Originally Posted by sportswidow05

This is something I think about on a daily basis. My son, age 3, has allergies but I do not know what he is allergic to yet. I am waiting for a referral to an allergist. I have a cat, whom my son loves very, very much, as do the rest of us. I have made the decision, since my son's allergies are not life threatening, that if he is allergic to the cat, after the cat passes on, there will be no more. My cat is a part of our family. This is not something you would understand unless you were in that situation.