I am definately allergic to my ferrets. I notice it most when their shedding and when I used to bathe them. My husband bathes them now and he doesn t do it very often. You may have seen posts before on bathing...they don t smell as strong if you don t bathe them frequently. We have four ferrets and won t get any more because every time we added one my allergies flared up and 4 is my limit. I m not optimistic about allergy shots. I am extremely allergic to cats and other things. I tried the shots, but they didn t work for me. There are very good prescriptions out there for allergies now. I rarely have problems with the fuzzies. Mail me privately if you have any more questions. Jeannette [Posted in FML issue 2619]