i had the same thing as well [itchy eyes] and we had a cat, we used eyedrops and they helped along with washing your hands after petting the cat so that if you touch your eye it wont get irritated with cat stuffs

ahh that's a good tip, we use eye drops on my brother already (although he hates it, it's for his own good we tell him), but the hand washing is a very good idea that i wish i thought of earlier :,D thank you <3

haha yeah i hated the drops too and glad i could help =]

Ahhhhh. I have cat allergies too. I just suck it up and love up my kitty. :3

i wish my brother could do that, damn it D:

benedryl helps me get over dog allergies ._. but it also makes me sleepy

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yeah lol. i dont have a dog myself, but friends and family do, so i suck it up and just drug myself and sleep awesomely that night X3

but like nightmarehoul said. the longer youre around something youre allergic to, be it dogs, cats, or pollen (sometimes....), the more immune youll get to it. if you have a baby around a dog the baby wont be allergic to it... but in my case, i think if you have a dog and a baby and then you have to get rid of the dog for some reason, ie trying to bite/eat the baby, the baby might end up allergic to dogs later on.

for pollen on the other hand, you can buy pollen and eat it and get over those allergies--but it tastes like hay...
and honey from the flower youre allergic to will lessen your allergies, i think a spoonful of honey once or twice a day.
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I actually used to be allergic to cats. Even so, I would play with mine when they were kittens and they would accidentally scratch or bite me. My skin would swell up and if I touched my eyes, they would become really itchy and irritated. I avoided touching my eyes and always washed my hands after touching them. Also, I would cough a lot and my lungs would "itch", I think from breathing in their fur/dander/cat stuff. I developed an immunity to them after 5 months of being around them, so I no longer have those symptoms. I didn't take any allergy medications, either.
Whether or not your brother is willing to become immune to them like me (which will take a long time), or if he wants to just take allergy meds, is something you should talk to your family about. As for the type of medication, you could use any non-prescription allergy meds. I would look at the dosage before using/buying, to make sure it's safe for him to use. It would also help your brother if he could wash his hands after touching the kitty, also taking care he doesn't rub his eyes or touch is nose, as it can get itchy too.
Hope this helps!

i’ve talked it through with mum, she won’t let my brother be put on medication, and is just going to continue with the eye drops for now v__v the doctor said that it could be a cat allergy or just a serious case of conjunctivitis (he’s had bad cases in the past). it’s really going to be a case of “he gets better or the cat goes”. i’m not happy at all about it and i’ve told her how upset i am, but she won’t change her mind… now i’m just hoping that it’s bad conjunctivitis and not an allergy. :< thank you for the lovely tips, though. QvQ <3