Yay! Massachusetts Library Cat Can Stay (Buck Up, Allergic Kids) & Don't f-- with us cat people.

[Hamlette]

29. A word about cat allergies

There are two kinds of cat allergies, dander and saliva. If you are allergic to cat saliva, no air purifier or cat shampoo can help. Plus, every place the cat goes (sits lays down) is a danger zone. For me, once I have touched a place where a cat has been, I'm done. My eyes swell up and I start coughing, sneezing and can't breathe. It doesn't matter if the cat is in the room or not. My son and grandson have the same allergy, with my darling little 5 year old grandson being the worst.

The hatred of people who suffer from allergies expressed by cat lovers (not just here, I've run into it before) sounds selfish to me. A request to keep cats out of public places doesn't seem unwarranted to me. Hopefully the library won't get another cat when this one dies.