John Gaver ([log in to unmask]) says: > So I can safely say that there is no relationship between cat dander and > ferret dander. In fact, now that I think of it, I don't think that I have > ever met _anyone_ who was alergic to ferrets. I can think of two counterexamples, my wife and me. My wife is very allergic to our two ferrets, Ben and Jerry. We have a spare bed room where I let them run loose for about an hour every night. She can't go into that room for more than about 5 minutes before she starts to wheeze and has to leave. Because of this the ferrets *can't* be allowed free run of the house. For her to be able to live with them their allergens have to be confined. I on the other hand am mildly allergic to them. I begin to feel it when there are a large number of ferrets around, like at a ferret show. And if one of them scratches me the skin swells up a little (when one of them scratches my wife the scratch swells up a lot). However I can be with them and supervise their "scurry" with no ill affect, even get down on the floor and play with them. They are keeping me company now as I dial in. -- Bill Sebok [Posted in FML issue 0493]