Anonymous OP 3w

Is there any documentation of your conditions and their agreement (text, emails, etc)? I would present that to him and tell him he needs to honor his full agreement.

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Anonymous #1 3w

No, unfortunately it was a verbal agreement when I went with him to the shelter to adopt the cat. I assumed he was a sensible person back then but after he got the cat he started using the “well she’s a cat, she doesn’t need a bath” and “the house is fine and I’m too busy to clean” against me despite my cat allergies. He also said that if my allergies act up “just take Claritin/Zytrec” - like what the fuck? I don’t wanna be eating meds all the time for allergies I don’t have control over

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Anonymous OP 3w

Check your local leasing laws and maybe get some legal advice but allergies are often covered by the ADA so hypothetically you could break the lease and leave with minimal financial impact. You could also see if your roommate ever got around to registering the cat with the apartment building. Basically give yourself some kind of leverage to tell him “honor the agreement or face the consequences”. Not to be vindictive but to show that you’re not gonna roll over and eat meds just because he won’t

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Anonymous #1 3w

honor your boundaries.

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Anonymous #1 3w

I’ll see if my lease offers that kind of stuff but thank you. This is a god send if it works

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Anonymous #2 3w

Realistically bathing the cat isn’t going to actually prevent much, it’s also LTO greta for their skin which could increase dander which fats don’t typically have unless they have dry skin, which can happen as a result of bathing. Is the food actually for humans with cat allergies? Just incase her maybe bought one that’s for cats with allergies, they can have similar branding because the food for cats ti not spread allergens as much is relatively new (very cool)

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Anonymous #2 3w

But I would say the biggest thing is minimizing fur around the apartment because it’s often coated in the protons that actually triggers the allergies. Rather than a bath, frequent grooming would be important to keep fur from flying around, and also a lack of bathing might help keep that fur healthier and less likely to fly out

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Anonymous #2 3w

It’s Purino pro anti-allergen cat food. Helps humans. The problem is that my roommate doesn’t do anything except feed the cat the allergen food. The house is always up to me to clean to prevent ca hair from building up. He always makes excuses to not clean anything. He doesn’t groom his cat either. So I’m stuck with doing most of the chores around the house on top of being careful not to give myself an allergic reaction.

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Anonymous #2 3w

For the most part my immune system is used to our cat now unless I touch my face after petting the cat or touching a spot that she frequently sits down on or something. But I still get mild-severe reactions when I accidentally touch my face after touching the cat.

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