did not have my cats, my little country place and my outdoor birds, squirrels and other critters..my life would be a lot less joyfilled. 💜
Hi everyone, I’m new to this and I hope I learn from your postings.
Hey, @A MyCOPDTeam Member, I like the idea of misting your canaries. And the fact that they love it makes me smile.😊 @A MyCOPDTeam Member, I kept every one of my paper masks that I didn't use, knowing that they might come in handy in lots of ways. At one point I wanted to drive down and throw them in the Mississippi River, but glad now I didn't.
Hi, @A MyCOPDTeam Member:
Jumping into this conversation because I was where you are regarding our beloved pets.
Birds are tough, as @A MyCOPDTeam Member said, because their dander is so fine and very persistent. While I chose to rehome my birds as I just couldn’t keep the cage clean enough for my cockatiel and later parakeets to not have their dander bother me despite the daily baths, I was more successful with my cat, Katie. Weekly washing of her beds plus my blankets and sheets, and, sadly, never letting her sleep with me in the bedroom. We could cuddle and share blankets on the couch or my favorite chair, but the bedroom was absolutely a forbidden area.
I had her professionally bathed and groomed monthly to eliminate the shedding and dander problem as much as possible, too.
Our pets bring so much to our lives, but sharing a bed with them can be too much for our breathing to tolerate as our version of the disease gets worse. Have you added an air purifier to your bedroom area to help reduce the hairs and dander in the area you sleep?
When my Katie passed away in 2023, that was my last pet. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t miss her, but not getting a new pet was the best decision for my health as a single person, and for not leaving behind a furbody who would miss me when I’m gone.
You do what works best for you, as I agree oets improve our quality of life even when caring for them also adds triggers and flares.
Friday night, 23-OCT-26
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