Hi. I've had my cat since August. He sleeps in my bed every night and has done so since I've got him. I've always had an incredibly mild allergy to cats...mostly when they scratch me I sometimes get very itchy (but not always), or if there are a metric buttload of them in the room (as in a shelter), my throat and eyes will be a bit scratchy. Otherwise I'm fine.

In the past several weeks, I have been sneezing a fuckton and when go to bed and wake up in the morning my nose is entirely stuffed up and runny. It goes away once I'm up and moving, but I'm still periodically sneezing whenever I'm at home. The litter boxes are NOT in my bedroom.

Any tips??? I don't want to kick him out of the bed. :(((

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[–] Coolcoder360@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Do you have good air filters to filter the cat dander and cat hair? What about how often you brush the cat or wash bedding?

It could be that you've finally gotten enough cat hair building up at home that it is starting to be a lot.

Making sure you have and change the air filter on your HVAC system or getting auxiliary air filters can help remove airborne cat dander or cat hair. This will also help if it's a combination of cat and pollen or other things, air filtration is great.

If the cat is shedding all over your bedding at night then washing it regularly will likely help with that aspect. Get a furminator comb and use that to help remove loose hair from your cat and be able to dispose of it without needing them to shed it wherever, that can also help reduce hairballs.